Societal Implications of Nanotechnology

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  • ISHIZU Saori
    Working Group on Strategic Area of Nanotechnology, Research and Innovation Promotion Office, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
  • SEKIYA Mizuki
    Working Group on Strategic Area of Nanotechnology, Research and Innovation Promotion Office, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
  • AN SoonHwa
    Working Group on Strategic Area of Nanotechnology, Research and Innovation Promotion Office, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

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  • ナノテクノロジーの社会受容について
  • ナノテクノロジー ノ シャカイ ジュヨウ ニ ツイテ

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Abstract

Nanotechnology is the core scientific tool that is indispensable for enabling non-linear evolution in various technological fields and settlement of pressing issues such as energy/environmental and life science. Strategic investment on nanotechnology R&D is in place, but commercialization of nanotechnology R&D shows little progress. A comprehensive approach encompassing societal implication of nanotechnology becomes much more important for addressing this situation. Since the publication of papers on hazard identification of carbon nanotube (CNT), environmental, health, and safety (EHS) issues have become crucial among the regulatory bodies around the world. But societal implication involves more than EHS issue, such as standardization and Intellectual Property issues. As a result, necessary information to address societal implication of nanotechnology is enormous. We carry out gleaning information which is relevant to the societal implication and provide it to the stakeholders. We are about to start an online portal information sharing system. We support commercialization of core nanotechnology R&D outcomes with the practical use of the system.

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  • Earozoru Kenkyu

    Earozoru Kenkyu 24 (3), 159-162, 2009

    Japan Association of Aerosol Science and Technology

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