Archive

  • Nanotechnology and Society: The Organization and Policy of Innovation Workshop: Presentations Now Available Online.
     

  • EPA Invites Public Comment on Design of Nanotechnology Stewardship Program: In its continuing efforts to better understand the potential risks and benefits of nanotechnology, EPA is inviting the public to comment on the agency's proposed approach to developing a Nanoscale Materials Stewardship Program (NMSP).
     

  • Nano Society PI: The PowerPoint's and Proceedings from the recent Nano Society PI meeting are now online. Click here to check them out.
     

  • Nano Workshop: The University of Illinois is holding a workshop to showcase their latest research in field of nanotechnology. 
     

  • The May Science Cafe! Dr Guston and Dr Curtis will be discussing the topic of Forbidding Science: Are There Things We Just Shouldn’t Know?

     

  • CNS Speaker - April 26th: Dr. David Berube discusses Intuitive Toxicology: The Public Perception of Nanoscience.  Check it out!
     

  • The April Science Cafe!  Dr Michael Thorpe and Dr Manfred Laubichler discuss Reductionism and Emergence in Science: New vs. Old Views of Nature and the Universe.
     

  • CNS Speaker - April 12th: Lee Gutkind explains How to Write About Science and Technology to a Lay Audience.  Dont miss the latest edition of our speaker series!
     

  • CNS Speaker: Kristen Kulinowski speaks about Environmental, Safety and Health Aspects of Nanomaterials.  Click here to see her presentation.
     

  • The March Science Cafe!  Come hear Bert Jacobs and Jamey Wetmore speak about Transferring Western Technology to Developing Countries: Good Intentions, Unexpected Outcomes  on Friday, March 23.
     

  • Michael Cobb – Michael Cobb asks  the question, "What happens when Americans learn about Nanotechnology?"  Find out  on December 1st.  Click here for his PowerPoint presentation.  Click here for an mp3 of the presentation (right click, save as)
     

  • "Studying the Future of Nanotechnology: Establishing Empirical and Conceptual Foundations."

     

    17 November. Griffith A. Kundahl, Feinstein Kean Healthcare/Ogilvy PR Worldwide (Vice President, Convergence Group) and NanoBusiness Alliance (Board of Directors; former General Counsel and Vice President Western Region). Kundahl provides nanotechnology strategic counsel and communications services. He is co-author of The Handbook of Nanotechnology Business, Policy, and Intellectual Property Law (Wiley & Sons, 2004) and is an Associate Editor of Nanotechnology Law & Business.

     

    All presentations are from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Biodesign Auditorium.
     

  • Lieve Goorden, Michiel van Oudheusden and Johan Eversn – Drawing on the hard lessons learned from the public controversy over genetically modified crops in Europe, policy makers, scientists and technologists have begun to recognize the need for upstream public involvement to address societal implications of nanotechnologies.  Click here for his PowerPoint presentation and click here for an MP3 of the talk (right click, save as).
     

  • Science Cafe - Sunday October 29th – Science Cafes are informal discussions that bring together members of the community and university scientists, to discuss how science and technology can change the future.  In the typical cafe, a scientist speaks for 5-15 minutes on a topic, with the rest of the time for the public to ask questions and present concerns.
     

  • September 2006 Newsletter: The September 2006 Newsletter is now online.
     

  • The third Science Café will be held on June 4, 2006 at Mills End Coffee Shop to discuss "Wiring Brains to Machines: Science Fiction or Science Fact?"  Sponsored by CNS.
     

  • May 21-25 CNS will be cosponsoring a meeting with the University of Virginia on "Trading Zones, Interactional Expertise and Interdisciplinary Collaboration."
     

  • Workshop Summary for the Third Meeting of the International Nanotechnology & Society Network held on March 17, 2006 in Oxford, UK.
     

  • CNS and the Biodesign Institute present Stuart Lindsay and Taylor Jackson to speak on, "Celebrating 20 Years of Scanning Probe Microscopy at ASU" on May 17, 2006.
    Click here to view the presentation.
     

  • CNS and the Biodesign Institute present Jeffrey Schloss to speak on, "Nanomedicine in the NIH Roadmap: Priorities, Vision, & Implications" on May 3, 2006.
     

  • CNS, the Biodesign Institute, and the Institute's Office for Government & Industry Liaison present Jeffrey Schloss to speak on, "Nanotechnology in Biology & Medicine" on May 2,2006.
     

  • David Guston will be speaking at the Center on Nanotechnology and Society's 1st Annual Nanopolicy Conference, "NanoWorld: Toward a Policy for Human Future," on April 28, 2006 in Washington, DC.
     

  • CNS and the Biodesign Institute present Andrew Jamison to speak on, "Hubris and Hybrids: On the Cultural Assessment of Nanotechnology," on April 26,2006.  Click here for an MP3 of the presentation (right click, save as).
     

  • Director's Blog. Anticipatory Governance: One of the key concepts for CNS-ASU and its core program of real-time technology assessment (RTTA) is anticipatory governance, which we describe as a broad-based coping capacity extended throughout society.
     

  • The second Science Café will be held on April 20, 2006 at Mills End Coffee Shop to discuss "Evolution on a Chip: Making Molecules Work for Us."  Sponsored by CNS.
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  • "Experts seek public input on nanotechnology," an interview by Earth & Sky Radio Series with David Guston on March 26, 2006.
     

  • The first Science Café kicks off on March 23, 2006 with a discussion of “Humankind's Future On the Head of a Pin: Nanotechnology - What is it?  What can it do?" at Mills End Coffee Shop.  Sponsored by CNS.
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  • On March 13, 2006, at the biweekly Nanotechnology Colloquium held by the Nanomaterials Applications Center at Texas State University, Michael Moffitt will speak on "Nanotechnology & Society: In Synchrony?"
     

  • The Triple Helix, a national undergraduate journal of science, society and law has come to ASU.  It is being sponsored in part by the Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes and the Center for Nanotechnology in Society at ASU.
     

  • CNS-ASU director Guston organizes "Social Science Engages Nanotechnology" seminar for AAAS annual meeting in February in St. Louis, MO.  It will include a special session covering the new Center for Nanotechnology in Society (CNS) at ASU, interdisciplinarity in workforce development, and nanotechnology as a solution for developing countries.  In addition to ASU-CNS, UC-Santa Barbara-CNS will be represented by Barbara Harthorn and W. Patrick McCray.
     

  • Discovery Lecture Series at Purdue University will discuss "Transforming Society Through Emerging Technologies: The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) at Five Years," February 6, 2006.
     

  • The CNS-ASU Public Launch is scheduled for January 30, 2006, with a Public Forum featuring ASU president Michael Crow, Biodesign Institute director George Poste, and University of Virginia professor Jonathan Moreno.