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BLOGS AROUND THE CORNER

NANOPUBLIC

• Tracking issues related to media coverage, public opinion, public policy, and public understanding of nanotechnology

MAKING SCIENCE PUBLIC

• Le blog du Directeur du Centre de Culture Scientifique, Technique et Industrielle (CCSTI) de Grenoble, France. Analyses et commentaires sur la publicisation des sciences et des nouvelles technologies (French).

SOFTMACHINE

• Thoughts on the future of nanotechnology - Richard Jones, du UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) (UK).

NANOSCIENCE & NANOSOCIETY

• Unofficial Blog of CNS-UCSB: Linking Nanoscience, Society, and Culture.

RESPONSIBLE NANOTECHNOLOGY

Blog of the “Center of Responsible Nanotechnology”. Commentary on sciences in society.

FUTURA-SCIENCES

• L’actualité du magazine en ligne de l’innovation, de la science et de la société (french)
   

EUROPEAN NETWORK

OBSERVATORYNANO - U.E

• To support European decision-makers with information and analysis on developments in nanoscience and nanotechnology (N&N).

NANOLOGUE.Net

• European-wide dialogue on social, ethical and legal impacts of nanotechnology.

IHEST - Institut des Hautes Etudes pour la Science et la Technologie

• Pour une culture d’innovation et de recherche dans la société (french).
   

INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS

NANO ETHICS

• A non-partisan organization that studies the ethical and societal implications of nanotechnology.

INSN - INTERNATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY NETWORK

• The INSN consists of researchers exploring the connections between society and the possible upcoming changes provided by nanotechnology research. The members represent 37 institutions from 11 countries.

CENTER for Nanotechnologies and Society - UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

• The NSF Center for Nanotechnology in Society at UCSB serves as a national research and education center, a network hub among researchers and educators concerned with societal issues concerning nanotechnologies, and a resource base for studying these issues in the US and abroad.

The Center for Responsible Nanotechnology (CRN)

• A non-profit research and advocacy think tank concerned with the major societal and environmental implications of advanced nanotechnology.
   

TO GO FURTHER

Cycle de conférences "Nanotechnologies, quels enjeux ?" - Cité des Sciences

• Conférence pédagogique, en langue française réalisé dans le cadre d’ExpoNANO (french).

Les nanotechnologies doivent-elles nous faire peur ? de Louis Laurent et Jean-Claude Petit (french)

• Louis Laurent "Les nanotechnologies vont-elles changer notre vie ?" (french)

Pour retrouver un projet européen sur les liens avec la société

• Key words : NANO-TV, NANOPLAT, SMENATECH, NANOYOU, TIME FOR NANO, SMENATECH…

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