Nanosciences : the invisible revolution / Christian Joachim, Laurence Plevert; translated by John Crisp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Joachim, C.

Contributor:

Plévert, Laurence.

Crisp, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nanotechnology.

Nanoscience.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (128 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The nanosciences and their companion nanotechnologies are a hot topic all around the world. For some, they promise developments ranging from nanobots to revolutionary new materials. For others, they raise the specter of Big Brother and of atomically modified organisms (AMOs). This book is a counterbalance to spin and paranoia alike, asking us to consider what the nanosciences really are. Nanosciences are not just a branch of materials sciences, a common misrepresentation fostered in the funding wars. Nor should nanotechnology be confused with miniaturization, a convergence of microelectronics,

Contents:

Acknowledgments; CONTENTS; Introduction: Infinities in a Grain of Sand; 1. A Case of Misdirection; 2. The Incredible Shrinking Chip; 3. Staying at the Bottom; 4. Monumentalization; 5. Nannobacteria; 6. Who's Afraid of Nanotechnologies?; Appendix I: A Short History of Microscopy; Appendix II: Trials and Tribulations of a Prefix; Bibliography

Notes:

Originally published in French by Editions du Seuil in 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-117).

ISBN:

9786612443039

9781282443037

1282443038

9789812837158

9812837159

OCLC:

647851873