This updated second edition puts nanotechnology into perspective by explaning issues in health, environmental and military application domains, and discusses the technology in the context of current media and ethical debates.
Michel Wautelet is a professor at the University of Mons-Hainaut, Belgium. His research concerns the physics of laser-matter interaction and nanosciences. In particular, he is concerned with the stability and phase diagrams of nanosystems. He is also active in the educational and popularization aspects of modern science and technology.
