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The economy of promises

Nature Nanotechnology volume 3, pages 65–66 (2008)Cite this article

Is it possible to reconcile the caution of most scientists about their results with the demands of the media for headlines and the growing emphasis placed by funding agencies on the economic impact of research? Richard Jones urges scientists to be careful in their claims.

The hucksterism that has gone with some aspects of nanotechnology seems to be a long way from academia.

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Jones, R. The economy of promises. Nature Nanotech 3, 65–66 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2008.14

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