Nanotechnology ethical and social implications
"Preface Historically, every new technological advance and innovation remakes the world. The time to remake the world has become shorter with every new technological revolution. The Industrial Revolution took almost two centuries to reshape the world, the electronics revolution around 70 years,...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boca Raton, Fla. :
CRC Press
2012.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Nano and energy series.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009633559306719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Editor; Contributors; Chapter 1 - Nanotechnology: An Introduction to Applications and Ethical and Social Issues; Chapter 2 - What's Different, Ethically, About Nanotechnology? Foundational Questions and Answers; Chapter 3 - The Beginning of Ethics: Confucius and Socrates; Chapter 4 - Ethics: A Conservative Christian Perspective; Chapter 5 - Nanotechnology: Ethical and Social Issues; Chapter 6 - The Unanticipated Consequences of Technology; Chapter 7 - Portraits in Carbon; Chapter 8 - Nanotechnology: Environment and Ecology
- Chapter 9 - Our Biopolitical Future: Four ScenariosChapter 10 - Nanotechnology in Food and Agriculture; Chapter 11 - The Future of Food: An Introduction to the Ethical Issues in Genetically Modified Foods; Chapter 12 - Titanium Dioxide (TiO2): A Versatile Semiconducting Material for Environmental and Antibacterial Applications; Chapter 13 - What Are the Social Implications of Our Delay in Teaching Nanoscience Education to K-12 Students in the United States?; Chapter 14 - Nanotechnology Research and Science, Technology, and Society Education at Bilkent University
- Chapter 15 - Application of Simulation for Emulating Nanotechnology and Emerging Technologies in EducationChapter 16 - Predicting the Future: Review of Public-Perception Studies of Nanotechnology; Epilogue : Nanotechnology-The Size of the Cosmos Versus the Size of Human Knowledge; Back Cover
