Nano-hype : the truth behind the nanotechnology buzz /
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Author / Creator: | Berube, David M. |
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Imprint: | Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2006. |
Description: | 521 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6225944 |
Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1. Exaggeration hyperbole, and hype-steria
- Ch. 2. Speculation and criticism about nanotechnology
- Ch. 3. Government actors in nanotechnology
- Ch. 4. Government initiatives in nanotechnology
- Ch. 5. Promotional reports on nanotechnology
- Ch. 6. Applications of nanoscience
- Ch. 7. Nano-industry and nano-entrepreneurs
- Ch. 8. Nongovernmental organizations and nano
- Ch. 9. Nanohazards and nanotoxicology
- Ch. 10. Societal and ethical implications of nanotechnology research
- Ch. 11. A public sphere in nanoscience and technology policy making.