February 2, 2006

nanotechnology and human health: an inventory of risk-related research

Speakers:
Dr Andrew Maynard, Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars, Washington DC USA

Over the next decade, there will be an onslaught of nanotech products that hold great promise for revolutionizing how we manufacture products, communicate with each other, and treat disease. But with this technology comes a number of uncertainties about health, safety and environmental impacts. Dr Andrew Maynard briefed journalists on his recently compiled inventory on government-funded nanotechnology research.