<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="6.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>12</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Forrest, David</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Regulating nanotechnology development</style></title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1989</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">03/1989</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.foresight.org/nano/Forrest1989.html</style></url></web-urls></urls><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">31 August 2010</style></number><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The emergence of new technologies continually forces us to ask whether our laws provide the proper balance between protecting us from potentially harmful consequences of those technologies, and allowing us to reap the benefits. The development of nanotechnology, a molecular-precision manufacturing technology which is surprisingly close to realization, will seriously challenge the ability of our regulatory system to respond quickly and to maintain the critical balance between dangers and benefits. The development of nanotechnology will affect regulations in most areas, from banking and commerce to air safety and toxic waste. This paper concentrates on regulations to assure that molecular machines and their products are developed in a safe and responsible manner. The aims of this paper are to: 1. flag nanotechnology as an important area for technology policy research, 2. highlight some of the issues related to regulating nanotechnology, and 3. provide an approach toward constructing a regulatory framework for nanotechnology.</style></abstract><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Student-written paper</style></work-type></record></records></xml>