Assessing the nature of nanotechnology: Can we uncover an emerging general purpose technology?

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 315-329

  Youtie, Jan ^a   Iacopetta, Maurizio ^a   Graham, Stuart ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

General purpose technology; Nanotechnology; Patent analysis

Indexed keywords

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

GENERAL PURPOSE TECHNOLOGIES; PATENT ANALYSIS; PATENT CITATION; QUALITATIVE INFORMATION; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

EID: 40349106143     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-007-9030-6     Document Type: Article

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