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Missed out on the live broadcast? Take 4 minutes to check out the highlights of the nanotechnology debate held by the Guardian and nano experts during the live round table at The Guardian on Tuesday 31st January 2012. The experts were … Continue reading →

Join us! Confirm your participation on the Nanochannels Facebook Page An exciting panel led by The Guardian will discuss nanotechnology’s role in our future. Members of the panel are high level academic figures and policy makers. The debate will take … Continue reading →

Two school live debates ended successfully last Wednesday and Thursday (January 18-19) in Israel  – the first two live events (out of 20). The events took place in two Israeli schools: Ort Ramat Yosef and Ort Ebin. In the audience were … Continue reading →

This article was written by Alok Jhaand was first published on Guardian.co.uk Nanoscience provides such a powerful toolkit for scientists, it is now used to solve problems in everything from medicine and chemical engineering to space science. It began with … Continue reading →

The Guardian: Small scale, massive impact: live nanotechnology Q&A – join the debate Amid all the science fiction predictions of nano-robots and artificial organs, it’s easy to forget that nanotechnology is very much here and now. But is it safe? … Continue reading →

Written bu Maria Chiara Bonazzi Aspden So many NGOs, so many positions about nanotechnology’s next industrial revolution. Each non-governmental organization has developed its own stance about the potential benefits and risks to health and environment of nano-sized materials, and quite a … Continue reading →

As previous research has shown, public awareness of factual information on nanotechnologies (NT) is still at a low level in Europe and elsewhere. This means that citizens tend to build their perceptions and attitudes towards nanotechnologies upon ideological predispositions, personal … Continue reading →

From the use of nano sensors in medical diagnostics all the way to nano-based sunscreens and GPS jackets, pupils across Nanochannels’ 20 schools are already poring over a selection of nano-dilemmas chosen by their teachers during European Schoolnet’s two captivating … Continue reading →

Written by Lesley Tobin, Institute of Nanotechnology (UK) One of the main aims of the Nanochannels project is to find out about people’s opinions and expectations of nanotechnology and enable individuals to learn about and discuss its risks and benefits. … Continue reading →

Written by Luisa Filipponi, PhD – Scientific Consultant to NanoChannels There are many ways of communicating nanotechnologies to the public, like newspaper articles, online article, social media, blogs, radio broadcasts, focus groups, round table events, and in this project we will use … Continue reading →