Abstract
Little by little, nanotechnology has emerged amid enormous aspirations for new
materials and fantastic promises of manipulating our world “atom by atom.” While
these grand visions continue to capture the imaginations of various audiences—and
continue to be contested, as well—nanotechnology has developed into more than that.
During the last two decades, many research programs and industrial R&D expenditures
have resulted in actual products and tangible innovations. Nanotechnology, it seems, is
expanding. But what does it mean to say that nanotechnology is expanding?
materials and fantastic promises of manipulating our world “atom by atom.” While
these grand visions continue to capture the imaginations of various audiences—and
continue to be contested, as well—nanotechnology has developed into more than that.
During the last two decades, many research programs and industrial R&D expenditures
have resulted in actual products and tangible innovations. Nanotechnology, it seems, is
expanding. But what does it mean to say that nanotechnology is expanding?
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Little by Little |
Subtitle of host publication | Expansions of Nanoscience and Emerging Technologies |
Editors | Harro van Lente, Christopher Coenen, Torsten Fleischer, Kornelia Konrad, Colin Milburn, Francois Thoreau, Torben B. Zülsdorf |
Place of Publication | Dordrecht, The Netherlands |
Publisher | AKA-Verlag/IOS Press |
Pages | 1-8 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-89838-674-6 |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |