Rodent Regatta

For the layperson or business person dealing with technology, Glennda Chui has written a good article for getting a high level view of the pros and cons of nanotechnology.

I wish the article provided links to some of the additional resources she suggests. It is unclear at this point whether we will ever have our hands directly on nanotechnology or simply the products produced by it. Few ever touch an Intel chip, but everyone uses products and services that have been enabled by those chips.

Here’s a link to the article by Bill Joy that was mentioned. A google search will uncover quite a discussion of Joy’s article and the point-counterpoint that ensued.

I’ve read Crichton’s book and find elements within it that I not only believe are possible, but just as likely as thugs releasing worms, trojan horses and viruses onto the Internet.

For both the good and the bad, this technology needs to be tracked. Money will be made. Vast amounts of money will be made. Wrong will become right once more as it has with so many tools and technologies.

The difference with nanotechnology lies in just how much is at stake.