Nanotechnology in practical water application: Efficient solutions for the future Report of the event nano meets water IV at Fraunhofer UMSICHT

摘要

At the end of 2012, scientists and professionals from the industry met in the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety, and Energy Technology UMSICHT in Oberhausen to discuss new developments, opportunities and risks of nanotechnology for practical water application. In this, it was not only about scientific discoveries and technological developments, but also about the right market launch. For as the Deputy Head of the Institute, Prof. Gorge Deerberg, pointed out by way of introduction, the market launch of technologies that involve risks only succeeds if one discloses and explains these risks to society.