Tag: nanotech

No Small Matter : science on the nanoscale / Felice C. Frankel, George M. Whitesides, Harvard University Press, 2009

Is this an Art Photography book by scientists? Or a Nanotech book for art photographers? You could learn much science from this book, but you will be distracted by the beauty of the photos. Large format hardcover, 150 pages.

NanoFuture : what’s next for nanotechnology / J. Storrs Hall ; foreword by K. Eric Drexler, Prometheus Books, 2005.

This excellent book is the best introduction to nanotech I have seen. 300 pages, hardcover.

1. What is Nanotechnology And Why Is There So Much Confusion About It?
2. A Handle on the Future: Can You Take These Predictions Seriously?
3. Current Nanotechnology: Laboratory and Life–and How to Get to the Real Thing from Here.
4. Nanomachine Design and Analysis: Theory, Current Tools, and the Future.
5. Nuts and Bolts: The Basics of What a Mature Nanotechnology Will Look Like.
6. Engines: Making Molecular Machines Go.
7. A Digital Technology: Atoms are the Bits of the Material World.
8. Self-Replication: Mechanical Motherhood.
9. Food, Clothing, and Shelter: A Day in Your Life in the Age of Nanotech.
10. Economics: How Much Is This Going to Cost?
11. Transportation: It’s a Very Small World, Indeed.
12. Space: Where a Much Larger World Awaits.
13. Robots: For Whatever Work there Is to Be Done.
14. Artificial Intelligence: Closer than You May Think.
15. Runaway Replicators: Playing with Fire.
16. Real Dangers: The Same Old Bad Guys, with Nastier Toys.
17. Nanomedicine: Fixing What’s Wrong.
18. Improvements: A Perspective on Transhumanism.
19. The Human Prospect: Living Happily Ever After.