Applied Nanotechnology takes an integrated approach to the scientific, commercial and social aspects of nanotechnology, exploring:
In this 2e, new chapters have been added on energy applications and the role of nanotechnology in sustainability. The section on the safety of nanoproducts has also been updated, and material on funding and commercialization has been updated and expanded, with new case studies illustrating the experience of new startups in a challenging economic environment.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. Cover 3. Table of Contents - p. Cover 4. Copyright - p. Cover 5. Dedication - p. IV 6. Preface to the Second Edition - p. V 7. Preface to the First Edition - p. XIV 8. Part 1: PART ONE: Technology Basics - p. XVI 9. Chapter 1. What is Nanotechnology? - p. XVI 10. Chapter 2. Science, Technology, and Wealth - p. 12 11. Chapter 3. Innovation - p. 24 12. Chapter 4. Why Nanotechnology? - p. 38 13. Part 2: PART TWO: Nanotechnology Products - p. 46 14. Chapter 5. The Nanotechnology Business - p. 46 15. Chapter 6. Miscellaneous Applications - p. 60 16. Chapter 7. Energy - p. 81 17. Chapter 8. Information Technologies - p. 95 18. Chapter 9. Health - p. 101 19. Part 3: PART THREE: Organizing Nanotechnology Business - p. 110 20. Chapter 10. The Business Environment - p. 110 21. Chapter 11. The Fiscal Environment of Nanotechnology - p. 135 22. Chapter 12. Regulation - p. 151 23. Chapter 13. Some Successful and Unsuccessful Nanotechnology Companies - p. 157 24. Chapter 14. The Geography of Nanotechnology - p. 168 25. Chapter 15. Design of Nanotechnology Products - p. 176 26. Part 4: PART FOUR: Wider And Longer-Term Issues - p. 181 27. Chapter 16. The Future of Nanotechnology - p. 181 28. Chapter 17. Society’s Grand Challenges - p. 193 29. Chapter 18. Ethics and Nanotechnology - p. 201 30. Epilog - p. 208 31. Index - p. 211
Applied Nanotechnology takes an integrated approach to the scientific, commercial and social aspects of nanotechnology, exploring:
In this 2e, new chapters have been added on energy applications and the role of nanotechnology in sustainability. The section on the safety of nanoproducts has also been updated, and material on funding and commercialization has been updated and expanded, with new case studies illustrating the experience of new startups in a challenging economic environment.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. Cover 3. Table of Contents - p. Cover 4. Copyright - p. Cover 5. Dedication - p. IV 6. Preface to the Second Edition - p. V 7. Preface to the First Edition - p. XIV 8. Part 1: PART ONE: Technology Basics - p. XVI 9. Chapter 1. What is Nanotechnology? - p. XVI 10. Chapter 2. Science, Technology, and Wealth - p. 12 11. Chapter 3. Innovation - p. 24 12. Chapter 4. Why Nanotechnology? - p. 38 13. Part 2: PART TWO: Nanotechnology Products - p. 46 14. Chapter 5. The Nanotechnology Business - p. 46 15. Chapter 6. Miscellaneous Applications - p. 60 16. Chapter 7. Energy - p. 81 17. Chapter 8. Information Technologies - p. 95 18. Chapter 9. Health - p. 101 19. Part 3: PART THREE: Organizing Nanotechnology Business - p. 110 20. Chapter 10. The Business Environment - p. 110 21. Chapter 11. The Fiscal Environment of Nanotechnology - p. 135 22. Chapter 12. Regulation - p. 151 23. Chapter 13. Some Successful and Unsuccessful Nanotechnology Companies - p. 157 24. Chapter 14. The Geography of Nanotechnology - p. 168 25. Chapter 15. Design of Nanotechnology Products - p. 176 26. Part 4: PART FOUR: Wider And Longer-Term Issues - p. 181 27. Chapter 16. The Future of Nanotechnology - p. 181 28. Chapter 17. Society’s Grand Challenges - p. 193 29. Chapter 18. Ethics and Nanotechnology - p. 201 30. Epilog - p. 208 31. Index - p. 211
