Nanotechnology enables new solutions with numerous civilian and military applications. This paper provides an introduction to nano-technology as a strategic research and industry field, presents ...

Research into public perceptions of nanotechnology is becoming more rigorous with social scientists developing and testing increasingly complex theoretical models. Researchers have explored, among ...

(Nanowerk News) The Congressional Research Service (CRS) in the United States has prepared a policy primer on nanotechnology (pdf). The report provides an overview of federal research and development ...

The principle of molecular nanotechnology is based upon Richard Feynman’s vision of nanoscale factories using complex machines to build products. It deals with engineering nanoscale machines that ...

(Nanowerk News) This Timeline: Nanotechnology (pdf), compiled by the Institute for Science, Society and Policy at the University of Ottawa, outlines important events related to nanotechnology policy ...

Optical trapping and manipulation of micrometre-sized particles was first reported in 1970. Since then, it has been successfully implemented in two size ranges: the subnanometre scale, where ...

Societal impact is how institutions, organization, businesses or individuals actions affect the surrounding society. The social implications of any new technology can be felt by people directly ...

We may soon be hearing much more about nanotechnology and its potential to have a major impact across a wide range of industrial and consumer-facing applications. Nanotechnologists focus on the study ...

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the self-replicating genetic material that exists in nearly all living organisms. Aside from its role as a living material, synthetic DNA has also been investigated as a ...