Power of Small Nanotechnology: Environments Extras

Environment: Clean, Green, and Unseen

Earth & Sky talks with Andrew Maynard, Chief Science Advisor for the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies.

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Dr. Andrew Maynard serves as the Science Advisor to the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. He is internationally recognized as a research leader and lecturer in the fields of aerosol characterization and the implications of nanotechnology to occupational health.

Earth & Sky’s Dan Kulpinski spoke to Maynard in his office in Washington about the dilemmas faced by the Power of Small pannel, as well as the science behind nanoparticles and the need for regulation and public awareness of products created with nanotechnology.

This special Clear Voices for Science podcast was produced in cooperation with ICAN Productions and the Fred Friendly Seminars, with funding from the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation.

Want to learn more about nanotechnology? Visit Earth & Sky's "All Things Nano."

Earth & Sky Podcast: Mark Bunger

Hear more from Mark Bunger on what risk-taking says about our culture.

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Mark Bunger is Research Director for Lux Research, a research and advisory firm that explores the impacts of emerging technologies, including nanotechnology.

He was one of a panel of experts who probed nanotech issues in a Fred Friendly Seminars series being broadcast on public television stations in 2008. The series title is Nanotechnology: The Power of Small.

Earth & Sky’s Jeremy Shere spoke to Bunger about the nanotechnology panel and about what risk-taking says about a culture.

This special Clear Voices for Science podcast was produced in cooperation with ICAN Productions and the Fred Friendly Seminars, with funding from the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation.

Want to learn more about nanotechnology? Visit Earth & Sky's "All Things Nano."

Earth & Sky Podcast: Kristen Kulinowski

Hear more from Kristen Kullinowski on the properties of nano-scale materials.

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Kristen Kulinowski is Executive Director of the Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology at Rice University. She currently serves as Director of the International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON), a multistakeholder initiative developed to assess, communicate and reduce the environmental and health risks of nanotechnology

Earth & Sky's Jorge Salazar spoke with Kulinowski.

Want to learn more about nanotechnology? Visit Earth & Sky's "All Things Nano."

Earth & Sky Podcast: Christine Peterson

Earth & Sky talks with Christine Peterson, Vice President at the Foresight Nanotech Institute.

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Nanotechnology is an exciting new science on a very small scale. Scientists working in nano hope to better lots of things: better information, better cures for disease, better ways to produce energy.

But along with the seemingly unlimited potential of nanotech come scientific and ethical questions. How far can nanotech go into our lives? And how safe is it, really?

Earth & Sky’s Jeremy Shere spoke with Christine Peterson, Vice President at the Foresight Nanotech Institute. She gave us a brief rundown on the pros and cons of nanotechnology.

Want to learn more about nanotechnology? Visit Earth & Sky's "All Things Nano."

Earth & Sky Podcast: Mark Ratner

Mark Ratner discusses the impact nanotechnology has made behind the scenes.

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Many scientists and experts think that nanotechnology will fundamentally change the things that we do and the way that we do them, much like the steam engine or the internet. Nano is already making a large economic impact, but mainly behind the scenes, shaping how products such as gasoline and computer hard drives are made.

Earth & Sky’s Jorge Salazar spoke with Mark Ratner, Morrison Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Ratner is a renowned nanotechnology pioneer and the author of the book Nanotechnology, a Gentle Introduction to the Next Big Idea.

Want to learn more about nanotechnology? Visit Earth & Sky's "All Things Nano."