Community ownership is key to nanotech water projects
Nanotechnology must be effectively shared with stakeholders if it's to deliver clean water, say Thembela Hillie and Mbhuti Hlophe.
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Nanotechnology must be effectively shared with stakeholders if it's to deliver clean water, say Thembela Hillie and Mbhuti Hlophe.
Engineering a useable product is the key to making nanotechnology work for water treatment, says Ashok Raichur.
Developing world businesses must invest in nanotech research and development for clean water to stay ahead, says Mohamed Abdel-Mottaleb.
Developing countries are making good progress on nanotech for clean water, say Paulo Sergio de Paula Herrmann Jr. and José Antônio Brum.
Emerging nanotech for purifying water at this stage should be regulated with existing laws, say Malini Balakrishnan and Nidhi Srivastava.
Nanotechnology could help make drinking water safe, but the risks have to be weighed, say Thembela Hillie and Mbhuti Hlophe.
Source: Nature Nanotechnology
25 October 2007 | EN
Developing nations are recognising the economic potential of nanotechnology, but the global scientific community should take steps to avoid a South-South divide, says Mohamed H.A. Hassan.
Source: Science
1 July 2005 | EN
New, separate rules for using nanotech in water treatment are not the answer to managing risk
We need to engineer a usable product if we are to harness nanotechnology for water treatment