Nanotechnology, or the capacity to manipulate matter at the atomic (or nanometric) scale,
promises such potential that important challenges and impacts are now foreseen, both
positive and negative. Examples include possibilities to contribute to the production of clean
energy, to water purification, and to important medical advances; specific IP and legal
questions posed by the sector; the possibility of risks to health and the environment; as well
as societal and ethical aspects linked both, to scientific-technological pursuits per se and to …