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Mike Treder, executive director of the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology (CRN), is a professional writer, speaker, and policy advocate with a background in technology and communications company management...
Ups and Downs
29 Sep, 2008 11:43 am
Going up?
Japan is looking at getting into the space elevator business. If they are truly serious about it, I would not bet against them achieving success before anyone else.
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On the down side...
Aravind Jannu, India's Director of Information Technology and Biotechnology, recently stated that:
A global agreement should be formulated on
the use of nanotechnology to ensure that it is not misused. . . Mr.
Jannu said nanotechnology had its advantages and disadvantages and
explained how it could be used to kill cancerous cells in the human
body.
Similarly, sophisticated devices could also be manufactured using the technology, but there was the risk of misuse by anti-social elements. The country's security would be under threat.
Obviously,
we agree with this point of view. We don't want to see panic or
overreaction, but we do urge national and international leaders in
business, government, and civil society to take these issues under
urgent consideration and begin moving toward global agreements. Similarly, sophisticated devices could also be manufactured using the technology, but there was the risk of misuse by anti-social elements. The country's security would be under threat.
[Hat tips to Nanotech-Now, here and here]
Originally published on Responsible Nanotechnology
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