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The Nanotech Pioneers: Where Are They Taking Us
Publisher: Wiley-VCH | 2006 | ISBN: 3527312900 | English | PDF | 257 pages | 2.2 Mb
Publisher: Wiley-VCH | 2006 | ISBN: 3527312900 | English | PDF | 257 pages | 2.2 Mb
| “ | Hype, hope, or horror? A vivid look at nanotechnology, written by an insider and experienced science writer. The variety of new products and technologies that will spin out of nanoscience is limited only by the imagination of the scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs drawn to this new field. Steve Edwards concentrates on the reader's self interest: no military gadgets, wild fantasies of horror nanobot predators and other sci-fi stuff, but presents a realistic view of how this new field of technology will affect people in the near future. He is in close contact with many pioneers in nanotechnology, and includes their backgrounds to allow readers, especially college students considering a career in the field, to better imagine themselves in such positions. However, technology does not develop in a vacuum, and this book also looks at the social, political and economic changes attendant upon the development of nanotechnology. For the science-interested general public as well as chemists, students, lecturers, chemical organizations, materials scientists, journalists, politicians, industry, physicists, and biologists. Review "…a very readable book with some interesting insights into the 'nanotech pioneers' leading the way." (CHOICE, September 2006) "...author has ...taken time to talk to leaders in the field...the book is full of interesting quotes and analogies." (Chemistry World, May 2006) From the Back Cover The nanometer scale is where physicists, chemists, biologists, materials scientists and engineers met to create a new technology - nanotechnology. Scarcely imagined a few decades ago, it will certainly dominate the 21st century and affect our lives in ways not yet fully predictable. By definition, nanotech is far too small to be visible to the human eye, and so its effects may well catch us by surprise. Although nanotech still has a science-fiction aura, there are actually consumer products already available which employ nanotech - sunscreen, paint, tennis balls, non-staining fabrics, and some recently approved drugs. The variety of new products and technologies that will spin out of nanoscience is limited only by the imagination of the scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs drawn to this new field - the Nanotech Pioneers. Steve Edwards presents nanotechnology and its leading makers in an easily understandable fashion, suited for all readers regardless of academic background, but with enough facts and details to separate the hype from the real nanotech that is just around the next corner: • superior materials - stronger, lighter, harder, better • smart drugs that specifically target infected or malicious cells • life-like prosthetics, such as limb, joint or organ replacements, even artificial eyes • brain/computer interfaces • new computer architectures with immense capacities and abilities • new kinds of power sources that lessen our fossil fuel dependence With this book, Steven Edwards brings nanotechnology closer to the science-interested general public as well as scientists, students, organizations, journalists, politicians, and entrepreneurs. | ” |
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