Nanotechnology

Assessment and Perspectives

Harald Brune, Holger Ernst, Armin Grunwald, Werner Grünwald, Heinrich Hofmann, Harald Krug, Peter Janich, Marcel Mayor, Wolfgang Rathgeber, Günter Schmid, Ulrich Simon, Viola Vogel, Daniel Wyrwa (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

XXII, 496 Seiten

2010 | 1. Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-06936-9 (ISBN)

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The study tackles the subject in a new and unique way: Due to the fact that the borders between classical academic disciplines disappear at the nanoscale, a truly interdisciplinary approach is chosen. A functional definition of nanotechnology is developed by the authors as basis for the further sections of the study. The most important results enable recommendations with respect to scientific progress, industrial relevance, economic potential, educational needs, potential adverse health effects and philosophical aspects of nanotechnology. The book addresses the relevant decision levels, media, and academia.

Since nanotechnology is considered a key for the 21^st 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.

and Summaries.- Nanotechnology and Philosophy of Science.- Fields of Research and Technology.- Commercial Perspectives of Nanotechnology - An Assessment Based on Patent Data.- Risk Assessment and Risk Management.- Ethical Aspects of Nanotechnology.- Knowledge Transfer in Nanotechnology.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	18.11.2010
Reihe/Serie	Ethics of Science and Technology Assessment
Mitarbeit	Assistent: Katharina Mader
Zusatzinfo	XXII, 496 p.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	772 g
Themenwelt	Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
Themenwelt	Technik ► Maschinenbau
Schlagworte	Development • Knowledge Transfer • Nanoscience • Nanotechnologie • nanotechnology • Risk Assessment and Risk Management • Technological Development • technology assessment
ISBN-10	3-642-06936-3 / 3642069363
ISBN-13	978-3-642-06936-9 / 9783642069369
Zustand	Neuware