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Title: Competitive Technologies announces patent for nanotechnology bone biomaterial issued.
Publication: BIOTECH Patent News (Newsletter)
Date: October 1, 2004
Publisher: Biotech Patent News
Volume: 18Issue: 10

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This topic could not be hotter, the new technology drive of the 21st century paired with existing, multibillion dollar markets and fundings. With Nanotechnology everywhere of great importance e.g. biology, medicine, pharmaceuticals, chemistry, materials science and engineering, this authoritative reference addresses IT applications of nanotechnology, specifically computer memory and how the technology can be miniaturised.

The entire reference set of 9 volumes gives an excellent, in-depth overview of everything you need to know about nanotechnology and/or nanoscience. Each volume is dedicated to a specific topic which is covered in detail by experts from that particular field. ... Read more

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mostly associated with semiconductor methods
The book is a timely [recent] review of many aspects of nanotechnology, where this volume emphasises materials and processing steps linked to the semiconductor industry. Actually you can read many chapters as updates on how the semiconductor industry is faring in shrinking down its future devices. Many problems exist. The book explains these in topics like lithography, where difficulties arise in going to brighter sources of light for Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography, as devices sizes go below 60nm. Or, if electron beam lithography is desired, this does have the ability to write at much smaller lengths, without the constraint of finding suitable lenses and mirrors for light. But then space charge issues exist for electrons, and there is an overall problem [always has been] of throughout. E-beam methods simply have never been able to process as many wafers per hour as conventional light means.

More exotic ideas are also covered in the book. One is to use phase change materials to store non-volatile information. Another is the long-mooted ferromagnetic memory.

Carbon nanotubes also are mentioned in several chapters. Here, integration with conventional silicon fab techniques is still rudimentary.
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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 14th International Meeting on DNA Computing, DNA 14, held in Prague, Czech Republic, in June 2008.

The 15 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 59 submissions. Their topics include theoretical models of biomolecular computing, demonstrations of biomolecular computing processes, self-assembly systems, DNA nanostructures and nanomachines, biotechnological and other applications of DNA computing, and other related themes.

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What do a drought in New York and an earthquake in Seattle have to do with a "nanotube" a few billionths of a meter long at the University of Tokyo?

Our Molecular Future reveals a striking new possibility: We are on the verge of being able to protect ourselves from nature’s worst attacks. Tools such as carbon nanotubes may help us cope in ways that until now have been described as science fiction.

If we succeed, we might solve a troubling question about scientific research: Why risk it? Why risk powerful new technologies that may destroy us?

With compelling evidence, Douglas Mulhall shows that the answers to such questions may be found by focusing on what the environment does to us, rather than only what we do to the environment.

His book shows where our technologies might be heading, what may stop us from getting there, and how to use the benefits to minimize the downsides.

The good news is that we may enter a future that's so fantastic, it's unbelievable.

The bad news is that many of us don't believe it, and so we may not be ready to cope.

By revealing the threads that tie our fate to new technologies, this book helps us get ready.

First, we have to ask the right questions. Mulhall emphasizes that this book defines those questions, rather than pretending to have quick or detailed answers.

Here are examples:

Molecular technologies aren’t just confined to a few university think tanks. Nor are they confined to an elite among the superpowers, big business, or government. Their roots are embedded in the fabric of our industries, research institutes, and military. They are found in wealthy and poor nations alike. The foundations for these technologies are so pervasive that it’s hard to describe them without starting an encyclopedia.

Our Molecular Future condenses this knowledge and gives us broad overviews of who’s doing what, where. By so doing, the book shows us why these technologies pose such deep challenges to conventional thinking about business and environment.

Yet, how vulnerable is this technological juggernaut to being thrown backward or blasted down the wrong path by nature’s violent attacks?

In ninety seconds, the Great Kanto Earthquake annihilated Japan’s centralized economy in 1923. It was so severe that the country was in no shape to weather the Great Depression. Such instability helped open the door for a military government. After the military took over, war in Southeast Asia—and then the Pacific—broke out.

Might this recur today? What about similar such risks in America? What if the largest earthquake in America’s history was to hit again? Surprisingly, it didn’t occur in San Francisco, or on the quake-prone West Coast. Our Molecular Future reveals the location and the implications.

