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Ask a Scientist: How Do You Manage the Risks Associated With Nanotechnology?

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Nano expert Jameson Wetmore from Arizona State University offers tips for managing the potential risks associated with nanotechnology. Part of the “Ask a Scientist” series.

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Runtime: 1 minutes 16 seconds

Person speaking. Caption: between one and one hundred nanometers.
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