Nanotechnology: Generalizations in an interdisciplinary field of science and technology

Hyle

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 153-168

  Meyer, Martin ^a   Kuusi, Osmo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus Finland   (Finland)

Author keywords

Delphi.; Foresight; Leitbild systems; Nanotechnology; Technology generalizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890709397     PISSN: 14335158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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