| Posted: June 29, 2007 |
Nanotechnology and civil security |
| (Nanowerk News) Security is becoming an increasingly important facet of global society. The issues are many-fold and include protecting citizens and state from organized crime, preventing terrorist acts, and responding to natural and man-made disasters. A new report from Nanoforum, titled "Nanotechnology and Civil Security" describes nanotechnology applications for civil security and divides this into four broad sections: |
| Detection, including imaging, sensors and sensor networks for the detection of pathogens and chemicals; |
| Protection, including decontamination equipment and filters, and personal protection; |
| Identification, including anti-counterfeiting and authentication, forensics, quantum cryptography and the market for counterfeit and grey goods; |
| Societal impacts, including current regulatory and ethical frameworks, potential impacts on ethics and human rights, and public perception. |
| The report concludes with a summary of the Nanoforum workshop on “Nanotechnology for Security” and describes some of the activities that are taking place in the EU Member States. |
| Source: Nanoforum |
