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Mark A. Ratner
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A rather wide-ranging once-over lightly of nanoscience and (mostly) nanotechnology, particularly with respect to military applications.

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Prentice Hall/PTR
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145

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First Sentence

"The reference to Viet Nam is the only thing that differentiates this portion of John F. Kennedy’s 1961 state of the Union address from one that might be heard today."

Table of Contents

Forward Page xi
Preface Page xvii
1. Introduction Page 1
The Great Awakening Page 1
The Case for Nanotechnology Page 7
2. Nanotechnology: What and Why? Page 11
Comments Page 11
What Nanotechnology Is Not Page 14
Major Branches of Research Page 18
Materials Page 19
Sensors Page 21
Biomedical Nanostructures Page 22
Energy Page 22
Electronics Page 23
Optics Page 24
Fabrication Page 24
Why Nanotechnology? Page 26
3. The New Battlespace Page 29
The Changing Face of War Page 29
Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Challenge Page 34
Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Solutions Page 39
Part I: Detection Page 39
Part II: Protection Page 43
Part III: Remediation Page 46
The Modern Soldier Page 48
A Coat of Many Colors Page 49
Comments Page 51
The Man-Machine Interface Page 49
Out of Harm's Way Page 57
Better, Faster, Tougher, Smarter Page 60
Batteries Not Inclued Page 64
The Tip of the Iceberg Page 64
Comments Page 65
4. Homeland Security Page 67
The State of The Nation Page 67
Hardening the Hearts of Cities Page 69
Smelling Smoke Page 71
First Response Page 72
Clean It Up! Page 74
Human Repair Page 77
The Information War Page 79
High-Performance Computing Page 80
Comments Page 82
Cryptography Page 84
Flexible and Pervasive Computing Page 86
System Diversity and Survivability Page 87
5. Environmental and Economic Aspects of Nanoscience Page 91
Fabrication Page 92
Remediation of Ongoing Environmental Issues Page 96
Transportation Page 99
Energy Page 102
Comments Page 102
The Hydrogen Economy Page 109
Domestic Economic Implications Page 110
Global Economic Impact Page 113
The Economics of Security Page 115
6. Society, Ethics, and Geopolitics Page 117
Comments Page 117
Information Tech, Biotech, Nanotech Page 118
Public Policy Page 120
Intellectual Property Page 123
Privacy and Civil Liberties Page 126
Education and Training Page 128
Amorality of Technology Page 129
Vigilance, Awareness, and Responsibility Page 130
Index Page 135
About the Authors Page 146

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UA

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Pagination
xx, 145 p. :
Number of pages
145

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OL22567828M
ISBN 10
0131453076
Library Thing
205340
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