Innovations in high-tech research lead to a host of possibilities for nanotechnology, microfluidics and fuel cells in our every day lives. But do such advances have ethical pitfalls? And how will such reasearch affect North Carolina’s economy? Host Frank Stasio talks about the impact these new technologies may have on our lives with: Richard Superfine, professor of physics at UNC-Chapel Hill; Michael Ramsey, professor of Chemistry at UNC-Chapel Hill; Joe DeSimone, professor of chemistry at UNC-Chapel Hill; and Bob McMahan, professor of Astrophysics at UNC-Chapel Hill. For more information, go to “What’s The Big Idea?” Listener Call-In. (40:00)
