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xxiii, 296 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. The challenge of nanotechnologies / Geoffrey Hunt and Michael D. Mehta -- Introducing nanotechnology -- Nanotechnology: from "wow" to "yuck" ? / Kristen Kulinowski -- Nanotechnology: from Feynman to funding / K. Eric Drexler -- Microsystems and nanoscience for biomedical applications: a view to the future / Linda M. Pilarksi, Michael D. Mehta, Timothy Caulfield, Karan V.I.S. Kaler, and Christopher J. Backhouse -- Nanotechnoscience and complex systems: the case for nanology / Geoffrey Hunt -- Regional developments -- Nanotechnologies and society in Japan / Matsuda Masami, Geoffrey Hunt, and Obayashi Masayuki -- Nanotechnologies and society in the USA / Kirsty Mills -- Nanotechnologies and society in Europe / Geoffrey Hunt -- Nanotechnologies and society in Canada / Linda Goldenberg -- Benefits and risks -- From biotechnology to nanotechnology: what can we learn from earlier technologies? / Michael D. Mehta -- Getting nanotechnology right the first time / John Balbus, Richard Denison, Karen Florini, and Scott Walsh -- Risk management and regulation in an emerging technology / Roland Clift -- Nanotechnologyand nanoparticle toxicity: a case for precaution / C. Vyvyan Howard and December S.K. Ikah -- The future of nanotechnology in food science and nutrition: can science predict its safety? / Arpad Pusztai and Susan Bardocz -- Ethics and public understanding -- The global ethics of nanotechnology / Geoffrey Hunt -- Going public: risk, trust and public understanding of nanotechnologies / Julie Barnett, Anna Carr, and Roland Clift -- Dwarfing the social? nanotechnology lessons from the biotechnology front / Edna F. Einsiedel and Linda Goldenberg -- Law and regulation -- Nanotechnologies and the law of patents: a collision course / Siva Vaidhyanathan -- Nanotechnologies and civil liability / Alan Hannah and Geoffrey Hunt -- Nanotechnologies and the ethical conduct of research involving human subjects / Lorraine Sheremeta -- Nanotechnologies and corporate criminal liability / Celia Wells and Juanita Elias -- What makes nanotechnologies special? / Michael D. Mehta and Geoffrey Hunt. specialized edited by Geoffrey Hunt and Michael D. Mehta. Nanotechnology Moral and ethical aspects Nanotechnology Social aspects Nanotechnology Law and legislation 1844073580 (hbk.) 9781844073580 (hbk.) 2006-000791 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip066/2006000791.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip066/2006000791.html UMP 080402 20251117145600.0 vtls000026106