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Democratizing nanotech, then and now

What progress has been made in efforts to engage the public in decisions about nanotechnology over the past five years? Chris Toumey asks various experts in the field.

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Toumey, C. Democratizing nanotech, then and now. Nature Nanotech 6, 605–606 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2011.168

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