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A*STAR IMRE's technology uses
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| BOOK REVIEW |
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Nanotechnology:
a gentle introduction to the next big idea:
By Mark and Daniel Ratner. |
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Prentice
Hall, 2003, 208 pages. Available from National
Library
Board libraries in Singapore
We really enjoyed this book—not just because of its broad scope—we
liked the approach taken by the authors. These two distinguished scientists neither
talk down to their readers nor do they overwhelm them with too much technical
detail.
The principal author, Mark Ratner, is the Chairman of the Chemistry Department
at Northwestern University. In 2001, he won the Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology.
Co-author, Daniel Ratner, is an engineer and a prize-winning entrepreneur with
two successful technology start-up companies to his credit.
Their third chapter is especially helpful to the general reader; it runs through
the basic scientific principles needed to grasp the concepts underpinning nanotechnology.
The next chapter describes the tools for measuring and manufacturing nanostructures.
The authors maintain throughout the clarity they establish in the first few chapters.
The immense range of this book means that individual topics are not covered in
much depth. However, they do arm the reader with a basic understanding that proves
invaluable when we try to make sense of the immense amount of nanotechnology
information available . We also found the glossary of terms at the end of the
book very useful.
The scope of this intelligent work includes the bioscience and the engineering
sides of the collaboration that makes nanotechnology possible. Also covered are
the business and social implications of what many are now calling “the
second industrial revolution”.
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