Nanotechnology : Ethical and Social Implications.

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Khan, Ahmed S.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoboken : CRC Press, 2012.
Series:Nano and Energy.
Subjects:
Nanotechnology > Social aspects.
Nanotechnology > Moral and ethical aspects.
Nanotechnology > Social aspects > Study and teaching.
Nanotechnology > Moral and ethical aspects > Study and teaching.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management Science.
SCIENCE > Physics.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Nanotechnology & MEMS.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Nanotechnologie
Ethik
Online Access:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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