Towards a socially responsible nanoscience and nanotechnology: the need of implementing a code of conduct

K. HALLBERG

La Haya

Congreso; 58th Pugwash Meeting; 2009

Pugwash Conferences for Science and World Affairs

Nanotechnology is one of the current technological developments with highest activity and largest budget1. It refers to the technology related to objects in the nanometer scale (a millionth of a millimeter). Nanotechnology is not only a step towards miniaturization, but also represents the interdisciplinary convergence of classical and quantum physics, molecular biology, computational science, chemistry and engineering...