Property loss is increasing worldwide, due to unrestricted development in risky hurricane and earthquake zones. Perversely, this can actually improve economic conditions for some sectors in the short term, by fueling construction booms after disasters. Such short-term rebounds are often generated by insurance settlements.

Yet underneath, a cancer grows. This foundation for economic stability—insurance—is collapsing. Our Molecular Future reveals the depth of the situation.

To inoculate ourselves against nature’s occasional tantrums, and avoid collapse of the insurance industry, we may have to construct powerful molecular defenses. Yet, these defenses themselves may threaten our existence, due to their potential for abuse. Some say that the risks outweigh the potential gains.

So, if it’s such a risk, why go there?

Evidence suggests there may be no alternative. Our Molecular Future explains why.

By tracing disruptions of the past and advances of the present through to technologies of the future, it becomes more than a book: it's a whole new field of study; a multifaceted approach to our past, our present, and our potential futures.

Because of this, the book appeals to a wide range of readers.

Read it if you are...

...striving to understand the molecular world that we may soon live in

...wondering about your job prospects or health care in an age of disruptive technologies

...looking for ways to cope with climate extremes or natural disasters

The book also has special relevance if you’re one of these individuals:

A business or economics student: Here are ideas about what startups might flourish in a molecular economy. "Genetic computing" may make most manufacturing processes and patents obsolete.Moreover, new industries might emerge from our capacities to cope with natural hazards.

A lecturer or student in environment, natural science, and ethics. The book is a valuable supplement to course materials:

--For environment, it identifies challenges to the Precautionary Principle and the doctrine of sustainable development.

--For natural science, it summarizes new discoveries about naturally occurring climate changes and ecological disruptions that are changing our views about the stability of the natural world. --For scientific ethics, it gives an overview of the ethical questions associated with development of powerful new tools.

An executive positioning your company for the approaching molecular era. Here is information about startups that might flourish in a molecular economy.

An insurer or corporate manager who plans disaster recovery strategies. This summarizes natural risks and technologies that may alter the way that businesses prepare for them. A health care provider. Research into nanobacteria and robotic surgery may alter the way we treat disease. A scientist confronted by environmental opposition to your technologies: Here's one way out of the impasse between the life sciences and environmentalists. An environmentalist who forecasts how technology might alter the ecology: Molecular technologies and natural changes may upend the Precautionary Principle and the doctrine of sustainable development.

The book also has an extensive index and endnotes, with links to authoritative Web sites. ... Read more

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More like a fancy futuristic trip than an informative tome
You can see this book was written by a journalist rather than a scientist.

Yes, it contains a big deal of information, but this is casually scattered all over the text with little resemblance of order. The feeling you get is that the author searched the internet for a few weeks looking for anything he could find about future technologies and than casually slapped the lot on paper interspersing it with his own rants. I'm not saying this is what he actually did, but surely it is what it feels like.

A lot of futuristic gizmos are described but how are they really supposed to work, how likely is that they are ever really realized and when, if ever, they will be available hardly is.
So the author describes how in the future nanobots will swim in our blood vessels cleaning it from all sort of impurities. That's all good and well but how will, in practice, this bots work? How will they be built? Where will they get the energy to function from? What kind of intelligence will they have to perform their task? What are the collateral risks of such technology? When can we expect them to be available? Which scientists and researchers think building such devices is possible and which think it is not, and especially why? This kind of information is hardly present and when it is appears shallow in content and scattered seemingly at random all over the book.

If I wanted fancy scenarios rather than hard facts I would have bought a science fiction novel. As a matter of fact a lot of the gizmos the author mentions I personally already encountered in science fiction, only better explained.

Fact is, if I just wanted scattered information I would have searched the internet myself at a much cheaper cost than the book's. Nowadays most of what you need to know is online, if you buy a book you are looking for a tidy summary and/or a deeper analysis. Did this part of the present technological revolution escape such a futurist author?

Prophets of Reality
Anyone familiar with Ray Kurzweil and/or the notion of the Singularity will not be surprised by this book.The difference between Mulhall and other technological prophets is the degree of detail.Actually, the book should have been expanded into two - the first covering background and possible trends, the second dealing with societal and individual reaction and responses to this coming future.

