NANOTECHNOLOGY CRITICISM (ROUND UP)
November 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLAN INNOVATIVE nanotechnology technology has been trialled in the United States, effectively spraying a protective crystal crust on a New Mexico mountainside that had been left exposed to erosion by a fire. Its flames destroyed 5,000 acres of land considered sacred by the Taos Pueblo Native Indian group. Because the bare scorched ground was unstable, threatening local water sources, the US Bureau of Indian Affairs has asked Utah-based Sequoia Pacific Research to spray its SOILset product over the area. When mixed with water, its silicates combine ...
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