Nanotechnology for a Sustainable Future: Addressing Global Challenges with the International Network4Sustainable Nanotechnology

Pokrajac, Lisa A.; Abbas, Ali; Chrzanowski, Wojciech; Dias, Goretty; Eggleton, Benjamin J.; Maguire, Steve; Maine, Elicia; Malloy, Timothy F.; Nathwani, Jatin; Nazar, Linda F.; Sips, A. J. A. M.; Sone, J.; Berg, Albert van den; Weiss, Paul S.; Mitra, Sushanta K.

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“…We proposed, developed, wrote, and published the technology roadmaps for the BRAIN and U.S. microbiome initiatives. , We have noted the important potential contributions that nanoscientists and nanotechnology can make to the future of agriculture and to global sustainability . On the latter front, we have formed a network of nanocenters around the world to take on the challenges posed by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, which we describe in this issue. , …”

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“…5,6 We have noted the important potential contributions that nanoscientists and nanotechnology can make to the future of agriculture 7 and to global sustainability. 8 On the latter front, we have formed a network of nanocenters around the world to take on the challenges posed by the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, which we describe in this issue. 8,9 We have also worked to reach the public with the advances that we publish and to become the public face of the field.…”

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“…8 On the latter front, we have formed a network of nanocenters around the world to take on the challenges posed by the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, which we describe in this issue. 8,9 We have also worked to reach the public with the advances that we publish and to become the public face of the field. On the former goal, we have been largely successful; the papers we publish have gained a great deal of attention, with significant press attention to ∼60 papers that we publish per year.…”

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“…Simultaneously, we find that to address grand societal challenges presented by, for example, the pollution, climate change or healthcare needs of growing and aging populations, research and technological innovation in emerging technology fields—such as synthetic biology and nanotechnology—is invaluable [ 4 , 5 ]. Thus, the question arises, how do we responsibly govern intrinsically uncertain research and innovation?…”

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Adopting Safe-by-Design in Science and Engineering Academia: The Soil May Need Tilling

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In recent years, Safe-by-Design (SbD) has been launched as a concept that supports science and engineering such that a broad conception of safety is embraced and structurally embedded. The present study explores the extent to which academics in a distinctively relevant subset of science and engineering disciplines are receptive towards the work and teaching practices SbD would arguably imply. Through 29 interviews with researchers in nanotechnology, biotechnology and chemical engineering differences in perceptions of safety, life-cycle thinking and responsibility for safety were explored. Results indicate that although safety is perceived as a paramount topic in scientific practice, its meaning is rigorously demarcated, marking out safety within the work environment. In effect, this creates a limited perceived role responsibility vis-à-vis safety in the production of knowledge and in teaching, with negligible critical consideration of research’s downstream impacts. This is at odds with the adoption of a broader conception of, and responsibility for, safety. The considerations supporting the perceived boundaries demarcating scientific practice are scrutinized. This study suggests that implementing SbD in academia requires systemic changes, the development of new methods, and attention for researchers’ and innovators’ elementary views on the meaning of and responsibility for safety throughout the innovation chain.

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Fabrication, Functionalities and Applications of Transparent Wood: A Review

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Wang

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Adv Funct Materials

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Transparent wood (TW)‐based materials have increasingly become the focus of researchers worldwide owing to their superior physico‐chemical‐optical properties, sustainable nature, as well as the fact that they are highly accommodating frameworks that can act as building blocks to readily explore a vast range of potential functionalities, holding great potential to displace glass and plastics in their various respective applications. The integration of multiple functionalities into TW has been undertaken to fulfill the demands of prospective sophisticated applications through the utilization of functional fillers or coatings. Herein, the up‐to‐date foundational developments and reports concerning emergent TW composites and coatings from a perspective of fabrication‐functionality‐application are comprehensively summarized, with a particular focus on seven specific functionalities; i) solar control; ii) chromically‐responsive, iii) electrically‐conductive, iv) shape‐memory active; v) flame‐retardant; vi) electromagnetic interference shielding; and vii) aesthetics. The potential applications of TW with these functionalities are also discussed. Finally, the current challenge with TW is addressed, as well as the future developments required for eventual real‐world application.

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Nanotechnology for a Sustainable Future: Addressing Global Challenges with the International Network4Sustainable Nanotechnology

Cited by 156 publications

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New Leadership at ACS Nano

New Leadership at ACS Nano

Adopting Safe-by-Design in Science and Engineering Academia: The Soil May Need Tilling

Fabrication, Functionalities and Applications of Transparent Wood: A Review

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