Nanotechnology : assessment and perspectives / H. Brune and others.
"Since nanotechnology is considered a key for the 21st century, its promises have been assessed by various scientific communities. By meeting at the nanoscale, various disciplines, from physics via chemistry to biology, from engineering to medicine, contribute synergetically to the newly create...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; New York :
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[2006]
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| Series: | Wissenschaftsethik und Technikfolgenbeurteilung ;
Bd. 27. |
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| Online Access: | Springer eBooks Table of contents |
| Summary: | "Since nanotechnology is considered a key for the 21st century, its promises have been assessed by various scientific communities. By meeting at the nanoscale, various disciplines, from physics via chemistry to biology, from engineering to medicine, contribute synergetically to the newly created knowledge base and the resulting technological advances. Considering that large societal sectors will be impacted, the unique aspect of this two-year study was to assess nanotechnology from various interrelated perspectives: scientific progress, industrial relevance, economic potential, educational needs, potential adverse health effects, and philosophical aspects.The goal of this study was to derive integrated recommendations which consider the large range of societal implications reflecting the different views in an integrative manner. The study attempts to link previously isolated statements, bundling the various concepts and giving unified recommendations to decision makers in relevant society sectors such as politics, economy and research. Special attention was given to the European situation with respect to commercial consequences, an aspect that has not yet received the attention it deserves so far."--Publisher's website. |
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| Item Description: | "Faced with the accelerating developments in nanoscience and, in consequence, in nanotechnology, the Europäische Akademie Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler GmbH started an initiative with the aim to evaluate the state of the art in nanoscience and nanotechnology, considering not only the natural sciences but - to the same extent - philosophical, ethical, toxicological and, last but not least, economic aspects. Besides the description of the state of the present situation, the book also considers possible future developments as far as they can be foreseen and gives recommendations to decision makers. The working group ... began its activities on 1st July 2003 ... The project was finished on 31st December 2005"--Foreword. "Schmid et al."--Cover. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxii, 492 pages, 3 unnumbered pages folded leaves of plates) : illustrations. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-492). |
| ISBN: | 3540328203 9783540328209 |