Documents/THRI/2: Salons/2.7: Nanotechnology

2.7: Nanotechnology

Discuss nanotechnology issues.

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New York - Nanotechnology -- February 6, 2011 - Enhanced imaging technologies and innovations in systems design at the molecular scale are driving a revolution in nano-technology's utility across a wide range of disciplines from medicine to engineering. Are we experiencing the nano equivalent of an industrial revolution? What will be the principal applications of nano-tech in the coming years? And who will drive and control nano-tech innovation in the years to come: East or West? The Hybrid Reality Institute hosted a salon with Science House in New York to discuss these questions. Participants included: Daniel Moore, IBM; Mike Treder, Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies; Leslie Brody, Purchase College; Pearl Chin, Nanotech Foresight Institute; Shaifali Puri, Scientists Without Borders; Kumar Bhargava, Pfizer; Angelo Del Parigi, Pfizer; Gerry Ohrstrom, Investor; Jenny Listman, Yale University; Dan Menelly, National Science Foundation; Stuart Dambrot, Futurist; Christopher Robinson, Rockefeller University; Lauren Proctor, Hybrid Reality Institute; Jonathan Grant, Financier; Napier Collyns, Global Business Network; Juliette Powell, Author; James Jorsasch, Science House; and Megan Kingery, Science House.

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