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Nanotechnology:

Nanotechnology:. Get REAL!. Mike Treder, Executive Director Center for Responsible Nanotechnology www.CRNano.org . What is REAL nanotechnology?. 1) Nanoscale technology Big machines making small products. 2) Molecular manufacturing Small machines making big products.

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Nanotechnology:

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  1. Nanotechnology: GetREAL! Mike Treder, Executive Director Center for Responsible Nanotechnology www.CRNano.org

  2. What is REAL nanotechnology? 1) Nanoscale technology Big machines making small products 2) Molecular manufacturing Small machines making big products

  3. What is REAL nanotechnology? • 1) Nanoscale technology • Incremental advances • Familiar problems • 2) Molecular manufacturing • Revolutionary advances • Unfamiliar problems

  4. What is REAL nanotechnology? Not just new products — A new means of production!

  5. The Nanofactory Images by John Burch, Lizard Fire Studios

  6. What could nanofactories make?

  7. The REAL Risks We Face • Economic disruption • Environmental damage • Unstable arms races • WMD proliferation • War • Terrorism • Universal surveillance • No privacy • World dictatorship • Intellectual property violation • Black markets • Smuggling

  8. Nano Pollution Ultimate test for the “Throw-away Society”?

  9. Surveillance

  10. Lack of Privacy

  11. Nano Weapons • Easy to build • Hard to monitor • Easy to deliver • Obsolete almost immediately • Programmable and controllable

  12. WMD Proliferation

  13. Terrorism

  14. Arms Race

  15. War

  16. We need real solutions… And we need them now.

  17. Many Dangers Unstable Arms Race Totalitarianism Intrusive Surveillance Criminal or Terrorist Use Economic Disruption Social Chaos Black Market Environmental Damage And More... !

  18. Implications for: Business & Trade Medical Ethics & Research Policing & Criminology Surveillance & Privacy Social Justice Intellectual Property Sustainable Development Information Technology Arms Control & Geopolitics Ecological Remediation

  19. Constraints on Solutions • Must satisfy three classes of groups: • Government (Guardian) • Business (Commercial) • Open Source (Information) • Single solutions won’t work • A patchwork will only make things worse http://CRNano.org/systems.htm

  20. Solution Options • Single development programappears safest • Early developmentappears best • International cooperationis desirable

  21. Battelle – Foresight Roadmap Initiative Technology Roadmap for Productive Nanosystems Brookhaven National Laboratory National Renewable Energy Laboratory Oak Ridge National Laboratory Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Idaho National Laboratory When? We may know the answer soon…

  22. CRN Policy and Implications Task Force For Advanced Nanotechnology • Study implications • Evaluate policy options • Consider all stakeholders • Seek integrated, comprehensive solutions • Publish recommendations • Promote proposals with relevant groups

  23. For more information: www.CRNano.org Mike Treder — Executive Director Center for Responsible Nanotechnology mtreder@CRNano.org

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