Comments on: French nanotech center opening delayed by large protest http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2255 examining transformative technology Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:23:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Adrian Wilkins http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2255#comment-22334 Adrian Wilkins Tue, 04 Jul 2006 13:36:27 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2255#comment-22334 Translation : (excuse my weak French, but it's more comprehensible than the machine, I think) Grenoble, mother of all the technopoles [loosely translated = "centres of innovation"], Silicon Valley of France ... The writings of public opinion and the economic lobby are unanimous : - the development of your town obviously centres around the infamous Military-Industrial Complex, micro- and nano- technologies, the Atomic Energy Commission, and their start-ups. Translation : (excuse my weak French, but it’s more comprehensible than the machine, I think)

Grenoble, mother of all the technopoles [loosely translated = "centres of innovation"], Silicon Valley of France … The writings of public opinion and the economic lobby are unanimous : – the development of your town obviously centres around the infamous Military-Industrial Complex, micro- and nano- technologies, the Atomic Energy Commission, and their start-ups.

]]> By: Nano News http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2255#comment-20020 Nano News Sun, 18 Jun 2006 13:26:48 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2255#comment-20020 Grenoble, "mère de toutes les technopoles", "Silicon Valley à la française"... Les écrits des pouvoirs publics et des lobbies économiques sont unanimes: le développement de notre ville gravite manifestement autour de la fameuse liaison Recherche-Armée-Industrie, des micro et nanotechnologies, du CEA (Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique) et de ses start-ups ... [From Nanodot editor: Here is a machine translation: Grenoble, “mother of all the technopoles”, “Silicon Valley to the Frenchwoman”… The manuscripts of the authorities and economical lobbies are unanimous: the development of our city gravitates obviously around the fine liaison Research-Army one-Industry, microphones and nanotechnologies, CEA (Commissionership to the Atomic energy) and of its start-ups …] Grenoble, “mère de toutes les technopoles”, “Silicon Valley à la française”… Les écrits des pouvoirs publics et des lobbies économiques sont unanimes: le développement de notre ville gravite manifestement autour de la fameuse liaison Recherche-Armée-Industrie, des micro et nanotechnologies, du CEA (Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique) et de ses start-ups …

[From Nanodot editor: Here is a machine translation: Grenoble, “mother of all the technopoles”, “Silicon Valley to the Frenchwoman”… The manuscripts of the authorities and economical lobbies are unanimous: the development of our city gravitates obviously around the fine liaison Research-Army one-Industry, microphones and nanotechnologies, CEA (Commissionership to the Atomic energy) and of its start-ups …]

]]> By: Christine Peterson http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2255#comment-19481 Christine Peterson Tue, 13 Jun 2006 19:08:04 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2255#comment-19481 I agree, the sources may be biased. I did hear the 1000 number from someone I met with at the British Consulate here. However, that person's source may be the same as the ones I found, so who knows... Maybe someone who knows French can look on some French newspaper websites. Thanks for writing! —Christine I agree, the sources may be biased.

I did hear the 1000 number from someone I met with at the British Consulate here. However, that person’s source may be the same as the ones I found, so who knows…

Maybe someone who knows French can look on some French newspaper websites.

Thanks for writing! —Christine

]]> By: Lex Spoon http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2255#comment-19399 Lex Spoon Tue, 13 Jun 2006 07:20:28 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2255#comment-19399 I'm fascinated, but I am worried about the sources. news.google.com does not have anything. That leaves three sources: Earth First (your main link), the site of one of the protest groups (ouvaton.org), and a group called Indymedia. Indymedia itself does not appear to be a real news site; one of its "articles" is a sort of "10 myths about why nanotechnology should be allowed". Thank you very much for the tip, but now I am worrying about the accuracy. Maybe it is just a protest group trumping itself up, and a couple of other sites passing on the "news" that they feed them? Anyway, I sure love their name. It's not nanotech, it's "necrotech"! I’m fascinated, but I am worried about the sources. news.google.com does not have anything. That leaves three sources: Earth First (your main link), the site of one of the protest groups (ouvaton.org), and a group called Indymedia. Indymedia itself does not appear to be a real news site; one of its “articles” is a sort of “10 myths about why nanotechnology should be allowed”.

Thank you very much for the tip, but now I am worrying about the accuracy. Maybe it is just a protest group trumping itself up, and a couple of other sites passing on the “news” that they feed them?

Anyway, I sure love their name. It’s not nanotech, it’s “necrotech”!

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