The new Springer-published journal, Nanoethics, is out, complete with a press release. The full name of the journal is "NanoEthics: Ethics for Technologies that Converge at the Nanoscale". T…

There's an interesting discussion going on between Nigel Cameron, Director of the Center on Nanotechnology and Society and President of the Institute on Biotechnology and the Human Future, and Geo…

James Hughes at Cyborg Democracy speculates:
Perhaps our descendents will use nanotechnology to turn whole planets into intelligent, living stuff, each atom a processor in a planet-sized mind, conscio…

Reading the text of a recent talk by Brian Eno called Before and After Darwin, this caught my eye:
In the past, you took things apart and studied them, but an even better way is to make them. When Cra…

The International Journal of Applied Philosophy this week offers a special issue on nanoethics. This is a well-respected scholarly journal, and the fact that it's devoting an entire issue to nanoe…

"What is the modulus of elasticity of a carbon nanotube?" That's the question I was confronted with today in a presentation I made to some university faculty about future applications of…

In Goods and Goodies: The Place of Normative Issues in Technology Development, Duquesne University associate professor Charles T. Rubin frames current ethical concerns over advancing nanotechnology, n…

Like to dabble in art? Concerned about nanotechnology-"the world's most powerful (and potentially dangerous) technology"? Why not combine both interests and enter the ETC Group's Int…

For a perspective on how intelligent folks new to nanotechnology perceive its potential risks, let me recommend Now is the Time to Learn about Nanotechnology at MindfulNews:
"One problem with na…

A new survey of US residents reveals that almost half still haven't heard of nanotechnology. On the other hand, the number who have heard of nanotech has nearly doubled in the last two years.

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