Nanotechnology & Society Current and Emerging Ethical Issues /

Nanotechnology & Society is a collection of sixteen papers focused on the most urgent issues arising from nanotechnology today and in the near future. Written by leading researchers, policy experts, and nanoethics scholars worldwide, the book is divided into five units: foundational issues; risk...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Allhoff, Fritz. (Editor), Lin, Patrick. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
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