Nanotechnology, biology, ethics and society: Overcoming the multidisciplinary teaching challenges

Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 931, Issue , 2006, Pages 25-30

  Vanasupa, Linda ^a   Ritter, Matthew ^a   Schader, Barbara ^a   Chen, Katherine ^a   Savage, Richard ^a   Schwartz, Peter ^a   Slivovsky, Lynne ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; GLUCOSE SENSORS; GOLD; HUMANITIES COMPUTING; LEARNING SYSTEMS; TEACHING; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TUMORS;

LEARNING PYRAMIDS; MOLECULAR MANUFACTURING; NANOSHELLS; SOPHOMORES;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33947709532     PISSN: 02729172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1557/proc-0931-kk01-09     Document Type: Conference Paper

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