NanoInnovation: What Every Manager Needs to Know

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John Wiley & Sons, Aug 25, 2014 - Technology & Engineering - 400 pages
NanoInnovation: What Every Manager Needs to Know is the most comprehensive book written to-date on innovative technologies and applications in the field of nanotechnology. Author Michael Tomczyk conducted more than 150 interviews with nano-insiders to present the inside story of scientific discoveries, research breakthroughs, and commercial products and applications that are already changing our lives, thanks to the remarkable ability to manipulate atoms and molecules at the nanoscale.
 

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Contents

International Perspectives
181
Where Bio Meets Nano
215
Areas Where Nanoinnovations Are Creating Medical Miracles
227
CoolThings We Can Do with Nanobiology
297
Preface
xi
What You Know or Dont Know about Nanoinnovation 1
3
10 Things You Should Know About
17
The Science of Nanoinnovation
55
Viewing Structures Smaller than Light Waves
91
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About the author (2014)

Michael Tomczyk is one of the world?s leading authorities on nanoinnovation. For more than 16 years he served as managing director of the Mack Center for Technological Innovation at the Wharton School, the leading academic center studying best practices and strategies for managing technological innovation. He is a Founding Strategic Advisor at the Nanotechnology Research Foundation, and serves on the senior leadership of the IEEE/IEC committee developing standards for the use of nanotechnology in electronics. As a technologist, Michael is best known for his role in the development of the first home computers (at Commodore) in the 1980s. He holds master?s degrees in business (UCLA) and environmental studies (University of Pennsylvania). Michael has written more than 150 articles on business strategy and innovation. He writes and speaks extensively on the impact of emerging technologies on industries and markets, and is a passionate innovation champion.

Bibliographic information

TitleNanoInnovation: What Every Manager Needs to Know
AuthorMichael Tomczyk
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, 2014
ISBN3527650067, 9783527650064
Length400 pages
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Technology & Engineering / Materials Science / General
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