They're probably a lot better-informed than you think. Nanomaterials use in making textiles products, for example, IS highly controversial and essentially unethical. Nanosilver that's used as an antibacterial agent in socks and underwear, for example, may cross the blood-brain barrier and deposit in your brain over time. Small particles used to make your Dockers stain-resistant might be breathed in and cause lung cancer.
We're not talking about Nanocomputing. We're talking about nanotech in general. And the way that it's been put into products that we are in intimate contact with, without prior testing, is probably not morally acceptable.
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They're probably a lot better-informed than you think. Nanomaterials use in making textiles products, for example, IS highly controversial and essentially unethical. Nanosilver that's used as an antibacterial agent in socks and underwear, for example, may cross the blood-brain barrier and deposit in your brain over time. Small particles used to make your Dockers stain-resistant might be breathed in and cause lung cancer.
We're not talking about Nanocomputing. We're talking about nanotech in general. And the way that it's been put into products that we are in intimate contact with, without prior testing, is probably not morally acceptable.