Although nanotechnology deals with the very small-a nanomerter is 1/80,000th the diameter of a human hair-it is going to be huge. From the food we eat, the clothes we wear, and the products we manufacture to the composition of our bodies, everything is made of atoms. And if we can manipulate the atom, then that changes the rules of the game for almost every product.
Coal and diamonds, for example, are both constructed from carbon atoms. It's merely the arrangement of the atoms that differentiates an inexpensive fuel source from a pricey engagement jewel. While the science of nanotech cannot yet transform coal into diamonds, it is advancing rapidly and will begin to radically alter the business world during the next few years-and will continue to do so for the forseeable future.
The buzz surrounding nanotech is comparable to that at the dawn of the digital revolution, which changed the face of how business operates. Unlike the Internet, however, which applied new technology to many old processes and businesses, nanotech is about creating entirely new materials, products, and systems (and therefore markets), as well as making existing products faster, stronger, and better.
Chapter 1 Nanotechnology: The Next Frontier
Chapter 2 Interesting But What Do I Have to Do?
Chapter 3 Follow the Money, Follow the Leaders
Chapter 4 Today: Nanotechnology Establishes a Foothold
Chapter 5 2004 & 2005: Faster, Smaller, Cheaper, Better
Chapter 6 2006-2008: The Avalanche Begins
Chapter 7 2009-2013: Taking Control
Chapter 8 2013 & Beyond: The World Becomes Smaller and Smarter
Chapter 9 And in Conclusion…This Is Just the Beginning