It is a truism but the wild blue yonder never seems wild or blue or so yonder.What we now casually accept as part of everyday life - the ability to communicate with anyone at anytime, the abundance of free knowledge, the vast capabilities of computers, machines without moving parts, the merging of radio, camera, computer and telephone into a single device - this would have seemed almost miraculous even 15 years ago.I have an idea that a future in which we can have whatever we want through nanotech is still a long way off.The problem is two fold:How will such power be controlled and who will do the controlling.

This is yet another opportunity for increasing the authority of the State when, on the face of it, these creations should lead to individual empowerment.The best parts were the technical discussions, what will or will not be possible, when and how all this will come about.The preachy parts were the worst and should have been in another book.When I see the word "should" as in "what we should do is" I feel a warning.Perhaps the most poignant warning was an event that is today occurring:The forgetting of culture and the past. It seems as if our new technology has made all things new without any reference to the past.Like the Hopi (his example), we may once remember this society by our leftovers.The discussion on democracy was good but not nearly extensive enough.If we are to maintain any notion of individual worth, privacy, "rights" and community, this problem must be dealt with even as we advance.My grade:B

Great Book about Nanotechnology.
I have just finished reading this book, and i must say wow!This is a amazing read from start to end.The book goes over what Nanotechnology is now, and what possiblities are there in the future.I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in reading about Nanotechnology.

Get up to speed on nanotechnology and your future
If there is a better book that can get one up to speed on the ramifications of nanotechnology, then I'd like to know about it.

The media does a poor job on covering nanotechnology.Forget the media; read this book instead.

The author was on the Art Bell show recently.Three hours was not enough time to do this book and subject justice.

Art Bell fans will love this book.It covers many of the catastrophe scenarios that Art and George Noory talk about.

Art and George spend little time talking about nanotechnology.Again, read this book and you'll enjoy their next show on nanotechnology even more.

If you believe this book, then nanotechnology will change your life like nothing that has ever come before.

It's like reading a science fiction novel, only minus the fiction.

Lets use these technologies to save our future
If I had to sum up the main theme of this work, I would say it's about preservation of the human species.A large portion of this work is devoted to how humans (or our progeny) can avoid extinction by natural and man-made disaster.All other discussions seem to lead to this point in one form or another. The author believes that the underlying technologies in the title can and perhaps will provide for our salvation if we play our cards right.

The author has done his research and has a large source of information to draw from.This book gives the reader a good overview of real scientific advancements as well as other insights from prominent leaders and theorists in these fields.There are ample notes and anecdotes to give the reader the option to pursue more detailed information on the topics.

A few parts of the book drag due to some repetitiveness and some of the discussions don't appear to have a firm scientific base and don't seem too plausible, especially if you have decent scientific knowledge in the particular subject.If you are a scientist or engineer with some expertise in the fields you may find that some theories lack a firm foundation.However one theme that comes with the author's optimism is that throughout history, even the most prominent experts have been proven wrong through natural progressions and even breakthroughs!

This work is not incredibly deep or profound though quite entertaining and at times it appears to feel more like a novel than a documentary of the future.It is suitable for readers of all walks of life. ... Read more

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Nanoscale science and computing is becoming a major research area as today's scientists try to understand the processes of natural and biomolecular computing. The field is concerned with the architectures and design of molecular self-assembly, nanostructures and molecular devices, and with understanding and exploiting the computational processes of biomolecules in nature.

This book offers a unique and authoritative perspective on current research in nanoscale science, engineering and computing. Leading researchers cover the topics of DNA self-assembly in two-dimensional arrays and three-dimensional structures, molecular motors, DNA word design, molecular electronics, gene assembly, surface layer protein assembly, and membrane computing.

The book is suitable for academic and industrial scientists and engineers working in nanoscale science, in particular researchers engaged with the idea of computing at a molecular level.

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Here, the experienced author, Ed Wolf, introduces the current situation and presents a guide to the new possibilities for computing technology.
This textbook is the first to handle those important areas not covered in existing books on nanoelectronics, such as quantum computing and alternative energy technology.
Intended to be self-contained for students with two years of calculus-based college physics, with corresponding fundamental knowledge in mathematics, computing and chemistry.

