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Hardcover: 238 pages
Publisher: OUP Oxford (26 Aug 2004)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0198528558
ISBN-13: 978-0198528555
Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.2 x 2.2 cm

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Having had the chance to delve... into our copy, we find it refreshing to see a book about nanotechnology that is a) readable, b) covers all the issues, c) understandable to the layman and d) written by someone who knows what they are talking about. We can't think of another example that punches all of these buttons. (TNTlog )

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Enthusiasts look forward to a time when tiny machines reassemble matter and process information with unparalleled power and precision. But is their vision realistic? Where is the science heading? As nanotechnology (a new technology that many believe will transform society in the next one hundred years) rises higher in the news agenda and popular consciousness, there is a real need for a book which discusses clearly the science on which this technology will be based. Whilst it is most easy to simply imagine these tiny machines as scaled-down versions of the macroscopic machines we are all familiar with, the way things behave on small scales is quite different to the way they behave on large scales. Engineering on the nanoscale will use very different principles to those we are used to in our everyday lives, and the materials used in nanotehnology will be soft and mutable, rather than hard and unyielding. "Soft Machines" explains in a lively and very accessible manner why the nanoworld is so different to the macro-world which we are all familiar with. Why does nature engineer things in the way it does, and how can we learn to use these unfamiliar principles to create valuable new materials and artefacts which will have a profound effect on medicine, electronics, energy and the environment in the twenty-first century. With a firmer understanding of the likely relationship between nanotechnology and nature itself, we can gain a much clearer notion of what dangers this powerful technology may potentially pose, as well as come to realise that nanotechnology will have more in common with biology than with conventional engineering.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A good introduction, 1 Aug 2009

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The book wasn't quite what I was looking for - but I still found it of interest. It's aimed more at the the type of person that has an interest in biology, and the potential for therapeutic application of nanotechnology. However, I felt that it missed out on a number of key points - I would suggest combining this book with the work by Drexler for a better understanding of the subject.

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