A useful self-replicating machine could be less complex than a Pentium IV chip, according to a new study performed by General Dynamics for NASA.
Zack Lynch explores the political and economic issues that might arise as the convergence of nanotech, biotech, infotech and cognitive science "make possible neurotechnology -- tools that can influence the brain."
As nano, bio, info and cognitive technology increasingly converge, proponents of NBIC (the somewhat clunky acronym for this multitech intersection), are calling for the legal, ethical and regulatory implications to be considered from the very beginning.
Mike Treder argues for greater emphasis on preparing for the implications of nanotechnology.
Researchers are applying the principles of green chemistry ? using fewer or alternative materials for more efficient, eco-friendly results ? and the advantages of nanotechnology and microsystems to "do things green from the get go."
Greenpeace has released a 72-page report on the environmental and societal consequences of both nanotechnology and artificial intelligence. It argues that government and industry must do much more to confront these challenges while the technologies are still in development.
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U.S. nanotechnology proponents advocate for yoking nanotechnology to a challenge akin to the ?man-on-the-moon? mission ? something dramatic and daring that will amaze the public and excite the scientists.
An introduction to a group of policy wonks who are approaching the debate over nanotechnology with a pragmatic and non-partisan approach.
The White House has signed off on a report detailing the full scope and breadth of the budget request and research vision established by the National Nanotechnology Initiative, which includes a heightened commitment to using nanotechnology to fight weapons of mass destruction.
Scientists and government officials this week debated how nanotechnology might help ? or harm ? the environment, just as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prepares to launch its first investigation of the potential "dark sides" of the industry.