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Opportunities in the 'post-academic' world

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Addressing the ethical, legal and social implications of nanotechnology will help to reverse the fragmentation of academic fields into multiple subdisciplines, end the artificial separation between pure and applied research, and bridge the gap between science and the society it serves, as well as helping to avoid a possible public backlash.

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  1. The NanoCenter, University of South Carolina, 1212 Greene Street, Columbia, 29208, South Carolina, USA

    Tom Vogt, Davis Baird & Chris Robinson

  2. The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, 631 Sumter Street, Columbia, 29208, South Carolina, USA

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  3. The Department of Philosophy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, 29208, SC, USA

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  4. The Department of Art, University of South Carolina, 1615 Senate Street, McMaster College, 29208, South Carolina, USA

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Vogt, T., Baird, D. & Robinson, C. Opportunities in the 'post-academic' world. Nature Nanotech 2, 329–332 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2007.164

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