Nanotechnology does come with considerations, notably environmental, health and safety issues. But correctly managed such risks do not stand in the way of nanotech's economic and industrial future.
You may be surprised to hear that $2.6 trillion worth of manufactured goods are expected to incorporate nano-technology in their supply chains by 2014.
Nanotech is not the narrow sub-sector it once was – it is now a key differentiator of growth and efficiency across a broad range of industries (see point 4 of the World Economic Forum comment about emerging technologies in related content).
These include semiconductors, water treatment, agriculture, energy efficienc, oil and gas exploration, medicine, and…
