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Record Nr.

UNINA9910219965303321

Autore

Anton Philip S

Titolo

The global technology revolution : bio/nano/materials trends and their synergies with information technology by 2015 / / Philip S. Anton, Richard Silberglitt, James Schneider

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2001

ISBN

0-8330-3247-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (95 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SilberglittR. S (Richard S.)

SchneiderJames <1972->

Disciplina

338.9/27

Soggetti

Technological innovations

Technology and state

Information technology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

PREFACE; FIGURES; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ACRONYMS; Chapter One INTRODUCTION; THE TECHNOLOGY REVOLUTION; APPROACH; Chapter Two TECHNOLOGY TRENDS; GENOMICS; THERAPIES AND DRUG DEVELOPMENT; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; THE PROCESS OF MATERIALS ENGINEERING; SMART MATERIALS; SELF-ASSEMBLY; RAPID PROTOTYPING; BUILDINGS; TRANSPORTATION; SYSTEMS; NEW MATERIALS; NANOMATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; INTEGRATED MICROSYSTEMS AND MEMS; MOLECULAR MANUFACTURING AND NANOROBOTS; Chapter Three DISCUSSION; THE RANGE OF POSSIBILITIES BY 2015; META-TECHNOLOGY TRENDS; CROSS-FACILITATION OF TECHNOLOGY EFFECTS

THE HIGHLY INTERACTIVE NATURE OF TREND EFFECTSTHE TECHNOLOGY REVOLUTION; THE TECHNOLOGY REVOLUTION AND CULTURE; CONCLUSIONS; SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING; BIBLIOGRAPHY

Sommario/riassunto

This title examines global technology trends in biotechnology, nanotechnology, and materials science, with an eye towards their applications in the year 2015. It is aimed at members of the intelligence



community, policy-makers, technologists, and the general public.