Andrew Maynard
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Andrew Maynard
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Nanotechnology's potential is vast and it's real. The opportunity for nanotechnology ranges from improving Olympic sports equipment to discovering better treatments for Alzheimer's disease. But our ability to reap the long-term benefits of nanotechnology -- in areas from energy production to medicine -- will depend on how well industry and government manage the safety and performance of this first generation of products.
quickly research risks
But the research into the risks isn't being done as efficiently or quickly as it should.
narrow product risk understanding
Product development will always outstrip our understanding of risk, but there is a lot we can do to narrow that gap.
issue
It's going to be an issue that comes to the forefront.
certainty good move research strategic
To move from uncertainty to certainty we need good strategic research - and fast.