Cover graphics: Arindam Bandyopadhyay ... Read more

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Be a part of the nanotechnology revolution in telecommunications

This book provides a unique and thought-provoking perspective on how nanotechnology is poised to revolutionize the telecommunications, computing, and networking industries. The author discusses emerging technologies as well as technologies under development that will lay the foundation for such innovations as:
* Nanomaterials with novel optical, electrical, and magnetic properties
* Faster and smaller non-silicon-based chipsets, memory, and processors
* New-science computers based on Quantum Computing
* Advanced microscopy and manufacturing systems
* Faster and smaller telecom switches, including optical switches
* Higher-speed transmission phenomena based on plasmonics and other quantum-level phenomena
* Nanoscale MEMS: micro-electro-mechanical systems

The author of this cutting-edge publication has played a role in the development of actual nanotechnology-based communication systems. In this book, he examines a broad range of the science of nanotechnology and how this field will affect every facet of the telecommunications and computing industries, in both the near and far term, including:
* Basic concepts of nanotechnology and its applications
* Essential physics and chemistry underlying nanotechnology science
* Nanotubes, nanomaterials, and nanomaterial processing
* Promising applications in nanophotonics, including nanocrystals and nanocrystal fibers
* Nanoelectronics, including metal nanoclusters, semiconducting nanoclusters, nanocrystals, nanowires, and quantum dots

This book is written for telecommunications professionals, researchers, and students who need to discover and exploit emerging revenue-generating opportunities to develop the next generation of nanoscale telecommunications and network systems. Non-scientists will find the treatment completely accessible. A detailed glossary clarifies unfamiliar terms and concepts. Appendices are provided for readers who want to delve further into the hard-core science, including nanoinstrumentation and quantum computing.

Nanotechnology is the next industrial revolution, and the telecommunications industry will be radically transformed by it in a few years. This is the publication that readers need to understand how that transformation will happen, the science behind it, and how they can be a part of it. ... Read more

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This volume contains edited versions of papers presented at the Sixth International Conference on Computer Methods and Experimental Measurements for Surface Treatment Effects. Highlighting fundamental and applied concepts in this interdisciplinary field, the contributions focus on the interplay between applied physics, materials science and engineering, computational mechanics and mechanical engineering. The papers featured are divided under the headings of surface coating, damage mechanics, residual stress effects, laser surface treatment and mechanical surface treatment, while special emphasis is given to the application of advanced theoretical and experimental approaches. ... Read more

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How could nanotechnology not perk the interest of any designer, engineer or architect? Exploring the intriguing new approaches to design that nanotechnologies offer, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnologies and Design is set against the sometimes fantastic sounding potential of this technology. Nanotechnology offers product engineers, designers, architects and consumers a vastly enhanced palette of materials and properties, ranging from the profound to the superficial. It is for engineering and design students and professionals who need to understand enough about the subject to apply it with real meaning to their own work.

* World-renowned author team address the hot-topic of nanotechnology
* The first book to address and explore the impacts and opportunities of nanotech for mainstream designers, engineers and architects
* Full colour production and excellent design: guaranteed to appeal to everyone concerned with good design and the use of new materials ... Read more

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A fascinating journey through the microscopic world of nanotechnology and its macroscopic implications

Complex mechanical devices with feature sizes on the molecular scale and with all the power of today's supercomputers; diamond and other ultrastrong building materials—and all of this accessible through low-cost automated molecular manufacturing. We've all read about the vast potential of nanotechnology. Some theorists have hailed it as the most important technological breakthrough since steam power. But how far have we really come to realizing any of that potential? And how have recent developments in the field begun to shape the world of the twenty-first century?

Now this discussion-oriented book takes you to the front lines of nanotechnology theory and practice to provide answers to these and other questions. Featuring contributions from a number of international top names in the field, it offers a provocative look into a future shaped by nanotechnological applications and also provides an overview of the enabling technologies that are in current use in a variety of industries and which will be important in attaining this breakthrough technology.

