Nanofuture : what's next for nanotechnology / J. Storrs Hall.
| Author/creator | Hall, J. Storrs |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Amherst, NY : Prometheus Books, 2005. |
| Description | 333 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Contents | What is nanotechnology? And why is there so much confusion about it? -- A handle on the future: can you take these predictions seriously? -- Current nanotechnology: laboratory and life-and how to get to the real thing from here -- Designing and analyzing nanomachines: theory, current tolls, and the future -- Nuts and bolts: the basics of what a mature nanotechnology will look like -- Engines: making molecular machines go -- A digital technology: atoms are the bits of the material world -- Self-replication: mechanical motherhood -- Food, clothing, and shelter: a day in your life in the age of nanotech -- Economics: how much is this going to cost? -- Transportation: it's a very small world, indeed -- Space: where a much larger world awaits -- Robots: for whatever work there is to be done -- Artificial intelligence: closer than you may think -- Runaway replicators: playing with fire -- Real dangers: the same old bad guys, with nastier toys -- Nanomedicine: fixing what's wrong -- Improvements: a perspective on transhumanism -- The human prospect: living happily ever after. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-312) and index. |
| LCCN | 2005001789 |
| ISBN | 1591022878 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781591022879 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | T174.7 .H35 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |