1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461810903321

Autore

Sparks Sherron

Titolo

Nanotechnology : business applications and commercialization / / Sherron Sparks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2012

ISBN

1-351-83342-1

1-315-21753-8

1-4398-4522-0

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 p.)

Collana

Nano and energy

Disciplina

338.4/76205

338.476205

Soggetti

Nanotechnology

Electronic books.

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

Front Cover; Contents; Disclaimer; Preface; About the Author; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Types of Nanobusinesses; Chapter 3: Ease of Entry; Chapter 4: Intellectual Property; Chapter 5: Ethics; Chapter 6: Dangers; Chapter 7: Standardization; Chapter 8: Investors and Commercialization Centers; Chapter 9: Business Applications; Chapter 10: Support Organization; Chapter 11: Conclusion: Social Aspects of Nanotechnology; Glossary; Acronyms; Nanotechnology Information Sources; References; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

No longer the hidden genius of scientists, nanotechnology is now appearing in products manufactured for everyday life-products that can heal, save lives, be more durable, and last longer. It is also attracting the attention of investors interested in participating in this nano revolution. Nanotechnology: Business Applications and Commercialization is a guide for businesses, investors, and research universities who want to bring nanotechnology products to the commercial market. Showing how academia and business can partner to commercialize nanomaterial research



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910811944003321

Autore

Paruk James D.

Titolo

Loon lessons : uncommon encounters with the great northern diver / / James D. Paruk

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, MN : , : University of Minnesota Press, , [2021]

ISBN

1-4529-6364-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

598.4/42

Soggetti

Loons

Common loon - Behavior

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

In Search of the Ancestral Loon -- Selected by Nature: A Tale of Two Birds -- What a Drag! The Inner Workings of a Master Diver -- Pairing Up: The Behavioral Ecology of Loon Courtship -- Taking Turns: Nesting Behavior and Ecological Trade-Offs -- Wails, Yodels, and Tremolos: The Call of the Loon -- A Vigilant Bird: Parents, Chicks, and the Breeding Loon Family -- More Than a Foot Waggle: The Fascinating World of Loon Behavior -- Loons on the Move: The Strategy and Dynamics of Migration -- Not Your Typical Snowbird: The Loon's Winter Ecology -- Saving the Loons We Love: Conservation Threats -- Loon Watch: Adapting to a Changing World.

Sommario/riassunto

"The nature of the common loon, from biology to behavior, from one of the world's foremost observers of the revered waterbird"--