Nanoscience and nanotechnologies:
opportunities and uncertainties
Our report on nanotechnologies - ‘Nanoscience
and nanotechnologies: opportunities and uncertainties’
- was published on 29 July 2004. The report illustrates
the fact that nanotechnologies offer many benefits both
now and in the future but that public debate is needed
about their development. It also highlights the immediate
need for research to address uncertainties about the
health and environmental effects of nanoparticles –
one small area of nanotechnologies. It also makes recommendations
about regulation to control exposure to nanoparticles.
We hope that you find the report of interest, and welcome
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In order to make it easier and quicker to access, the
main report has been split into chapters below. A pdf
of the summary report – which contains the summary
and recommendations of the main report – is also
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Chapter 1 - Introduction
(pdf 669kb)
Chapter 2 - What are
nanoscience and nanotechnologies? (pdf 75kb)
Chapter 3 - Science and
applications (pdf 842kb)
Chapter 4 - Nanomanufacturing
and the industrial application of nanotechnologies (pdf
541kb)
Chapter 5 - Possible
adverse health, environmental and safety impacts (pdf
1358kb)
Chapter 6 - Social and
ethical issues (pdf 87kb)
Chapter 7 - Stakeholder
and public dialogue (pdf 130kb)
Chapter 8 - Regulatory
issues (pdf 130kb)
Chapter 9 - Conclusions
(pdf 80kb)
Chapter 10 - Recommendations
(pdf 62kb)
References (pdf 84kb)
Annexes (pdf 117kb)
Contents (pdf 58kb)
Nanoscience
and nanotechnologies: opportunities and uncertainties
- summary and recommendations (pdf 109 kb)
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