New at CNS-ASU

• "Pacing" And Progress: Is unsafe water the fate of the future with slow-paced change in laws and fast-paced technologies? Question explored by experts at the Third Annual Conference of the Society for the Study of Nanoscience and Emerging Technologies. New Haven Independent offers insight.
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• “Extreme Hygiene” Questioned: The use of nanosilver as an ingredient to kill germs raises concern at the Third Annual Conference of the Society for the Study of Nanoscience and Emerging Technologies. New Haven Independent covers the story. [Read More]
• Nano at Work: Occupational exposure to nanoparticles and health risks are explored at the Third Annual Conference of the Society for the Study of Nanoscience and Emerging Technologies. New Haven Independent reports. [Read More]
• CNS-ASU Research in Nature Nanotechnology Journal: The Center for Nanotechnology in Society at ASU makes a big splash in journal's 5-year retrospective. [Read More]
• Podcast with David Guston - Science and Policy: What we know about the world and how we choose to act within it are often considered separate and distinct categories. However, in areas such as the environment, genetics, and medicine, we see the boundaries between science and politics begin to blur. CSPO-ASU explores this intersection of science and decision-making with the aim of encouraging a more productive and honest social discourse. This new podcast series documents some of the ideas and conversations taking place in and around CSPO. [Read More]
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  The Third Annual Conference of the Society for the Study of Nanoscience and Emerging Technologies (S.NET), held in Tempe, AZ, November 7-10, was a huge success!
  
  Over 200 minds came together from around the world to focus on responsible innovation, anticipatory governance, risk, nanomedicine, geoengineering, futuring, working with the media, the public, and equity.
  
  Visit the S.NET website to learn more about this year's conference and view the abstracts.
• Relationships between nanoscience/nanotechnology and the rest of science and technology: By analyzing publication and citation data, it is possible to explore the relationships between nanoscience and nanotechnology and the rest of science and technology, according to Alan L. Porter and Jan Youtie, researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology, in a study with CNS-ASU. [Read More]
• Nanotechnology and society: An interview with David Guston, CNS-ASU Director by Joe Kullman, Media Relations Officer at the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering. Guston discusses the Center’s role in preparing government leaders, educators, scientists, industry leaders, and the general public for a world increasingly shaped by nanotechnology. [Read More]
• Scientists and the public differ on views about nanotechnology regulations: In the growing debate over regulating nanotechnology, a burgeoning global industry with wide-ranging potential applications, a new study by Arizona State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison reveals that the views of U.S. nanoscientists differ from those of the general public. [Read More]
• Experts urge “anticipatory governance”: Too often, governments—and the public at large—can be caught flat-footed, unable to fully comprehend the risks and benefits of a rapidly emerging technology, said experts at the AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy, including Dan Sarewitz, director of CSPO and CNS-ASU’s associate director. Traditional methods of risk assessment may not be up to the task. They urged adoption of what is being called "anticipatory governance," an approach that emphasizes preparation more than prediction. [Read More]
• Post-Doctoral Associate/Coordinator for Private Sector Outreach: Center for Nanotechnology in Society at ASU (CNS-ASU) seeks to fill one Post-Doctoral Associate position in the societal implications of nano-scale science and engineering (NSE) starting Fall 2009. This position will focus on private sector outreach activities. [Click here for more information.]