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What is nanotechnology and why does it matter? : from science to ethics / Fritz Allhoff, Patrick Lin, and Daniel Moore.

By: Allhoff, FritzContributor(s): Lin, Patrick | Moore, Daniel, 1979-Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Chichester, UK ; Malden, MA : Wiley- Blackwell, 2010Description: 1 online resource (x, 293 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781444317992; 1444317997; 9781444318005; 1444318004Subject(s): Nanotechnology | Nanotechnology -- Moral and ethical aspects | TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Nanotechnology & MEMSGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: What is nanotechnology and why does it matter?DDC classification: 620/.5 LOC classification: T174.7 | .A496 2010ebOnline resources: Wiley Online Library

Contents:

What Is Nanotechnology and Why Does It Matter?; Contents; Preface; Unit I What Is Nanotechnology?; Unit II Risk, Regulation, and Fairness; Unit III Ethical and Social Implications; References; Index.

Summary: Ongoing research in nanotechnology promises both innovations and risks, potentially and profoundly changing the world. This book helps to promote a balanced understanding of this important emerging technology, offering an informed and impartial look at the technology, its science, and its social impact and ethics.: Nanotechnology is crucial for the next generation of industries, financial markets, research labs, and our everyday lives; this book provides an informed and balanced look at nanotechnology and its social impact; Offers a comprehensive background discussion on nanotechnology itself.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Ebooks	Mysore University Main Library		Not for loan		EBJW1643

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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What Is Nanotechnology and Why Does It Matter?; Contents; Preface; Unit I What Is Nanotechnology?; Unit II Risk, Regulation, and Fairness; Unit III Ethical and Social Implications; References; Index.

Ongoing research in nanotechnology promises both innovations and risks, potentially and profoundly changing the world. This book helps to promote a balanced understanding of this important emerging technology, offering an informed and impartial look at the technology, its science, and its social impact and ethics.: Nanotechnology is crucial for the next generation of industries, financial markets, research labs, and our everyday lives; this book provides an informed and balanced look at nanotechnology and its social impact; Offers a comprehensive background discussion on nanotechnology itself.

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