Research and Markets, the largest resource for market research information in world providing essential market research reports, industry research, industry analysis, forecasts, market studies, company profiles and country reports.
Welcome - Register - Login - Help/FAQ - 0 items View Basket
Worlds Largest Market Research Resource - 712737 Live Reports
Search Research and Markets
  Search
Enter keywords, a title or
a report id number below.





Advanced   
Company search
Register for free email updates of market research
Currency
  Select a currency for use throughout the site



Viewing report

Order by Fax
Printer Friendly
PDF Brochure
Hard CopyAdd to Basket
Live Chat Live Help Software for Website

Nanoscale: Issues and Perspectives for the Nano Century

John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Aug 2007, Pages: 488


  Description  
   Table of Contents   
    
    
    
     
  Enquire before Buying   
  Send to a Friend   

An Authoritative Examination of the Present and Potential Impact of Nanoscale Science and Technology on Modern Life

With more and more frequency, nanotechnology is being offered to the American public as a transformative technology, with the potential to improve every aspect of our social, physical, and economic well-being. As a result, it is vital to address the ethical, legal and social issues that have been raised, in an effort to ensure early awareness of problems and to further educate the public (in the process, aiding the cultural acceptance of the technology and lowering the perception of risk).

Establishing an effective process for identifying and understanding the broad implications of nanotechnology for society will play a central role in making nanotechnology a success, as it will certainly affect the decisions of policymakers and regulatory agencies alike.

This book examines these very issues; with perspectives from professionals in a wide variety of industries, it explores the present and potential impact of nanoscale science and technology on ethical, legal, policy, business, and wider social issues.

Because truly transformative technologies have far-reaching consequences, they always generate controversy. Establishing an effective process for identifying and understanding the broad implications of nanotechnology will advance its acceptance and success, impact the decisions of policymakers and regulatory agencies, and facilitate the development of judicious policy approaches to new technology options.

Nanoscale: Issues and Perspectives for the Nano Century addresses the emerging ethical, legal, policy, business, and social issues. A compilation of provocative treatises, this reference:
-Covers an area of increasing research and funding
-Organizes topics in four sections: Policy and Perspectives; Nano Law and Regulation; Nanomedicine, Ethics, and the Human Condition; and Nano and Society: The NELSI Imperative
-Presents differing perspectives, with views from nanotechnology's most ardent supporters as well as its most vocal critics
-Includes contributions from professionals in a variety of industries and disciplines, including science, law, ethics, business, health and safety, government regulation, and policy

This is a core reference for professionals dealing with nanotechnology, including scientists from academia and industry, policy makers, ethicists and social scientists, safety and risk assessment professionals, investors, and others. It is also an excellent text for students in fields that involve nanotechnology.

Authors Bio:
Nigel M. de S. Cameron is Director of the Center on Nanotechnology and Society in the Chicago-Kent College of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology.  He founded the journal Ethics & Medicine, has testified before the U.S. Congress, and has been a frequent commentator on network television including appearances on ABC Nightline, PBS Frontline, CNN, and the BBC. M. Ellen Mitchell is Director of the Institute of Psychology and Senior Fellow in the Center on Nanotechnology and Society in the Chicago-Kent College of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology.


Product samples

A sample for this product is available. Please Login/Register to download this sample.

Customers who bought this item also bought

Nanoethics: The Ethical and Social Implications of Nanotechnology

Nano Meets Macro: Social Perspectives on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology - Global Strategic Business Report

NANO Magazine - Issue 19

Nano Meets Macro: Social Perspectives on Nanoscale Sciences and Technologies

Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery 2011-2021

The Global Market for Nanotechnology

The Nanotechnology Opportunity Report (NOR) 2008, 3rd Edition

Nanotechnology Market Opportunities, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2004 to 2009

Nanoscience and Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Manufacturing and Industry Impacts



For enquiries please call us on:
  +353-1-415-1241 (GMT Office Hours)
  1-800-526-8630 (US/Canada Toll Free)
  1-917-300-0470 (EST Office Hours)

   All rights reserved. © Copyright 2012 Research and Markets
   Terms and conditions Privacy Policy Publishers Employment Opportunities Site Map Link to us Webmaster Affiliate Network


Research and Markets RSS Feeds