Is nanotechnology--the science and business of the very small--overhyped, or is it the "next big thing"? What are the implications of public vs. private funding for the emerging nanotechnology industry's long-term health and progress? Should government subsidize and promote it--constrain and regulate it--or simply leave it alone? Will federal funding also come with substantial consequences such as unwarranted regulation or blind research alleys? What are appropriate government and market approaches for averting possible environmental hazards or risks that nanotechnology might pose ( the so-called "gray goo" scenario)? Or does nanotech instead promise a cleaner environment? Might nanotechnology raise novel homeland security issues?

For further information on the seminar, please call Lesley Albanese at (202) 789-5223 or e-mail her at lalbanese@cato.org.

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