Nanotechnology
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| Publisher: | Routledge |
| Subject: | Nanotechnology--Social aspects, Nanotechnology--Law and legislation |
| Authors: | Geoffrey Hunt , Michael D. Mehta |
| Pages: | 296 pages |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| ISBN: | 9781844073580 |
| Call No: | T 174.7 N175 2006 |
This is the first book to take stock of the risks and benefits of nanotechnology, and the complex ethical and legal questions facing governments, the public, investors, and businesses worldwide. An accessible popular science book for all interested in the fascinating and unpredictable science, law, policy and regulation of Nano technology at the molecular level has the potential, according to its supporters, to create a trillion dollar economy and provide solutions from curing cancer to reprocessing waste into products and building super-fast computers. Yet, as with genetically modified organisms, many view nanotech as a high-risk genie in a bottle that once uncorked has the potential to cause unpredictable, and perhaps irreversible, environmental and public health disasters.