With nanotechnology being a relatively new field, the questions regarding safety and ethics are steadily increasing with the development of the research. This book aims to give an overview on the ethics associated with employing nanoscience for products with everyday applications. The risks as well as the regulations are discussed, and an outlook for the future of nanoscience on a manufacturer’s scale and for the society is provided.
Handbook of Nanoethics is perfect for , academicians and scientist, as well as all other industry professionals and researchers. It is a good introduction for newcomers in the field who do not want to dive deep into the details but are eager to understand the ethical challenges and possible solution related to nanotechnology and ethics.
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Marcel Van de Voorde, Prof. Dr. ir. Ing. Dr. h.c., has 40 years’ experience in European Research Organisations including CERN-Geneva and the European Commission, with 10 years at the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research, Stuttgart. For many years, he was involved in research and research strategies, policy and management especially in European research institutions.
He is emeritus professor at the University of Technology in Delft, the Netherlands, Senator of the European Academy for Sciences and Arts, Salzburg, and Fellow of the World Academy for Sciences. His is a member of the science council of the French Senate/Assembly National in Paris. He has also kept executive advisory functions to presidents, ministers of science policy, rectors of Universities, CEOs of technology institutions, e.g., to the president and CEO of IMEC, Technology Centre in Leuven, Belgium. He is also a Fellow of various scientific societies. He is author of multiple scientific and technical publications and co-edited multiple books especially in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology.
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