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Maximizing benefits for humanity

edited by Mihail C. Roco and William Sims Bainbridge

(Nanotechnology : societal implications, I)

Springer, c2007

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Advances in nanoscience and nanotechnology promise great technical breakthroughs in the coming decades. In this book, leading scientists, engineers, and social scientists review the possible uses of these impending technical developments in various industrial, medical, and national security applications. They also examine the corresponding ethical, legal, social, economic, and educational issues that these developments raise.

Table of Contents

Economic Impacts and Commercialization of Nanotechnology.- Social Scenarios.- Converging Technologies.- Ethics and Law.- Governance.- Public Perceptions.- Education.

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  • NCID
    BA79157021
  • ISBN
    • 9781402046582
  • Country Code
    ne
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Dordrecht
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiv, 136 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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