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Title:

Downsizing development : an introduction to nano-scale technologies and the implications for the global south / ETC Group.

Publisher:

United NationsNon-Governmental Liaison Service,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

98 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Nanotechnology--Economic aspects--Developing countries.
Nanotechnology--Environmental aspects--Developing countries.
Nanotechnology--Social aspects--Developing countries.
Nanostructured materials industry--Economic aspects--Developing countries.
Technological innovations--Economic aspects--Developing countries.

Other Authors:

ETC Group.
United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-95).

Contents:

What is nanotechnology? -- No small matter, potential risks of nanoparticles -- Nanotech's implications for the global south -- What role will nano-enabled medicine play in addressing sickness and poverty in the global south? -- Nanomonopoly -- Technologies converging at the nano-scale -- Conclusion and policy recommendations -- ICENT -- Glossary of terms -- A case study of patents on carbon nanotubes -- Resources for learning more about nano-scale technologies.

Summary:

Examines the many aspects of nanotechnology and related scientific, social, environmental and ethical issues; provides an overview of the wide spectrum of nanotechnology science -- including nanobiotechnology where the distinction between living and non-living blurs -- and the growing nanotechnology industry and some of its uses.

Series:

NGLS development dossier ; [15]

OCLC:

(OCoLC)268798455

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)