NSF features work of ASU nanotechnology center

Not only does ASU strive to be at the forefront of technology research and development, but it also wants to make sure that technology is developed responsibly and for societal good.

This week, the National Science Foundation’s “Science Nation” video series is featuring the work of ASU's Center for Nanotechnology in Society (CNS-ASU), which aims to develop best practices for responsible innovation of nanotechnology and other emerging technologies. The video, “Helping Nanotechnology Work for Everyone,” covers a selection of CNS-ASU's creative collaborations, including the Futurescape City Tours, the Phoenix 2050 Design Studio, Nano Around the World card game and the Life Cycle Assessment for Responsible Innovation research and workshop.

“Science Nation” is a video series commissioned by the National Science Foundation Office of Legislative and Public Affairs. The series is distributed throughout the world, including to LiveScience.com and other media outlets on the Internet, local community TV stations in the U.S. via TelVue Connect Media Exchange, Voice of America for international broadcast distribution, the NSF STEM video portal Science360, the Knowledge Network video stream and Roku channel, and K-12 content distributors in the U.S. and abroad.  Some episodes also appear in the nationally-distributed PBS documentary series "This American Land."