Videos and Podcasts
- events/archive March 10, 2006 First Nanotechnology Consumer Products Inventory Available to Public From laptop computers to sunscreens to stain-resistant clothing, nanotechnology is gaining ground in the consumer products marketplace. video
- events/archive February 23, 2006 Nanotechnology & NIOSH: Perspectives from Director John Howard With the National Science Foundation predicting that by 2015 nanotechnology will have a $1 trillion impact on the global economy and employ 2 million workers, it is critical to develop the research data necessary to maintain safe American workplaces. video
- events/archive February 16, 2006 Green Nanotechnology I—What Is It? A discussion of how what we already know can be applied to a new technology—Green chemistry., Green Engineering, Environmentally Benign Manufacturing, Eco-efficiency, industrial ecology, etc. How would green nanotechnology change our approach to this new technology? video
- news/archive January 18, 2006 NPR: Rejeski Explores “The Brave New World of Nanotechnology” What are the benefits and possible risks of Nanotechnology? What about oversight and accountability? audio
- events/archive January 11, 2006 Getting Nanotech Right: A New Report on Government Oversight of Nanotechnology Release of a new report, Managing the Effects of Nanotechnology video
- news/archive December 16, 2005 NPR: Rejeski Explores Where We Stand in the World Of Nanotechnology audio
- events/archive December 14, 2005 Nanotechnology and the Media: Realities and Risk Nanotechnology is in the marketplace—in cars, computer chips and cosmetics. It’s featured in popular films and sci-fi books. It’s trendy with venture capitalists, and it’s at the heart of major industry and university research centers. But how is nanotechnology covered in the media? Does the press propagate nano-hype? Do journalists focus more on nano’s risks than its benefits? Is the content and quality of U.S. reporting on nanotech similar to reporting abroad? video
- news/archive December 5, 2005 Dialogue Television: Episode #1004 Nanotechnology: The Large Promise of Small Things David Rejeski, Director of Foresight and Governance Project at the Woodrow Wilson Center and Andrew Maynard Senior Research Associate, Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies at the Woodrow Wilson Center explore Nanotechnology and its promise. video
- events/archive November 29, 2005 First Inventory of Government Supported Research on Environmental, Health, and Safety Impacts of Nanotechnology This inventory will offer policymakers, researchers, corporations, and others their first opportunity to better assess publicly funded research. video
