PREFACE -- FIGURES -- TABLES -- SUMMARY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ACRONYMS -- Chapter One INTRODUCTION -- THE TECHNOLOGY REVOLUTION -- APPROACH -- Chapter Two TECHNOLOGY TRENDS -- GENOMICS -- Genetic Profiling and DNA Analysis -- Cloning -- Genetically Modified Organisms -- Broader Issues and Implications -- THERAPIES AND DRUG DEVELOPMENT -- Technology -- Broader Issues and Implications -- BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING -- Organic Tissues and Organs -- Artificial Materials, Organs, and Bionics -- Biomimetics and Applied Biology -- Surgical and Diagnostic Biotechnology -- Broader Issues and Implications -- THE PROCESS OF MATERIALS ENGINEERING -- Concept/Materials Design -- Materials Selection, Preparation, and Fabrication -- Processing, Properties, and Performance -- Product/Application -- SMART MATERIALS -- Technology -- Broader Issues and Implications -- SELF-ASSEMBLY -- Technology -- Broader Issues and Implications -- RAPID PROTOTYPING -- Technology -- Broader Issues and Implications -- BUILDINGS -- TRANSPORTATION -- SYSTEMS -- NEW MATERIALS -- NANOMATERIALS -- NANOTECHNOLOGY -- Nanofabricated Computation Devices -- Bio-Molecular Devices and Molecular Electronics -- Broader Issues and Implications -- INTEGRATED MICROSYSTEMS AND MEMS -- Smart Systems-on-a-Chip (and Integration of Optical and Electronic Components) -- Micro/Nanoscale Instrumentation and Measurement Technology -- Broader Issues and Implications -- MOLECULAR MANUFACTURING AND NANOROBOTS -- Technology -- Broader Issues and Implications -- Chapter Three DISCUSSION -- THE RANGE OF POSSIBILITIES BY 2015 -- META-TECHNOLOGY TRENDS -- Multidisciplinary Nature of Technology -- Accelerating Pace of Change -- Accelerating Social and Ethical Concerns -- Increased Need for Educational Breadth and Depth -- Longer Life Spans -- Reduced Privacy -- Continued Globalization -- International Competition.

CROSS-FACILITATION OF TECHNOLOGY EFFECTS -- THE HIGHLY INTERACTIVE NATURE OF TREND EFFECTS -- THE TECHNOLOGY REVOLUTION -- THE TECHNOLOGY REVOLUTION AND CULTURE -- CONCLUSIONS -- SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING -- General Technology Trends -- Biotechnology -- Materials Technology -- Nanotechnology -- BIBLIOGRAPHY.