Nanotechnology

Ethical and Social Implications
Herausgeber: Khan, Ahmed S

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book spans the full range of nanotech topics. It focuses on how advances in science and the convergence of multiple technological disciplines in nanotechnology impact society at individual, community, national, and international levels. Exploring this technology's positive and negative aspects in the face of today's complex social issues, the author addresses how it can benefit society and the demands of new skill sets in the workforce. Written using an interactive format, the book employs case studies, scenarios, and Web exercises to promote critical thinking and problem solving skills, and to enhance stakeholders' awareness of the challenges posed by nanotechnology.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 365
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 155mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9781439859537
• ISBN-10: 1439859531
• Artikelnr.: 32926244

Autorenporträt

Dr. Ahmed S. Khan is a professor of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in the College of Engineering and Information Sciences at DeVry University, Addison, Illinois. He has 30 years of experience in research, instruction, curricula design, development, evaluation, implementation and program accreditation, management, and supervision. Dr. Khan is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE). He is also member of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) and has been listed in Who's Who among America's Teachers.

Inhaltsangabe

Nanotechnology: An Introduction to Applications and Ethical and Social
Issues. What's Different, Ethically, About Nanotechnology? Foundational
Questions and Answers. The Beginning of Ethics: Confucius and Socrates.
Ethics: A Conservative Christian Perspective. Nanotechnology: Ethical and
Social Issues. The Unanticipated Consequences of Technology. Portraits in
Carbon. Nanotechnology: Environment and Ecology. Our Biopolitical Future:
Four Scenarios. Nanotechnology in Food and Agriculture. The Future of Food:
An Introduction to the Ethical Issues in Genetically Modified Foods.
Titanium Dioxide (TiO2): A Versatile Semiconducting Material for
Environmental and Antibacterial Applications. What Are the Social
Implications of Our Delay in Teaching Nanoscience Education to K-12
Students in the United States? Nanotechnology Research and Science,
Technology, and Society Education at Bilkent University. Application of
Simulation for Emulating Nanotechnology and Emerging Technologies in
Education. Predicting the Future: Review of Public-Perception Studies of
Nanotechnology. Nanotechnology: The Size of the Cosmos Versus the Size of
Human Knowledge.