Nanotechnology and the Challenges of Equity, Equality and Development

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Cozzens, Susan E. (Editor), Wetmore, Jameson (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Series: Yearbook of Nanotechnology in Society ; 2
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Ethics.; Medical research.; Quality of life.; Nanotechnology.; Social Sciences.; Social Sciences, general.; Quality of Life Research.

Nanotechnology is enabling applications in materials, microelectronics, health, and agriculture, which are projected to create the next big shift in production, comparable to the industrial revolution. Such major shifts always co-evolve with social relationships. This book focuses on how nanotechnol...