Wiley, 2006. - 259 p. - 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
coer:
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, joualists, politicians, and entrepreneurs.
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, joualists, politicians, and entrepreneurs.