journal article·2017-07

The sounds of nanotechnology

Norah Campbell, Cormac Deane, Padraig Murphy

Nature Nanotechnology· Volume 12· Issue 7
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Abstract

Public perceptions of nanotechnology are shaped by sound in surprising ways. Our analysis of the audiovisual techniques employed by nanotechnology stakeholders shows that well-chosen sounds can help to win public trust, create value and convey the weird reality of objects on the nanoscale.
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