Post 7: General Ethics

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 

This is an index of links to Ethics and Nanotechnology resources on the web.  These resources are located outside of the Online Ethics Center.

  

• The Centre for Ethics and Technology
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  The Centre for Ethics and Technology aims at bringing together the expertise of the three Departments of Philosophy of the three technical universities in the Netherlands in the field of ethics and technology. The Centre has the ambition to build upon the excellent international reputation of the three technical universities in the field of ethics and technology. The recent research evaluation has confirmed the international excellence in research of the three groups. Moreover the research evaluation committee acknowledged that the philosophy of technology is one of the very few topics in Philosophy in which The Netherlands holds a unique and leading position in the world. The merger of these three groups will allow for close collaboration in research as well as teaching, outreach and consultancy in both the private and public sector. The participating universities will be represented on an equal basis in the Centre.
•  The NanoEthicsBank
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  The NanoEthicsBank at the Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions at IIT is a database conceived as a resource for researchers, scholars, students, and the general public who are interested in the social and ethical implications of nanotechnology. Items in the database include normative documents, such as guidelines for safety in the workplace, and descriptive materials, such as analysis of the U.S. government’s capacity for oversight and studies of the media coverage of nanotechnology.
• Center for Responsible Nanotechnology
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  CRN acts to raise awareness of the issues surrounding nanotechnology. They believe that even a technology as powerful as molecular manufacturing can be used wisely and well—but that without adequate information, unwise use will be far too common. The mission of CRN is to raise awareness of the issues presented by nanotechnology: the benefits and dangers, and the possibilities for responsible use.
• The Foresight Institute
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  The Foresight Institute is a 501c3 think tank and public interest organization focused on transformative future technologies. Founded in 1986, its mission is to discover and promote the upsides, and help avoid the dangers, of nanotechnology, AI, biotech, and similar life-changing developments. Foresight focuses its efforts upon nanotechnology and the coming ability to build products—of any size—with atomic precision.
• Nanotechnology Resources Online
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  The extraordinary growth in research in the area of nanotechnology, coupled with the wide variety of industrial applications, has highlighted the lack of a focal point where various parts of this expanding community can meet and exchange information. nanotechweb.org has been created to do just that - provide a virtual meeting point for anyone involved in the field. The Web site has different channels with information equally valuable to all visitors.
• Implications of Emerging Micro and Nanotechnology
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  This report was published in 2002 by The Committee on Implications of Emerging Micro- and Nanotechnologies, established by the National Research Council’s (NRC’s) Air Force Science and Technology Board (AFSTB). The committee was tasked with evaluating the implications of current trends in micro- and nanotechnologies for the Air Force.
  
  
  http://www.onlineethics.org/cms/24306.aspx