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Public Image of Nanotechnology Sarah Bates National Science Foundation Media Officer for Engineering NSE Grantees Conference, December 10, 2014, 12 PM
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Public Image of Nanotechnology
Sarah Bates National Science Foundation
Media Officer for Engineering
NSE Grantees Conference, December 10, 2014, 12 PM
Unique challenges
• Relatively low levels of understanding. – 24 percent of U.S. respondents said they had
heard “a lot” or “some” about nanotechnology, • up 4 points from 2006 and 2008.
– 44 percent of Americans reported having heard “nothing at all” about nanotechnology.
• Main takeaway: – Opportunity to inform people.
xkcd.com
NSF channels
• NSF.gov • Social media • News service • Media contacts
>150,000 views
Science 360 – app (>1 million downloads!)
Loop us in on what you’re doing.
Sarah Bates [email protected]