| Posted: February 25, 2008 |
Nanotechnology: yay or nay? |
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(Nanowerk News) The LA Times will run a daily piece in its opinion section this week discussing nanotechnology. All week, Aatish Salvi and George Kimbrell debate the promises, ethical concerns and applications of nanotechnology.
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Today, Salvi and Kimbrell open their discussion by defining the scope of nanotechnology. Later in the week, they'll address ethical concerns surrounding nanotechnology, government regulation and more.
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Today's story is titled "A global technology race the U.S. must win", a basic introduction and explanation what nanotechnology is. It concludes with this statement:
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The 21st Century Research and Development Act expires this year, and we have not been in a technology race this close since the Apollo project. Given what is at stake and the degree to which the U.S. relies on innovation to fuel its economy, nanotechnology is a global competition that America can ill-afford not to win.
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What is it with Americans and seeing everything as a race they have to win...?
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