An excellent introduction to nanotechnology for novices

• An authoritative, up-to-date survey of progress in the field for those following the field
• Applications of nanotechnology in computers, materials science, biochemistry, space technology, and other fields
• State-of-the-art research and development in the United States and Japan
• Discussion of the funding situation, technology policy, and hypertext as a facilitating system for social problem solving and public debate

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On the way towards the Information Society, global networks such as the Internet, together with mobile computing, have made wide-area computing over virtual communities a reality. Digital city projects, with the goal of building platforms to support community networking, are going on worldwide. This is the first book devoted to digital cities. It is based on an international symposium held in Kyoto, Japan, in September 1999. The 34 revised full papers presented were carefully selected for inclusion in the book; they reflect the state of the art in this exciting new field of interdisciplinary research and development. The book is divided into parts on design and analysis, digital city experiments, community network experiments, applications, visualization technologies, mobile technologies, and social interaction and communityware. ... Read more

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esoteric specialty
i gave this 1 4 stars mainly because i was just happy to find a book that specificlly deals with this slightly esoteric subject. although i think its OVER PRICED, i am still very happy with this purchase, it is a good resource for digital city projects, out lining the major goals, problems, achievments :) and gives clues for future trends. the pros; includes hard to find & usefull info on real projects (not the usual theoretical bla bla). intersting accounts from various points of view on this topic (some read like a press relaese/ marketing breif, some like an academic report) the cons: low productoin value (for the price) the paper is cheap,annoying typos -some one forgot to proof read,un -even quality-some of the projects presented arnt related to the subject closely enough, lack of editing focus or statement, and most projects are from 1999 n before

bottom line- if ur intu this topic, buy this book, ull b happy to have the info at hand but dont expect anything more than what it says it is- a collectin of lecture notes. some inspiring some dull. :)& thank u....

An overview over the main digital cities in the world
This book is of great knowledge regarding the digitalization of people communities. Lots of implemented digital cities are stated and explained throw this book, with japanese precision. Bologna, Antwerp, Amsterdam, Kyoto, Helsinki and so on, are compared with many points-of-view and concentred in one mission - what do the citizen want?

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This exciting new industry will enhance technologies of all types.Nanotechology has applications within biotechnology, manufacturing, aerospace, information systems and many other fields.This book covers such nanotechnology business topics as micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), microengineering, microsystems, microsensors, carbon tubes and much more.This is a young field with tremendous ground floor opportunities. Our terrific new reference tool includes a thorough market analysis as well as our highly respected trends analysis, all written from a business person’s point of view.You’ll find a complete overview, industry analysis and market research report in one superb, value-priced package. It contains thousands of contacts for business and industry leaders, industry associations, Internet sites and other resources. This book also includes statistical tables, an industry glossary and thorough indexes. The corporate profiles section of the book includes our proprietary, in-depth profiles of the 250 leading companies in all facets of the nanotechnology and microengineering industry. Purchasers of either the book or PDF version can receive a free copy of the company profiles database on CD-ROM, enabling key word search and export of key information, addresses, phone numbers and executive names with titles for every company profiled. ... Read more

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The use of surface treatments can not only reduce the cost of expensive components employed in critical applications but also extend the useful lifetime of existing structural elements or increase the load carrying capacity for the same life. In recent years, they have therefore received considerable attention from the engineering and scientific community.

This book contains edited versions of most of the papers presented at the Fifth International Conference on Computer Methods and Experimental Measurements for Surface Treatment Effects. The aim of these meetings is to encourage international co-operation amongst scientists, technologists and engineers and to assist in a better understanding of areas such as fatigue, fracture and wear resistance.

Throughout the volume particular emphasis is given to the application of advanced theories and experimental techniques. The contributions come from internationally acknowledged researchers working in this multidisciplinary field and are divided under the following headings: Changing Material Properties; Corrosion; Damage, Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics; Laser Surface Treatment; Residual Stress Effect; Shot Peening; Surface Coating; and Thermal Processes. ... Read more

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Funding of development and implementation of nanotechnology experiences into the undergraduate curriculum has been increasing in recent years due to the expectation of the enormous impact nanotechnology research will have on the future workforce and the need for understanding of nanotechnology concepts by the general population. This symposium series book describes various course and curricula modifications being incorporated by institutions as well as specific laboratory experiences appropriate for undergraduates.Also included is an introduction to techniques necessary for characterization of materials at the nanoscale. ... Read more