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Nature Nanotechnology 4, 705–706 (1 November 2009) | doi:10.1038/nnano.2009.329

Nanotechnology and society: The evolution of risk perceptions

Dan M. Kahan

There is a reciprocal link between the development of nanotechnology and research into public perceptions of risk. The advent of nanotechnology offers a unique opportunity to examine the evolution of public risk perceptions because such a large fraction of the public still knows next to nothing about this new science.