Nanoconvergence The Unity of Nanoscience, Biotechnology, Information Technology and Cognitive Science

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ISBN: 9780132446433 | 013244643X
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 6/27/2007

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Nanoconvergence is the coming unification of all significant technologies based on control of structures at the nanoscale. As biotechnology, information technology, cognitive science, physics, chemistry, and material science come together, their power will increase exponentially. This book is the first authoritative but easy-to-understand guide to the coming nanoconvergence revolution-and how it may reshape your life.

Preface	p. xiii
About the Author	p. xix
Convergence at the Nanoscale	p. 1
The Meaning of "Nano"	p. 1
Nanotechnology and Scientific Progress	p. 4
Technological Convergence	p. 9
Application Areas	p. 15
Radical Transformations	p. 17
The Plan of This Book	p. 19
References	p. 22
Visions and Illusions	p. 25
Imagination and Impossibility	p. 25
Birds Can't Fly to the Moon	p. 26
Cold Facts	p. 28
Science Fiction	p. 29
Drexler's Vision	p. 35
Alchemy at the Nanoscale	p. 42
Nanopanic	p. 44
Conclusion	p. 46
References	p. 47
Information Technology	p. 51
Moore's Law	p. 51
Sensors	p. 58
Quantum Computing	p. 60
The Information Technology Research Initiative	p. 63
Grand Information Technology Challenges	p. 68
Conclusion	p. 74
References	p. 76
Biotechnology	p. 81
Nanotechnology from the Perspective of Biology	p. 81
Nano-Bio Convergence	p. 83
The Problem of Cancer	p. 87
Paths to Nano-Bio Innovation	p. 89
Agriculture and the Environment	p. 92
Evolutionary Methods: Computing and Culture	p. 95
Improving Human Performance	p. 103
Conclusion	p. 106
References	p. 107
Cognitive Technology	p. 113
The Two Faces of Cognitive Science	p. 113
Cognitive Convergence	p. 117
The Prehistory of Cognitive Technologies	p. 124
Neurotechnology	p. 128
The Communicator	p. 133
Conclusion	p. 136
References	p. 137
Unification of Science	p. 143
Creating Convergers	p. 143
Eight Principles for Convergence	p. 149
Conservation	p. 150
Indecision	p. 151
Configuration	p. 152
Interaction	p. 153
Variation	p. 153
Evolution	p. 154
Information	p. 155
Cognition	p. 155
Ethical Principles	p. 156
Social Relations	p. 159
Behavioral Social Science	p. 163
Conclusion	p. 168
References	p. 169
Unity in Diversity	p. 175
Critics of Convergence	p. 175
Looking Forward	p. 180
Family and Reproduction	p. 181
Culture and Personality	p. 183
Societal Institutions	p. 186
Science, Health, and Environment	p. 188
How Will the World Be Governed?	p. 189
A New Science of Services	p. 195
Conclusion	p. 200
References	p. 201
The Final Frontier	p. 207
The Giant Leap	p. 207
The Realities of Interplanetary Travel	p. 211
The Solar System	p. 215
Personality Transfer	p. 222
What Is to Be Done?	p. 228
Conclusion	p. 231
References	p. 232
Index	p. 239
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Nanoconvergence The Unity of Nanoscience, Biotechnology, Information Technology and Cognitive Science

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