Nanotechnology and Early Human Development

Nanotechnology in Military Development

Nanotechnology for Early Cancer Detection

Vast numbers of studies and developments in the nanotechnology area have been conducted and many nanomaterials have been utilized to detect cancers at early stages. Nanomaterials have unique physical, optical and electrical properties that have proven to be very useful in sensing. Quantum dots, gold nanoparticles, magnetic nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes, gold nanowires and many other materials...

Nanotechnology, Enhancement, and Human Nature

Is nanotechnology-based human enhancement morally permissible? One reason to question such enhancement stems from a concern for preserving our species. It is harder than one might think, however, to explain what could be wrong with altering our own species. One possibility is to turn to the environmental ethics literature. Perhaps some of the arguments for preserving other species can be applie...

Human, Environment and Sustainable Development

1 Ethics and the Development of Nanotechnology

1 I have little to contribute directly to ethical reflection that specifically deals with risks that might be occasioned by innovations of nanotechnology (Schummer, 2007; Shelley, 2006), and with how to promote responsible conduct and public trust in the face of them (Weil, 2006). Instead, I will introduce a general ethical stance towards technoscientific research and innovations, one that I ha...