Numbers, scale and symbols: The public understanding of nanotechnology

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1141-1148

  Batt, Carl A ^a   Waldron, Anna M ^b   Broadwater, Natalie ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Waldron Educational Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Models; Nanotechnology; Numbers; Public awareness; Public understanding; Scale; Societal implications; Survey; Symbols; Visualization

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PHYSICS; ATOMS; NANOFLUIDICS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; THERMOELECTRICITY;

ATOMIC SCALES; BILLION (CO); BUSINESS MEDIA; GENERAL PUBLIC (CO); NANO SCALING; NANOFLUIDS (NFS); PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING; REFERENCE POINT (RP); SIZE SCALING; TRANSITION (JEL CLASSIFICATIONS:E52 ,E41 ,E31);

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOM; CHILD; HUMAN; MOLECULE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIETY; SYMBOLISM; THINKING;

EID: 48349115798     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-007-9344-1     Document Type: Article

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