A Half-Dead Cat, or Nanotechnology Threat

Book description
Author(s): Taranenko S. B., Balyakin A. A., Ivanov K. V.
Year: 2013
ISBN: 978-5-9963-1516-1
Pages: 248
Subject: Non-Fiction
Format: 145 x 215 mm
Cover: Hardcover
<p>The authors in an easy and relaxed form explain very difficult and serious things about the risks of nanotechnology. Grey goo and fighting nanorobots are all things which the average consumer knows about the threats connected with nanotechnology. But this is only a drop in the ocean.
There is a large difference between the world of nano and the world of micro, because it is very difficult to understand the nature of threats emanated from nanoworld. But this understanding allows us to get control over nanotechnologies, to learn how to handle nanomaterials safely, to control the distribution of nanoproducts, to prevent detriment of ourselves and the environment by the scientific and technological progress results.</p>
<p>The book is intended for a wide range of readers.</p>
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