Nanotechnology: The term itself is confusing.
Why is nanotechnology special? Why should the types of technologies and sciences that it refers to be grouped-together at all? Why might they require their own public policies, funding or philosophies?
These are difficult questions to answer because, after all, nanotechnology and nano-scale science offer a whole new set of potential benefits for modern civilization, but this is at the same time as they offer a whole new -- and never-before seen -- set of problems.
In short, there is no direct analog from the past to aid us in wrapping our minds around what nanotechnology can do for us, let alone what it actually is.
This page represents one meager effort to bring some level of coherence to the massive issues of small technology.
Inform yourself, inform others, and enjoy.
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