Nanotechnology
Subtitle: societal implications
By: edited by Mihail C. Roco and William Sims Bainbridge ; sponsored by U.S. National Science Foundation and U.S. National Science and Technology Council, Committee on Technology, Subcommittee of Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology.
Contributors: Roco, Mihail C.; Bainbridge, William Sims.; National Science Foundation (U.S.); National Science and Technology Council (U.S.). Subcommittee on Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology.; World Technology Evaluation Center.
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Dordrecht, The Netherlands
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781402046582; 9781402054327
Subjects: Nanotechnology -- Congresses; Socioeconomic Factors -- Congresses; Nanotechnology -- Social aspects -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses.
Notes: At head of title:  National Science Foundation.

" ... a two volume set resulting from a workshop held under the auspices of the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology (NSET) Subcommittee of the U.S. National Science and Technology Council on Dec. 3-5, 2003 ... Volume I is a summary of the findings of and discussions at the workshop.  The companion Volume II contains essays contributed by the workshop participants."

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

"Publication of this work was supported in part by grant (0423742) from the National Science Foundation to the World Technology Evaluation Center (WTEC, Inc.)" -- Verso.
Table of contents: title: v.1. Maximizing benefits for humanity.; title: v.2. Individual perspectives.