A map of the nanoworld: Sizing up the science, politics, and business of the infinitesimal

Futures

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 432-452

  Munshi, Debashish ^a   Kurian, Priya ^b   Bartlett, Robert V ^c   Lakhtakia, Akhlesh ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; MAPPING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS;

EID: 33846600887     PISSN: 00163287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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