Informed Consumer Is Confident Consumer When It Comes To Nanotech – PEN
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
A more concerted effort is needed from industry and government to educate the public about nanotechnology, which almost half of U.S. adults say they have heard nothing about, according to the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies and a new report from Peter D. Hart Research Associates
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