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Record Nr.

UNINA9911019236403321

Autore

Pagliaro Mario

Titolo

Nano-age : how nanotechnology changes our future / / Mario Pagliaro

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Weinheim, Germany, : Wiley-VCH, 2010

ISBN

9786612688218

9781282688216

1282688219

9783527643868

3527643869

9783527630981

3527630988

9783527630998

3527630996

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (197 p.)

Disciplina

620.5

Soggetti

Nanotechnology

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Nano-Age: How Nanotechnology Changes our Future; Contents; Preface; About the Author; 1: Capturing Sun's Energy; 2: From Chemistry to Nanochemistry; 3: Storing and Supplying Clean Energy; 4: Catalysis: Greening the Pharma Industry; 5: Organically Doped Metals; 6: Protecting Our Goods and Conserving Energy; 7: Better Medicine Through Nanochemistry; 8: Getting There Cleanly; 9: Managing (Nano)innovation; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Is the nano-age here to stay or will a bubble soon burst? This thought-provoking page-turner takes a critical glance at how nanotechnology has affected virtually all areas of our lives. From the pharmaceutical industry to energy production and storage, many fields have been truly revolutionized during the nano-age. The internationally renowned author explores the topic in nine entertaining chapters.