CONTENTS Overview I SECTION I PERSPECTIVES 1. A Tiny Primer on Nano-Scale Technologies .. and the Little BANG Theory 3 www.etcgroup.org 1.Nanotechnology Sector Report 18 Prepared by the Centre for Economic Growth (CEG) 3. Nanotechnology and the Developing World 31 Fabio Salamanca-Buentello, Deepa L Persad, Erin B Court, Douglas K Martin, Abdallah S Daar and Peter A Singer 4. Small Things and Big Changes in the Developing World 42 Mohamed H A Hassan 5. On Nanotechnology and Society 50 Andrew Jamison 6. Bridges to Safety and Bridges to Progress 57 Mike Treder 7. Nanotechnology, Privacy and Shifting Social Conventions 69 Chris MacDonald 8. Nanotechnology and the Precautionary Principle 77 Peter Montague 9. In the Public Eye: The Early Landscape of Nanotechnology among Canadian and US Public 87 Edna Einsiedel 10. Informed Public Perceptions of Nanotechnology and Trust in Government 103 Jane Macoubrie 11. Nanotechnology Initiative in India 130 Nirmala Rao Khadpekar SECTION II APPLICATIONS 12. Nanotechnology and its Applications 141 Lisa Tan 13. Molecular Imprints: A Case Study on Success through Strategic Industry and Academic Partnerships 157 Michael Falcon and Angela Ausman 14. Nanotechnology : Opportunities and Challenges for Business 166 Sumitro Saha 15. Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment - Nanobiotechnology 172 Stefano Manzano 16. Nanotechnology : Better to be Safe than Sorry 179 Carol Ekarius 17. Nano-Lithography in Ultra-High Vacuum (UHV) for Real-World Applications 186 James Gilsinn, H Zhou, B Damazo, J Fu and R Silver 18. Is Nanotech Key to Future Energy Requirements? 197 Joel Sarosh Thadamalla 19. Nanotechnology for Agriculture and Food Systems -A View 206 H C Warad and J Dutta 20. Nano and Smart Technology Opens New Vistas for Textile and Apparel Industry 221 P B Jhala Index 233