| Description |
333 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-312) and index. |
| 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 tools, 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. |
| Subject |
Nanotechnology.
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| ISBN |
1591022878 (alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
NLM 101239297 |
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