| Engineers Explore Environmental Concerns of NanotechnologyScienceDaily (Feb. 1, 2010) — As researchers around the world hasten to employ nanotechnology to improve production methods for applications that range from manufacturing materials to creating new pharmaceutical drugs, a separate but equally compelling challenge exists. History has shown that previous industrial revolutions, such as those involving asbestos and chloroflurocarbons, have had some serious environmental impacts. Might nanotechnology also pose a risk? Linsey Marr and Peter Vikesland, faculty ... <共5243字> |