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The Foresight Review of Nanotechnology: The Next Industrial Revolution by Lloyd's Register Foundation provides a detailed exploration of the potential impacts of nanotechnology on engineering and safety-related sectors. The report highlights nanotechnology’s transformative power in industries such as energy, transportation, manufacturing, and healthcare. Key areas of focus include pervasive sensing, smart materials, energy storage, and risk management.
The review emphasises both the vast opportunities and challenges of nanotechnology, such as quality assurance and safety concerns, while outlining a roadmap for future applications. Recommendations include focusing on horizon scanning, research, regulation, and safety standards to guide future nanotechnology developments.
If you wish to use and reference the Foresight review of nanotechnology, please include the following DOI: https://doi.org/10.60743/eh4a-hr66.
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Lloyd's Register Foundation (2014) Foresight review of nanotechnology. Lloyd's Register Foundation. doi: 10.60743/EH4A-HR66.
The Foresight review of nanotechnology highlights the transformative potential of nanotechnology in areas like sensing, materials, energy, and data, while emphasising the need for regulation to manage associated risks. (PDF, 1.31MB)