http://wordie.org/words/centitechnology Comments for the word 'Centitechnology' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/centitechnology#comments <a href="http://www.newscientisttech.com/channel/tech/mg19526122.800-editorial-governments-dithering-over-nanotech-safety.html">New Scientist, 14 July 2007</a>: "What is most worrying is that government agencies do not yet have a framework for even thinking about how to regulate <a href="/words/nanotechnology">nanotechnology</a>. So varied are its products that deciding what are potential threats and what to track is a mammoth task in itself. To see why, consider nanotechnology's larger-scale cousin "centitechnology". This would include teacups, loaded guns, pencils, nuclear batteries, tubs of weedkiller and vials of nitroglycerine. Imagine working out a framework for identifying the dangers posed by such a diverse group of things, and then regulating them." Wed, 18 Jul 2007 06:50:11 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/centitechnology#comments