Wikimedia Taking the Long View of Nanotechnology's Societal Implications A microfabricated electrostatic gripper inside a scanning electron microscope where it has picked up some silicon nanowires. Nanowire sample by Erik Bakkers; SEM image by Kristian Mølhave; Microgripper på MIC [http://www.mic.dtu.dk] The National Iranian Nanotechnology Initiative at 10 Years Sepehr Ghazinoory, Fatemeh Saghafi, and Sahar Kousari Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MTS.2017.2654293 Date of publication: 6 March 2017 march 2017 ∕ N ew technologies may create benefits, but can also sometimes introduce or exacerbate societal problems. There is broad consensus that adequate and targeted innovation is a key factor for achieving more sustainable development [1]. It is essential to understand that the meaning of "adequate" cannot be understood using only technical parameters. The real impact of emerging technologies is always a byproduct of both the technical parameters of technology and their social "embodiment," embodiment being the social environment of technology including its social consequences, application IEEE Technology and Society Magazine 1932-4529/17©2017IEEE 71http://www.mic.dtu.dk