The Nanotech Pioneers
Where Are They Taking Us?
1. Auflage Januar 2006
XIII, 244 Seiten, Hardcover
46 Abbildungen
26 Tabellen
Sachbuch
Kurzbeschreibung
A vivid and realistic look at nanotechnology, written by an insider and experienced science writer, providing a view of how this new field will affect people in the near future. The author also looks at the social, political and economic changes involved.
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Hype, hope, or horror? A vivid look at nanotechnology, written by an insider and experienced science writer.
The variety of new products and technologies that will spin out of nanoscience is limited only by the imagination of the scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs drawn to this new field. Steve Edwards concentrates on the reader's self interest: no military gadgets, wild fantasies of horror nanobot predators and other sci-fi stuff, but presents a realistic view of how this new field of technology will affect people in the near future. He is in close contact with many pioneers in nanotechnology, and includes their backgrounds to allow readers, especially college students considering a career in the field, to better imagine themselves in such positions. However, technology does not develop in a vacuum, and this book also looks at the social, political and economic changes attendant upon the development of nanotechnology.
For the science-interested general public as well as chemists, students, lecturers, chemical organizations, materials scientists, journalists, politicians, industry, physicists, and biologists.
DEFINING NANOTECHNOLOGY
TOP-DOWN VERSUS BOTTOM-UP MANUFACTURING
WHAT IS IN SOOT? - DIFFERENT FORMS OF CARBON
AN ALTERNATIVE NATURE
MONEY MAKES THE WORLD GO 'ROUND
WHO KNOWS ABOUT NANO?
THE PROMISE OF NANO
SKEPTICS
CONTEMPORANEOUS HISTORY
Chapter 2: The Visionaries
RICHARD FEYNMAN
K. ERIC DREXLER
RALPH MERKLE
RAY KURZWEIL
CRITICISM OF THE DREXLERIAN VISION
JAMES VON EHR
MIKE ROCO
Chapter 3: On the Road to Nano-
LITHOGRAPHY
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
Chapter 4: Nanotools
THE ELECTRON MICROSCOPE
SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPES: STM, AFM AND VARIANTS THEREOF
ANGSTROVISION
NANOMANIPULATORS
Chapter 5: Nanoparticles and Other Nanomaterials
DISCOVERING THE BUCKYBALL
CARBON NANOTUBES
DENDRIMERS
Antibodies and anti-antibodies
Dendrimers as sensors
Dendrimers as Drugs
Dendrimeric Displays
QUANTUM DOTS
Colloidal Quantum Dots
Quantum Dots in Biology and Medicine
Quantum Dots in Electronics
Chapter 6: Learning From Old Mother Nature
THE GECKO'S FOOT
THE EYE OF THE STARFISH---THE OPTICAL NETWORK OF THE SPONGE
THE ABALONE'S SHELL
DIATOMS-THE ORIGINAL SILICON CHIPS
NATURAL NANOTUBES
SYNTHETIC NERVE MEMBRANES
CO-OPTING BIOLOGY
Chapter 7: Nanoelectronics
SPINTRONICS
NANOTUBE MEMORY CHIPS: NRAM
NANOWIRES
THIN FILMS OF GLOWING POLYMERS
NANOROBOTICS
Chapter 8: Nanotech Enabled Biomedicine
Stages
DELIVERING DRUGS
MEDICAL IMAGING-X-Ray Tubes
MAKING THE WORLD SAFE FOR MRI (PLUS SOME OTHER STUFF)
Other Contrast Agents
NANOSHELLS FOR THERAPY
PUMPS
THE STRANGE CASE OF NANOBACTERIA
MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS
Smart Dust
Nanoarrays for Biomedical Assays
MOVING WATER AROUND, A LITTLE AT A TIME
NANOSCALE ANTENNA CONTROLS DNA
ARTIFICIAL JOINTS
ARTIFICIAL ORGANS
The Artificial Retina
Brain/Machine Interface
ARTIFICIAL CELLS
RE-INVENTING BIOLOGY
Chapter 9: Financing Nanotech Dreams
CHARLIE HARRIS, VENTURE CAPITALIST
IMPLEMENTING THE NATIONAL NANOTECH INITIATIVE
Chapter 10: Mega-Sized Projects that Could Use Tiny Technology--Three Somewhat Grandiose Challenges
ENERGY-INDEPENDENCE FROM FOSSIL FUELS
Green energy
THE SPACE ELEVATOR
BUILDING A QUANTUM COMPUTER
How do you build a quantum computer?
Chapter 11: Fear of Nano--Dangers and Ethical Challenges
THE GREY GOO SCENARIO
THE GREEN GOO SCENARIO
ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE DUE TO INHALEABLE OR INGESTIBLE NANOPARTICLES
PEOPLE WILL LIVE FOREVER LEADING TO OVERPOPULATION
ONLY RICH PEOPLE WILL LIVE FOREVER
NANOTECHNOLOGY WILL TURN US INTO CYBORGS
NANOTECHNOLOGY COULD CREATE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
NANOTECH WILL CREATE MACHINES THAT ARE SMARTER THAN HUMAN BEINGS
NANOTECH WILL HASTEN THE ARRIVAL OF THE SINGULARITY
REGULATING NANOTECH
Chapter 12: Final Thoughts on The Destination
"Trotz der beginnenden Risikodiskussionen um die neue Technologie konzentriert sich Steve Edwards in seinem Buch nicht auf Horror- sondern auf Alltagsszenarien und die möglichen Nutzen für Verbraucher und Gesellschaft. ... Ein empfehlenswertes Werk für interessierte Verbraucher, Journalisten und Entscheidungsträger."
Katalyse - Umweltjournal
"Dem an Nanotechnologie Interessierten ist die Lektüre dieses Buches zu empfehlen, öffnet es den Zugang zu diesem Feld doch von einer neuen und dabei durchaus kurzweilig dargestellten Sichtweise."
Physik Journal
"Insgesamt ist Edwards Buch eine gute Einführung in das weite und verworrene Gebiet der Nanotechnologie. Es ist gut lesbar und enthält eine Fülle von Informationen, die oft in Form von einfachen Tabellen vermittelt werden. Die Lektüre ist sehr nützlich für Studierende und Dozenten, die sich ein Bild davon machen wollen, wo wir stehen und in welche Richtung die aktuelle Entwicklung läuft - momentan ist es leider die falsche!"
Angewandte Chemie
"Zukunftsweisend... Hier liegt ein sehr amüsant zu lesendes Buch über den spannenden Hintergrund der Nanotechnologie vor. ... Hier liegt ein populärwissenschaftliches Buch vor, das die sich rasch entwickelnden Nanowissenschaften und die Nanotechnolgie begleitet, das dem Laien Einblick gibt und dem auf dem Gebiet "Nano" Forschenden die Zusammehänge verdeutlicht. ..."
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He received the American Heart Association New Investigator Award (1991-1993) and the NHLBI Minority School Faculty Development Award (1992-1994).
