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Article: Gret goo?(Book review)
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Nanoethics: The ethical and social implications of nanotechnology Fritz Allhoff, Patrick L/n, James Moor and John Weckert (ed)
In 2006 nanotechnology was incorporated into more than $50bn of manufactured products, however, by 2014, an estimated $2.6 trillion in manufactured goods worldwide will use nanotechnology, accounting for 15% of total global output and 11% of manufacturing jobs.
In a recent issue of The Economist (24 November 2007), Andrew Maynard, chief science advisor for the US Wilson Center's project on emerging nanotechnologies, highlighted the breakthroughs in medicine, sustainable energy and electronics that form part of the ...