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Published online 9 December 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2008.1290
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Fearing the fear of nanotechnology
Hard data could help dispel scientists' preconceptions about the public, argues Richard Jones.
Nanoscientists have always had a degree of nervousness about the way that public opinion of their science might unfold.
This unease is underpinned by a set of preconceptions about people's reactions to new technologies in general.
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