社会中的纳米技术
Identifying Nanotechnology in Society
摘要：
制造材料和系统的组件比人类头发丝的宽度小数千倍，这预示着巨大的，有时是不可想象的技术进步。然而，纳米技术一词的形成既源于科学现实，也源于人们的期望。理解这种社会结构的产生和背景可以帮助我们理解和指导可能是一场新兴的革命。这一章考虑了不同的群体在谈论纳米技术时所指的是什么，这与所涉及的科学有何关系，以及如何改进这一广泛领域的各种定义。这些看似无害的命名选择的后果和影响也进行了讨论。虽然在许多方面纳米技术是增加物理科学支出的借口，但目前它是解决地球上一些最大问题的最有希望的途径。
英文摘要：
Manufacturing materials and systems with components thousands of times smaller than the width of a human hair promises vast and sometimes unimaginable advances in technology. Yet the term nanotechnology has formed as much from people's expectations as from scientific reality. Understanding the creation and context of this social construction can help us appreciate and guide what may be a burgeoning revolution. This chapter considers what different groups are referring to when they say nanotechnology, how this relates to the science involved, and how the various definitions of this broad field of endeavor might be improved. The ramifications and implications of these seemingly innocuous naming choices are also discussed. Although in many respects nanotechnology serves as cover justification for increased spending in the physical sciences, at present it is the most hopeful route to solving some of the planet's greatest problems.
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