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General project documents

• Presentation "Corporate Social Responsibility and Nanotech" held at the European Nanotechnology Trade Alliances meeting on March 14th 2007 in Brussels and at the Nanotech Northern Europe Congress 2007, 27-29 March in Helsinki.
• Final Press Release (pdf).
• Presentation "Nanotechnologies - Technological Means to Improve Resource Efficiency?" held at the Nano and the Environment Workshop 31st March 2006, Brussels (pdf).
• Article in the Parliament Magazine on 14 November 2005 (pdf).
• Presentation held at the EuroNanoForum 2005, Edinburgh (pdf).
• Presentation held EU workshop, 14th – 15th April 2005 in Brussels (pdf).
• Press Release 2nd March 2005 (pdf).

Third project phase: Scenarios

Nanologue: Scenarios: The future of nanotechnology. We need to talk.

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Second project phase: Opinions

Nanologue study on Opinions on the Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects of Nanotechnologies - Results from a Consultation with Representatives from Research, Business and Civil Society

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First project phase: Mapping

Nanologue Mapping Study
Summary of key findings from a literature study on
ethical, legal and social aspects (ELSA) of nanotechnologies.

• Full text of the Nanologue Mapping Study
• Appendix to the Nanologue Mapping Study

Nanologue Background Paper
Selected nanotechnology applications and their ethical, legal and social implications

• Full text of the Nanologue Background Paper
• Appendix to the Background Paper

Signpost to application specific information

Information about ethical, legal and social aspects or impacts (ELSA or ELSI) of specific appliactions can be found at the following Nanologue documents:

Energy Conversion and Storage
Keywords: energy conversion and storage, ELSA, fuel cells, solar cells, batteries

• Background Information/Literature Review: Appendix of the Nanologue Background-Study (pages 27-46)
  
• Opinions: Comments by researchers on ELSA (pages 26-29);
  Views from civil society representatives (page 46)

Food Packaging
Keywords: food packaging, anti-microbial packaging materials, smart packaging, self-cleaning surface, monitoring of food

• Background Information/Literature Review: Appendix of the Nanologue Background-Study (pages 54-75)
  
• Opinions: Comments by researchers on ELSA (pages 20-25);
  Views from civil society representatives (page 45)

Medical Diagnostics
Keywords: lab-on-a-chip (LOC), marker, in-vivo cancer detection, cantilever, nanopore, nanoshell, quantum dot

• Background Information/Literature Review: Appendix of the Nanologue Background-Study (pages 77-99)
  
• Opinions: Comments by researchers on ELSA (pages 15-19);
  Views from civil society representatives (page 44)