{"product_id":"9781842776872","title":"Nanotechnology New Promises, New Dangers","description":"\u003ch3\u003eGlobal Issues\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eNanotechnology\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eNew Promises, New Dangers\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eToby Shelley\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ Public Policy \/ Environmental Policy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuckyballs. Quantum dots. Golden triangles. Organic light-emitting diodes. Welcome to the world of nanotechnology - the engineering of new materials and new products, the use of new manufacturing techniques, all exploiting properties possessed at the infinitesimally small, or nano, scale. Virtually every large corporation now has a nanotechnology R \u0026amp; D operation. The US government is putting in serious investment. Huge promises are held out in the fields of medicine, energy, computing. And, more ominously, the Pentagon is exploring nano applications in a new generation of hi-tech weaponry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as this book makes clear:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* There is little public debate, even among consumer groups or trade unions, about the ways in which nanotechnologies are creeping into our lives as consumers and workers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Regulatory agencies take no account of scale when assessing the safety of new products and there is no regulatory framework for nanotechnology even in industrialized countries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Little research is going on into the health and environmental consequences, and safety, of nano-materials.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book explains the fast moving world of the new technology and who controls it. It explores the potential consequences - the upsides as well as the downsides - for individuals, the environment, and relations between the powers. Nanotechnology could bridge or widen the gap between developing and industrialised countries - that is a political decision that civil society must address.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToby Shelley has reported from many countries in the Middle East, North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa over the course of twenty years as a journalist. He works for the Financial Times. Previously he was regional energy news editor for Dow Jones Newswires. His most recent book is Oil: politics, poverty and the planet (Zed Books, 2005). He is a member of the Council of Management of the radical development charity War on Want.\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToby Shelley has reported from many countries in the Middle East, North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa over the course of twenty years as a journalist. He works for the Financial Times. Previously he was regional energy news editor for Dow Jones Newswires. His most recent book is Oil: politics, poverty and the planet (Zed Books, 2005). He is a member of the Council of Management of the radical development charity War on Want.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 April 2006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZed Books\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781842776872\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e192\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369030713484,"sku":"9781842776872","price":31.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_32de7d71-fda0-4bc1-859f-bb0130d0bbaa.jpg?v=1783877665","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781842776872","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}