From Nanotechnology's Sidelines, One More Warning

Nanotechnology refers to the manipulation of matter at the scale of atoms and molecules to create novel forms of common materials, like carbon molecules arranged in nanotubes, which are 100 times as strong as steel but much lighter. Proponents describe a future in which nanotechnology will lead to other wonders, like minute diagnostic systems to detect cancers when they are no more than a few cells in size, or data-storage systems that could contain the Library of Congress in a device the size of a sugar cube.

But "The Big Down" warns of the risks of allowing big business to pursue and promote technologies whose health and environmental consequences may not be fully understood.

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