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Technology Assessment of Nanotechnology: Problems and Methods in Assessing Emerging Technologies

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Presenting Futures

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Fiedeler, U. (2008). Technology Assessment of Nanotechnology: Problems and Methods in Assessing Emerging Technologies. In: Fisher, E., Selin, C., Wetmore, J.M. (eds) Presenting Futures. The Yearbook of Nanotechnology in Society, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8416-4_21

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