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GOMEZ FERRI, Javier. Public understanding of nanotechnology in Spain. Rev. iberoam. cienc. tecnol. soc. [online]. 2012, vol.7, n.20, pp.177-207. ISSN 1850-0013.

Nanoscience and nanotechnology are emerging fields of scientific research, development and innovation which are expected to produce important social transformations. After the backlash in various countries against techno-scientific innovations such as genetically modified organisms,nanoscience and nanotechnology have become a key area to understand how the public sees  science and perceives risk, as it is a burgeoning field that allows us to canvass, observe and measure public opinion live, and to test the hypothesis of how people perceive contemporary science and technology as we go. No studies have been carried out on how Spanish society understands nanoscience and nanotechnology. The little data available comes from the European Commission's eurobarometers and the sparse picture that emerges from them is not much different from that which already exists on a general level, with some particularities. This  ent some of the available data. Nanoscience and nanotechnology are a challenge for education, science outreach and public participation, all aimed at increasing public education and the governance of technology, aspects that have remained in the background until now and that are a challenge to be met in the public understanding of nanoscience and nanotechnology

Palavras-chave : Nanotechnology; Social perception; Public communication.

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