What could the future of nanoscience look like?

Society has a lot to thank for nanoscience. From improved health monitoring to reducing the size of electronics, scientists’ ability to delve deeper and better understand chemistry at the nanoscale has opened up numerous untold benefits. Today, various nanotechnologies are continuing to shift from the lab to the market, creating what is set to be an overall multi–billion pound sector in the coming decades.

An article published in the journal Nano Letters earlier this year proposed what the next 25 years of nanoscience might look like. Among the big issues that society must grapple with in the coming years, the environment, health and technology issues will undoubtedly have an outsized impact on nanoscience, pushing the field forwards.