Nanotechnology: risk to be fooled by empty promisses

I have found an extremely illustrative example of a typical article about nanotechnology: Nanotechnology In Medicine: Huge Potential, But What Are The Risks?

Let's break it down!

In medicine, it (nanotechnology) promises to revolutionize drug delivery, gene therapy, diagnostics, and many areas of research, development and clinical application.

I like the language: “promises to revolutionize” means that has not yet done it for last decades. A lot of promises but everything to no purpose.

Then there is an example with DNA manipulation:

Imagine, for example, being able to stretch out a section of DNA like a strand of spaghetti, so you can examine or operate on it, or building nanorobots that can "walk" and carry out repairs inside cell components. Nanotechnology is bringing that scientific dream closer to reality.

And again the same “putative” language: “ Nanotechnology is bringing that scientific dream closer to reality” instead of “ Nanotechnology have made it real”

And guess what is coming next? Several imaginary examples of nanorobots! See my comments about nanorobots here and here. But the most astonishing is the conclusion of the article:

It would appear, therefore, whether actual or perceived, the potential risk that nanotechnology poses to human health must be investigated, and be seen to be investigated. Most nanomaterials, as the NCI suggests, will likely prove to be harmless.

But when a technology advances rapidly, knowledge and communication about its safety needs to keep pace in order for it to benefit, especially if it is also to secure public confidence. We only have to look at what happened, and to some extent is still happening, with genetically modified food to see how that can go badly wrong.

Potential risk of nanotechnology! Yes, this risk really exists but not in terms of danger of nanotechnological products but in terms of how society, scientists and investors are fooled by empty promises by the mass media during last decade. I should rename the article: “Nanotechnology: empty promises, extremely high risk for venture capital.” If you disagree – please, provide me with an example of any nanotechnological medicine which is really and practically used. Nano-milk and nano-coffee are being made without implication of nanotechnology :)