Nanotechnology: Assessment and Perspectives

Since nanotechnology is considered a key for the 21^st century, its promises have been assessed by various scientific communities. By meeting at the nanoscale, various disciplines, from physics via chemistry to biology, from engineering to medicine, contribute synergetically to the newly created knowledge base and the resulting technological advances. Considering that large societal sectors will be impacted, the unique aspect of this two—year study was to assess nanotechnology from various i...