Size Really Does Matter: The Nanotechnology Revolution - Hardcover

Colm Durkan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1786346613 ISBN 13: 9781786346612

Publisher: World Scientific Europe, 2019

Synopsis

Nanotechnology is a buzz word many of us have heard but are uncertain what it really means. This book works to dispel the myths and unravel the truth about this branch of science and technology that has already touched many aspects of our lives, from cheaper and faster medical diagnostic tools and more effective ways to deliver existing ones to helping to create new medicines and electronic devices.

Size Really Does Matter starts by looking at the science and history of nanotechnology, followed by real-life examples of how it is used, what cutting-edge research is being carried out and why, and potential risks of this exciting new technology.

It is written in an accessible style with genuine enthusiasm for the topics it addresses, including how nanotechnology hopes to address problems in several fields, such as cancer research, novel devices, new materials and improved manufacturing methods for existing products.

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Review

The text is lightly written but, underneath the entertaining gloss of anecdote and personal detail, this is actually an intensely serious and carefully constructed book, aimed at informing the educated public about science in general and nanotechnology in particular. It is attractively produced, with innumerable well-captioned coloured images ... To my mind, Colm Durkan has succeeded in combining the accessible style of the best science journalists with the authority and vision that come from being a successful scientist and an expert in his field. --Contemporary Physics

Edition details

• Publisher: World Scientific Europe
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1786346613
• ISBN 13: 9781786346612
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 236