Nanomaterials, nanotechnologies and design : an introduction for engineers and architects /

How could nanotechnology not perk the interest of any designer, engineer or architect? Exploring the intriguing new approaches to design that nanotechnologies offer, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnologies and Design is set against the sometimes fantastic sounding potential of this technology. Nanotechnolog...

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Main Author: Ashby, M. F.
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Ferreira, Paulo J. S. G., Schodek, Daniel L., 1941-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, ©2009.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:How could nanotechnology not perk the interest of any designer, engineer or architect? Exploring the intriguing new approaches to design that nanotechnologies offer, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnologies and Design is set against the sometimes fantastic sounding potential of this technology. Nanotechnology offers product engineers, designers, architects and consumers a vastly enhanced palette of materials and properties, ranging from the profound to the superficial. It is for engineering and design students and professionals who need to understand enough about the subject to apply it with real meaning to their own work.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 540 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780080941530
0080941532
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9781282737556
9786612737558
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