Nanocosm: Nanotechnology and the Big Changes Coming from the Inconceivably Small

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Nanoscience is taking technology to a realm of astounding possibilities. With Nanocosm, Atkinson reveals a spectacular view of the immediate future of nanoscience and its applications in medicine, computing, engineering, and other arenas that affect our world, redefining how we work, play, and live.

Author(s): William Illsey Atkinson
Year: 2004

Language: English
Pages: 321

Preliminaries......Page 2
CONTENTS......Page 6
1 NANOWORLD 2015......Page 28
2 NANOSCIENCE: TRENDS IN WORLD RESEARCH......Page 42
3 NANOTECHNOLOGY TRENDS IN WORLD DEVELOPMENT......Page 72
4 NANOFORNIA......Page 98
5 QUANTUM WEIRDNESS......Page 134
6 SEEING THINGS......Page 156
7 WET NANOTECH......Page 182
8 FULLERENES BUCKYBALLS AND HUNDRED MILE ELEVATORS......Page 210
9 SHIROTAE......Page 228
10 NANO PITFALLS......Page 270
APPENDIX......Page 290
GLOSSARY......Page 294
INDEX......Page 308