Is it possible to reconcile the caution of most scientists about their results with the demands of the media for headlines and the growing emphasis placed by funding agencies on the economic impact of research? Richard Jones urges scientists to be careful in their claims.
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Jones, R. The economy of promises. Nature Nanotech 3, 65–66 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2008.14
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