Societal Implications of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2001)

A revolution is occurring in science and technology, based on the recently developed ability to measure, manipulate and organize matter on the nanoscale - 1 to 100 billionths of a meter. At the nanoscale, physics, chemistry, biology, materials science, and engineering converge toward the same principles and tools. As a result, progress in nanoscience will have very far-reaching impact. The nanoscale is not just another step toward miniaturization, but a qualitatively new scale. The new behavior is dominated by quantum mechanics, material confinement in small structures, large interfacial volume fraction, and other unique properties, phenomena and processes. Many current theories of matter at the microscale have critical lengths of nanometer dimensions. These theories will be inadequate to describe the new phenomena at the nanoscale. As knowledge in nanoscience increases worldwide, there will likely be fundamental scientific advances. In tum, this will lead to dramatic changes in the ways materials, devices, and systems are understood and created. Innovative nanoscale properties and functions will be achieved through the control of matter at its building blocks: atom-by-atom, molecule-by molecule, and nanostructure-by-nanostructure. Nanotechnology will include the integration of these nanoscale structures into larger material components, systems, and architectures. However, within these larger scale systems the control and construction will remain at the nanoscale."

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Release date:	December 2010
First published:	2001
Editors:	William S. Bainbridge
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	370
Edition:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2001
ISBN-13:	978-90-481-5768-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > States of matter > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > Materials science > Testing of materials > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Promotions
LSN:	90-481-5768-4
Barcode:	9789048157686

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