Nanotechnology is a rapidly growing field which brings benefits to all fields of technology. Social acceptance of technology is a very important part of the success of a technology. By studying patterns of acceptance in established technologies that range from unobtrusive to invasive technology, this report has shown ways that previous technologies have stumbled. By knowing the problems of the past we want nanotechnology to make as many efforts as it can to avoid them.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Sklyar, Andrey V.
• Stedman, Carlton Canfield
• Smith, Jonathan W.

Subject

• Security
• Health
• Innovation
• Well-Being
• Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 06D016I

Keyword

• Science--Study and teaching

Advisor

• Burnham, Nancy A.
• Liang, Jianyu

Year

• 2006

Date created

• 2006-01-01

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright