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Climate change concerns, rising energy costs, and dwindling natural resources are causing people everywhere take a closer look at the relationship between human activity and our environment. The emerging field of nanotechnology presents great promise to address these issues, but it carries a great deal of uncertainty — and perhaps its own environmental risks.

In this forum, participants become the decision makers, weighing the possible environmental benefits of nanotechnology against its potential pitfalls. Should the bulk of research funding be dedicated to the implementation of existing technologies and to conservation, or should more effort be dedicated to designing new nanotechnologies that might be of greater long-term impact?

The April 3 forum takes place at Northeastern University's Dodge Hall, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston. The closest T station is the Northeastern stop on the Green "E" line. Parking is available in the Gainsborough (10 Gainsborough Street) or Renaissance (835 Columbus Avenue) parking garages. View a map of the campus for more information.

For a background on the potential applications and risks of nanotechnology, read this article (PDF) written by Rice University's Kristen Kulinowsky.

More information: 617-589-4250, forumrsvp@mos.org.

Co-sponsored by the Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing and the Nanotechnology and Society Research Group at Northeastern University.

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