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CCoN's comments to the government

6 May 2008

No Silver Bullets - New York Times Bits, USA
Nano-silver particles won’t attract the same attention as the prospect of global climate catastrophe. But nanotech skeptics are focusing on the materials most widely used in consumer products. The two groups of materials most often spotlighted in this strategy are nano-scale pigments, which are used in sunscreens and cosmetics, and nano-silver particles.

Nanotechnology? What are you talking about? - NanoWerk, USA
Ask 10 people what nanotechnology is and you will get 10 different answers. There are all these terms floating around: 'bottom-up' and 'top-down' fabrication, 'atomically precise manufacturing', 'molecular assembly', 'self-assembly', 'nanorobots', 'nanofactories' and so forth.

And then of course you hear about all these 'nanotechnology' products already hitting the market – but they seem decidedly low-tech, such as golf balls, 'no-smell' socks, toothpaste, scratch-resistant car paint, and so on – that's what we have been investing billions and billions of dollars for?
Pretty confusing, huh? Let's start to disentangle...

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The articles presented here do not necessarily reflect the views of the Citizens' Coalition on Nanotechnology. Coming from varied sources with different points of view, they make a range of perspectives available, so people can see the diversity of debates currently going on. Sharing different perspectives is essential to healthy citizen deliberation and democracy. You are encouraged to question and evaluate matters further by yourself with the info provided here and elsewhere.