Because truly transformative technologies have far-reaching consequences, they always generate controversy. Establishing an effective process for identifying and understanding the broad implications of nanotechnology will advance its acceptance and success, impact the decisions of policymakers and regulatory agencies, and facilitate the development of judicious policy approaches to new technology options.
Nanoscale: Issues and Perspectives for the Nano Century addresses the emerging ethical, legal, policy, business, and social issues. A compilation of provocative treatises, this reference:
Nigel M. de S. Cameron is Director of the Center on Nanotechnology and Society in the Chicago-Kent College of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology.? He founded the journal Ethics & Medicine, has testified before the U.S. Congress, and has been a frequent commentator on network television, including appearances on ABC's Nightline, PBS's Frontline, CNN, and the BBC.
M. Ellen Mitchell is Director of the Institute of Psychology and Senior Fellow in the Center on Nanotechnology and Society in the Chicago-Kent College of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology.