Nanotechnology Applications and Markets -- Contents -- Preface xiii -- 1 Nanotechnology: An Overview 1 -- Disputes and Definitions: What Is Nanotechnology? 1 -- A Very Brief Guide to the Science Behind Nanotech: Why 100 Nanometers? 2 -- The Early History of Nanotech 7 -- Eric Drexler's View of Nanotech as Molecular Manufacturing 9 -- Nanotech as the Evolution of Chemical Engineering 11 -- Nanotools and Nanomanufacturing 11 -- Summary: Key Takeaways from This Chapter 21 -- Further Reading 22 -- 2 The Business of Nanotech 25 -- Introduction: The Hidden Assumption of Nanobusiness 25 -- Three Scenarios for the Nanotechnology Industry 27 -- Nanomaterials and Nanodevices 36 -- A Word or Two About MEMS 43 -- Four Types of Nanotech Business Opportunities 45 -- The Importance of IP in Nanotech 48 -- The National Nanotechnology Initiative and Other Government Nanotech Programs 51 -- Funding Issues for Nanotech Businesses and Projects 59 -- Nanotech, Safety, and the Environment: Nanotech's Little PR Problem 62 -- Summary: Key Takeaways from This Chapter 68 -- Further Reading 70 -- 3 Nanotech in the Semiconductor, Computing, and 3 Communications Industry 71 -- Introduction: Nanotech and Moore's Law 71 -- When Moore's Law Fails 72 -- Nanotubes, Nanowires, Nanoelectronics 76 -- Notes on Nanowires 84 -- Spin and Nanoelectronics 85 -- Nanoelectronics with Molecules 86 -- Just One Word, "Plastics" 88 -- On Quantum Dots 96 -- Nanophotonics 97 -- Summary: Key Takeaways from This Chapter 98 -- Further Reading 99 -- 4 Nanotech and Energy 101 -- Introduction: The Real Energy Crisis 101 -- Economic Analysis of the Opportunities for Nanoenergy Firms 103 -- The Impact of Nanotechnology on the Energy Sector 105 -- The Nano-Enhancement of Fossil Fuels 106 -- Nanotech, the Environment, and the Road to the Hydrogen Economy 111 -- Nano-Solar Power 115.

The Nano-Enhanced Distributed Electricity Grid of the Future 118 -- Nano Power for the Pervasive Network 119 -- Summary: Key Takeaways from This Chapter 121 -- Further Reading 124 -- 5 Nanotech, Medicine, and the Pharmaceutical Industry 127 -- A Nanotech Paradox 127 -- Timescapes 128 -- The Tipping Point 130 -- Seven Ways Nanoengineering Will Contribute to Nano-Enabled Drug Discovery 131 -- Six Ways That Nanotechnology Will Contribute to Drug Delivery 136 -- Nanotechnology and Medical Diagnostics 139 -- Nanotechnology and Regenerative Medicine 142 -- Timeframes, Futuristic Nanomedicine, and a Business Perspective on "Transhumanism" 145 -- Summary: Key Takeaways from This Chapter 147 -- Further Reading 148 -- 6 Spreading Nanotech: Industry-Specific 6 Opportunities and Future Opportunities 151 -- The Coming of the Nano Economy 151 -- From Chemical Industry to Nanomaterials Industry 152 -- Nanotextiles and "Intelligent Clothing" 154 -- Building Nanotechnology 161 -- Nanotech, Food, and Agriculture: A "Nanolithic" Revolution 164 -- Planes, Trains, and Nanotechnology: Too Many "Opportunities"? 166 -- Nanotech and Robotics 167 -- Summary: Key Takeaways from This Chapter 171 -- Further Reading 172 -- 7 How to Conduct a Nanotech Implications Audit 7 in Your Company 175 -- Why an Audit? 175 -- The Nanotechnology Impact Analysis in Summary: A Six-Step Program 177 -- Establishing Objectives 177 -- Fact and Trend Selection 178 -- Establishing a Data Collection Methodology 180 -- Opportunity Analysis 182 -- Threat Analysis 185 -- Organizational Analysis 186 -- Summary: Key Takeaways from This Chapter 187 -- Further Reading 187 -- Appendix: Eleven Essential Information Sources for Nanobusiness 189 -- A.1 The Diamond Age 190 -- A.2 The Singularity Is Near 191 -- A.3 Nanotechnology: Basic science and A.3 Emerging Technologies 192.

A.4 Nanotechnology.com 192 -- A.5 Nanotechweb.org 193 -- A.6 NanoMarkets 193 -- A.7 Nanoinfo.jp 194 -- A.8 The Foresight Nanotech Institute 194 -- A.9 Seeing What's Next: Using the Theories of A.9 Innovation to Predict Industry Change 195 -- A.10 Nanotechnology Law and Business 195 -- A.11 Nano-Hype: The Truth Behind the A.11 Nanotechnology Buzz 196 -- Endnotes 197 -- About the Author 205 -- Index 207.