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- Nanotechnology: Science, Innovation, and Opportunity
- Nanotechnology: Science, Innovation, and Opportunity
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Contributors
- Gerald Gallwas
- Richard Smalley
- Peter Coffee
- Steve Jurvetson
- Daniel V. Leff
- R. Douglas Moffat
- Geoffrey M. Holdridge
- Julie Chen
- Larry Gilbert
- Michael Krieger
- Chinh H. Pham
- Charles Berman
- Jeff Lawrence
- Larry Bock
- Jim Duncan
- Meyya Meyyappan
- Mark Reed
- Sheryl Ehrman
- Brent Segal
- Zhong Lin (ZL) Wang
- Fiona Case
- David J. Nagel
- Sharon Smith
- George Thompson
- Stephen Goodnick
- Axel Scherer
- Suzie Hwang Pun
- Jianjun (JJ) Cheng
- Dan Garcia
- Dean Ho
- Chih-Ming Ho
- Mihail C. Roco
- William Sims Bainbridge
- SectionOne.Development Drivers
- Chapter 1. Lessons in Innovation and Commercialization from the Biotechnology Revolution
- The Story of Biotechnology
- Concept 1: Lessons From the S-Curve
- Concept 2: Lessons From Commercial Innovation
- The S-Curve Summarized
- Commercial Innovation Summarized
- The Future of Nanotechnology
- References
- Chapter 2. Nanotechnology and Our Energy Challenge
- Transport and Storage
- Energy for Everyone
- Chapter 3. Fads and Hype in Technology: The Sargasso Sea of Some Day Soon
- Knowing Success When We See It
- The Nature of Hype
- Clouding the Picture
- A Virtuous Circle
- When Science Gets Down to Business
- Far From a Fad
- References
- SectionTwo.The Players
- Chapter 4. Nanotechnology Commercialization: Transcending Moore s Law with Molecular Electronics and Nanotechnology
- Technology Exponentials
- Moore s Law
- Molecular Electronics
- The Commercialization of Nanotechnology
- Systems, Software, and Other Abstractions
- Time Line
- The Ethical Debate: Genes, Memes, and Digital Expression
- Conclusion
- Chapter 5. Investment in Nanotechnology
- Venture Capital Investing
- Nanotechnology Venture Capital Investment
- Nanotechnology Start-up Companies
- Public Markets and Nanotechnology Companies
- Chapter 6. The Role of the U.S. Government in Nanoscale Science and Technology
- The National Nanotechnology Initiative and the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act
- Research and Development
