Nanotechnology: Science, Innovation and Opportunity

Abstract

Includes index. From the Publisher: Inside the Emerging Multibillion-Dollar Nanotechnology Industry. Suddenly, nanotechnology isn't science fiction or mere theory: It's becoming one of the world's fastest-growing, highest-impact industries. In Nanotechnology: Science, Innovation, and Opportunity, the field's leading experts offer an up-to-the-minute briefing on where the industry stands now, how it will unfold over the coming decade, and how it will impact you. Edited by a key industry advisor, this book covers the latest in nanotech science, technology, and applications. You'll meet the key players, and discover nanotech at work in fields ranging from drug delivery to energy efficiency. Here are the opportunities, the challenges, and the implications: all you need to know about today's nanotech business-and tomorrow's. Coverage includes: How the convergence of nanoscale science foreshadows revolutionary societal change. Technical and business obstacles that still challenge the industry. Lessons from the early "gold rush" days of biotech: managing the hype. Nanotech as disruptive innovation: implications for investors and venture capitalists. The evolving roles of entrepreneurs, universities, and the U.S. government. Key application areas: materials, microelectronics, sensors, energy, and beyond. Bio-Nano-Information fusion: the potential to transform medicine. Relevant patent law and intellectual property issues. The ethics of nanotechnology. 1. Lessons in innovation and commercialization from the biotechnology revolution / Gerald Gallwas -- 2. Nanotechnology and our energy challenge / Dr. Richard Smalley -- 3. Fads & hype in technology: the sargasso sea of "some day soon" / Peter Coffee -- 4. Nanotechnology commercialization / Steve Jurvetson -- 5. Investment in nanotechnology / Dr. Daniel Leff and Doug Moffat -- 6. Role of the US government in nanoscale science and technology / Geoff Holdridge -- 7. Overview of US academic research / Dr. Julie Chen -- 8. Understanding university technology transfer for nanotechnology / Larry Gilbert and Dr. Michael Krieger -- 9. Intellectual property policy and impact / Chinh Pham and Charles Berman -- 10. Entrepreneurs / Jeff Lawrence and Larry Bock -- 11. Major corporations: technology, business and the culture of opportunity / Dr. Hans Coufal and Jim Duncan -- 12. Nanotechnology in federal labs / Dr. Meyya Meyyapan -- 13. Nanoscale materials / Dr. Mark Reed, Dr. Zhong Lin Wang, Dr. Brent Segal, Dr. Sheryl Ehrman, and Fiona Case -- 14. Nanotechnology-enabled sensors / Dr. David Nagel and Dr. Sharon Smith -- 15. Microelectronics / Dr. Stephen Goodnick, Dr. George Thompson, and Dr. Axel Scherer -- 16. Drug delivery / Dr. Suzie Hwang Pun and Dr. Jianjun Cheng -- 17. Bio-nano-information fusion / Dr. Chih-Ming Ho, Dr. Dean Ho, and Dan Garcia -- 18. Convergence and integration / Dr. Mihail C. Roco -- 19. Ethical considerations in the advance of nanotechnology / Dr. William Sims Bainbridge -- 20. Infinitesimal machinery / Dr. Richard Feynman.