Comments on: UNESCO on nanotechnology ethics & politics http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2281 examining transformative technology Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:23:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Christine Peterson http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2281#comment-25353 Christine Peterson Wed, 26 Jul 2006 23:21:23 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2281#comment-25353 To David -- Yes, this is definitely a dual-use set of technologies. --CP To David — Yes, this is definitely a dual-use set of technologies. –CP

]]> By: David Billington http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2281#comment-25334 David Billington Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:37:35 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2281#comment-25334 Christine, The microchip got through its early years in the 1960s with the help of military procurement. The invention of the pocket calculator brought commercial viability later. I believe that nano technology is of interest to the U.S. military and undoubtedly to the armed forces of other countries as well. Could defense applications sustain the technology until it becomes economical to serve the civilian market? Is there a crossover potential? Christine,

The microchip got through its early years in the 1960s with the help of military procurement. The invention of the pocket calculator brought commercial viability later. I believe that nano technology is of interest to the U.S. military and undoubtedly to the armed forces of other countries as well. Could defense applications sustain the technology until it becomes economical to serve the civilian market? Is there a crossover potential?

]]> By: Christine Peterson http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2281#comment-25212 Christine Peterson Mon, 24 Jul 2006 20:50:58 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2281#comment-25212 Hi Andrew -- I think we have done this. Keep those ideas coming! --C Hi Andrew — I think we have done this. Keep those ideas coming! –C

]]> By: Andrew W. http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2281#comment-25189 Andrew W. Sun, 23 Jul 2006 16:33:56 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2281#comment-25189 Maybe Nanodot should apply to the UN as an advisory NGO on nanotech. The UN may end up being the best forum for international debate, cooperation, and the implementation of legal frameworks regarding nanotech. I daresay they would be ideal in this regard as nanotech not only promises fulfillment of Millenium goals, but is also the best hope for worldwide implementation of the UN Charter. Maybe Nanodot should apply to the UN as an advisory NGO on nanotech. The UN may end up being the best forum for international debate, cooperation, and the implementation of legal frameworks regarding nanotech. I daresay they would be ideal in this regard as nanotech not only promises fulfillment of Millenium goals, but is also the best hope for worldwide implementation of the UN Charter.

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