Social implications of a nanotechnology ‘revolution’?
We hear lots of predictions that nanotechnology could drive the ‘next industrial revolution’, or ‘transform every aspect of our lives’. We hear less discussion about whether or not we should take such predictions seriously, or what social...FoEA gives evidence to UK Nanofood Inquiry
Georgia Miller from Friends of the Earth Australia (via video link) joined Sue Davies from UK consumer group Which? and Professor Vyvyan Howard representing the Soil Association in giving evidence to the UK House of Lords Inquiry into Nanotechnologies and Food....International chemical safety conference fails to back tough measures on nano risks
NGOs had hoped that the recent Second International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM) which took place in Geneva would support urgent action to curb the new toxicity risks associated with nanomaterials. Last year’s International Forum on Chemical Safety...UK Inquiry hears expert evidence that nanofood risks remain largely unknown
Just like with genetic engineering, nanotechnology’s use in foods is unpopular. Public opinion surveys, included a survey of 1010 people commissioned last year by FoEA, have shown that people would prefer to keep untested, potentially unsafe nanoparticles out of...Crazytech
Stupid technologies we don't need.....
And that could destroy life on Earth.
And that could destroy life on Earth.