Nanotechnologies - Current Areas of Research
Nanotechnology in the UK, 2011-2020: A Delphi Exercise
This research, which was based on Delphi exercises involving a panel of 13 experts looked at four scenarios, which outline how various relevant factors (commercial environment, regulatory developments, science base, social acceptance) may combine to shape the next ten years of innovation in nanotechnologies in the UK. The goal of this research is to register key research needs in relation to the governance of NST, and particularly with regard to the framing of innovation and regulatory policy, which will contribute to setting the research agenda for policy makers and social scientists concerned with NST in the UK over the next 2-5 years, and particularly with factors which will contribute to its environmental and social sustainability.
Defining Uncertainties around Nanotech: the Role of Public Participation
This research focuses on the specification of uncertainty, and what relationship between uncertainty, public deliberation, and government action is built into design.
