Nanotecnología

ISSUE FIFTEEN DECEMBER 2009
ISSN 1757-2517

THE MAGAZINE FOR SMALL SCIENCE

Military Applications of Nanotechnology
NANO magazine explores the elephant in the room

Be all you can be – the Nano-Enhanced Army
Nano-enhancement for the soldier of the future

Nanotechnology in the US
Past, present and future goals

Unintended Nanoparticles – the Most Dangerous Yet?
Investigating thecauses of wartime syndromes

Military Nanotechnology – New Issues for Ethical Assessment
Is a new framework for arms control needed?

NEMS – the Next Revolution in Miniaturization
From nanolasers to nanoassembly, does nano make everything possible?

Interview: Victor Castaño
From nail varnishes to dental coatings – is there no end to this man's ingenuity?

Perspectives on Nanotechnologiesin Mexico
Will a lack of planning damage Mexico’s nanotechnology industry?

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Managing Director: Ottilia Saxl ottilia.saxl@nanomagazine.co.uk Editor: Elaine Mulcahy elaine.mulcahy@nanomagazine.co.uk Assistant Editor: Fraser Shand fraser.shand@nanomagazine.co.uk Sales and marketing assistant: Jana Perlet jana.perlet@nanomagazine.co.uk Design: Different Voice www.differentvoice.co.uk Website design: Tim Spencertim.spencer@nanomagazine.co.uk Contact Advertising: sales@nanomagazine.co.uk Subscriptions: subs@nanomagazine.co.uk +44 (0)1786 447520 Fax: +44 (0)1786 475920 Contributors Jürgen Altmann, Dortmund University. Antionietta Gatti, and Stefano Montanari, University of Modena. Daniel Moore, IBM. Victor Castaño, Autonomous University of Mexico. Guillermo Foladori, Autonomous University of Zacatecas, México....