Nano-hype: the truth behind the nanotechnology buzz

Synopsis: Nanotechnology appears in the plot lines of dozens of films, books, and TV commercials. Some scientists and policy makers are hailing its potential as a driver of the next industrial revolution, and others are warning of its negative implications for the environment, health, and society. B...

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1. Verfasser: Berube, David M. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amherst, NY Prometheus Books 2006
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Zusammenfassung:Synopsis: Nanotechnology appears in the plot lines of dozens of films, books, and TV commercials. Some scientists and policy makers are hailing its potential as a driver of the next industrial revolution, and others are warning of its negative implications for the environment, health, and society. Berube (communication studies, U. of South Carolina) works to get to the bottom of it all with a heft assessment of the state of the science and politics of nanoscience and current claims for and against its uses.-Book News.
Beschreibung:521 S. graph. Darst.
ISBN:1591023513

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