Nanotechnologies, Hazards and Resource Efficiency: A Three-Tiered Approach to Assessing the Implications of Nanotechnology and Influencing Its Develop

by Arnim von Gleich, Ulrich Petschow, Michael Steinfeldt, et al.

Nanotechnology is frequently described as an enabling technology and 1 fundamental innovation, i.e. it is expected to lead to numerous innovative developments in the most diverse fields of technology and areas of app- cation in society and the marketplace. The technology, it is believed, has the potential for far-reaching changes that will eventually affect all areas of life. Such changes will doubtlessly have strong repercussions for society and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3540738827
• ISBN13: 9783540738824
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"