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Nanotechnology Law & Policy
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Nanotechnology Law & Policy

Nanotechnology, Law and Society
Created byVictoria Sutton
Last updated 6/2017
English

What you'll learn

  • iidentify statutes and regulations and policies that regulate nanotechnology and the federal agencies that apply these laws.

Course content

4 sections • 10 lectures • 1h 53m total length

  • History of Nanotechnology10:29

    Trace the history of nanotechnology from Feynman's 1959 talk to Drexler's 1981 paper. Explore bucky balls, IBM's early nanoscale demonstrations, and the National Nanotechnology Initiative's scope and nanometer-scale properties.

  • 1.0 History of Nanotechnology
  • Types of Nanomaterials9:00

    Explore carbon-based nanomaterials, including carbon nanotubes and fullerenes, and metal-based nanomaterials like quantum dots and titanium dioxide, while examining regulatory and public perception issues.

  • 2.0 Types of Nanomaterials
  • Risk and Nanotechnology11:50

    Examine how nanotechnology law integrates risk and regulation, from the 2007 Illinois injunction case to the five-step risk framework and lifecycle analysis guiding policy and ethics.

  • 3.0 Risk and Nanotechnology

Requirements

  • You will need access to the internet so you can stream the video lectures, and a device such as a laptop or smartphone to view the video lectures. You might want to use some earphones if you are not by yourself. Optionally, you can read more on the subject of nanotechnology law in my casebook, Sutton, Nanotechnology Law & Policy, which you can find for sale, online, new or used.

Description

Nanotechnology has been compared to the great events of human history like the industrial revolution or the discovery of antibiotics.  Nanotechnology is the application of science to utilize nano size tools and matter for applications not possible at larger sizes. A nanometer is one-billionth of a meter and nanomaterials are typically one to 100 nanometers in diameter. But because of this nano-size, the characteristics and properties change so dramatically, that in addition to the new applications, they pose new risks as well as opportunities for society.


Who this course is for:

  • Entrepreneurs, citizens of the world, teens, lawyers, law students, judges, policymakers

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