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Quo Vadis nanotechnology- for various stakeholders |
Witold Łojkowski |
Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of High Pressure Physics (UNIPRESS), Sokolowska 29/37, Warszawa 01-142, Poland |
Abstract |
The meaning and perspectives of nanotechnology for science, industry, regulatory bodies and society are disscussed. For each of these groups nanotechnology has a different meaning and different future. For science - it is everyday life. The question is where next discoveries will appear soon. For industry - it is a marketing question and price question. Is the labell nano good for an increase of sales? Will aditional cost of nanotechnology be payable? For regulatory bodies - a challenge. Strong need for nano proeducts, but they are difficult to measure and characterise. |