Envisioning emerging nanotechnologies: a three-year panel study of South Carolina citizens.

摘要: This article reports results from a three-year panel study of nonrandom sample 76 South Carolina citizens, recruited variety walks life, and their impressions emerging nanotechnology. discussion focuses on material depth interviews conducted alongside baseline opinion awareness inventory at the beginning study, most intensive data-gathering phase. These are placed in context data three additional surveys about equal intervals over years, plus exit 21 34 individuals who completed entire study. The give insight into popular thinking technology but little indication strong concerns, trajectory amplification those or polarization time, despite some risks potential ethical dimensions. Nanotechnology may stand out more as an example risk attenuation than amplification, consistent with national surveys.