] Now, realizing that public perception may be at a tipping
] point, the fledgling industry and government agencies are
] taking a novel tack, funding sociologists, philosophers
] and even ethicists to study the public's distrust of
] nano. Supporters of the approach say these experts will
] serve as the industry's conscience and ensure that the
] science moves forward responsibly. Others suspect it is
] an effort to defuse nano's critics.

[ The post examines the state of the nano industry, and takes the pulse of the current attitudes towards it... -k]