Publications
The Responsible Nano Forum’s statement in response to the House of Lords Nanotechnologies and Food Report 8 January 2010. Download PDF
The final report of the pilot consumer website www.nanoandme.org.
Nano&me was funded by a grant from the then Department of Universities Innovation and Skills here is the final report of the pilot which ran during the autumn of 2009. Download PDF
5 years on - a beacon or just a landmark?
Reflections on the 2004 Royal Society/Royal Academy of Engineering 2004 report into Nanotechnologies - what was its impact and what is its legacy?
On 29th July 2004, the Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering released their seminal report Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies: opportunities and uncertainties.
5 years on, to mark this milestone, The Responsible Nano Forum invited opinion formers from science, risk, investment, ngos, unions, business and consumer groups to reflect on the legacy of the report and what still remains to be done. Download PDF
Responsible Nano Forum - Submission to the House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee on Nanotechnologies and Food Download PDF
Nano and Food Issues Review for Workshop 4th March 09 Opinion formers were interviewed to distil the key issues of nano and food requiring action. The report focuses on they key issues raised, while the workshop report outlined the actions needing to be taken based on the opinions of those attending. Views include: “no-one knows who is using what, how and where, it is a real mess” and “is it 100nm, 200nm or is it 300nm - is size even relevant - no-one seems to agree on the basics?” “What’s the business response? Hide.” Download PDF
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‘An uncertain business: the technical, social and commercial challenges presented by nanotechnology’
Prepared for the Royal Society, Insight Investment and the Nanotechnology Industries Association October 2006 - by Hilary Sutcliffe for Acona Download PDF
