Nanotechnologies: principles, applications, implications and hands-on activities

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Teaching the tiny

Nanotechnologies: principles, applications, implications and hands-on activities
Luisa Filipponi and Duncan Sutherland
European Commission
2013 | 406pp | €10.50 (PB) or free (pdf)
ISBN 9789279214370

For many teachers, nanotechnology is something they may not have formally studied, yet it increasingly appears in the 14–18 science curricula. Nanotechnologies therefore provides a useful and timely guide for teachers about this important area of science. It has been compiled to give teachers and educators of pupils in the 14–18 age groups an understandable and attractive compendium of the fundamental concepts of nanosciences and their major technological uses.

The book covers in separate sections both the fundamental principles behind nanoscience and the many uses of nanotechnologies in the medical, environmental, energy and ICT sectors. 

Neil Golby reviews Nanotechnologies: principles, applications, implications and hands-on activities considering how it may be applicable for students and teachers.

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