Nanovate : commercializing disruptive nanotechnologies /

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Imprint:Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11269924
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Other authors / contributors:Anis, Mohab, author.
AlTaher, Ghada, author.
Sarhan, Wesam, author.
Elsemary, Mona, author.
ISBN:9783319448633
3319448633
9783319448619
3319448617
Digital file characteristics:text file
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed January 17, 2017).
Summary:This book introduces readers from diverse backgrounds to the principles underlying nanotechnology, from devices to systems, while also describing in detail how businesses can use nanotechnology to redesign their products and processes, in order to have a clear edge over their competition. The authors include 75 case studies, describing in a highly-accessible manner, real nanotechnology innovations from 15 different industrial sectors. For each case study, the technology or business challenges faced by the company are highlighted, the type of nanotechnology adopted is defined, and the eventual economic and social impact is described. Introduces fundamentals of nanotechnology and its applications in a highly-accessible manner Includes 75 case studies of commercializing nanotechnology from 15 industrial sectors, including Automotive, Consumer Electronics, and Renewable Energy Enables nanotechnology experts to learn simple and important business concepts to facilitate the transfer of science to the market Introduces business owners to various means to resolve industrial challenges using nanotechnologies.
Other form:Print version: Nanovate. Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017 9783319448619 3319448617
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-319-44863-3