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Jane Hawk novels volume 1
Language
English
Description
""I very much need to be dead." These are the chilling words left behind by a man who had everything to live for--but took his own life. In the void that remains stands his widow, Jane, surrounded by questions destined to go unanswered . . . unless she does what all the grief, fear, confusion, and fury inside of her demands: find the truth, no matter what"--
3) BZRK
Author
Series
BZRK volume 1
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the near future, the conjoined Armstrong twins, under the guise of the Armstrong Fancy Gifts Corporation, plot to create their own version of utopia using nanobots, while a guerilla group known as BZRK develops a DNA-based biot that can stop bots, but at risk of the host's brain.
4) Tiny robots
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"Tiny robots include everything from a wall climbing microbot to a nanobot that goes inside the human body. Find out just what these awesome machines can do."--
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Language
English
Description
Three men are found dead in the locked second-floor office of a Honolulu building, with no sign of struggle except for the ultrafine, razor-sharp cuts covering their bodies. The only clue left behind is a tiny bladed robot, nearly invisible to the human eye. In the lush forests of Oahu, groundbreaking technology has ushered in a revolutionary era of biological prospecting. Trillions of microorganisms, tens of thousands of bacteria species, are being...
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Series
Gene Wars volume 2
Language
English
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Description
From C.J. Cherryh, one of science fiction′s greatest writers and a 3-time Hugo Award "Best Novel" winner, comes the exciting and long-awaited follow-up to Hammerfall, the second novel of the Gene Wars. In the second volume of "The Gene Wars," C. J. Cherryh further explores the captivating new universe where two interstellar empires, scarred by nanotechnology weaponry, hover in an uneasy detente. Perched at the edge of the galaxy, tiny Concord Station...
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Language
Español
Description
Nanotecnología: Fundamentos y aplicaciones, más que explicar contenidos teóricos, busca hacer posible que el lector se acerque al sentido del diseño y la manipulación de la materia a nivel de átomos o moléculas. A tal fin, la obra abarca un amplio haz de temas y variantes, como la obtención y la caracterización de nanomateriales, la aplicación en áreas como el medio ambiente, la salud, la energética, la industria textil y la agroindustria,...
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English
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Every day, individuals take action based on how they believe innovation will change industries. Yet these beliefs are largely based on guesswork and incomplete data and lead to costly errors in judgment. Now, internationally renowned innovation expert Clayton M. Christensen and his research partners Scott D. Anthony and Erik A. Roth present a groundbreaking framework for predicting outcomes in the evolution of any industry. Based on proven theories...
Author
Series
BZRK volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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"In the concluding book in the BZRK trilogy, war is again being waged in the macro and the nano, and Lear's identity is finally uncovered"--
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Series
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English
Description
Want the blood of a supergod?
Jack your metabolism.
Boost immunities.
Think faster.
Think again.
You might remember there's a catch.
The Leap brings progress, but exacts a heavy price.
A dystopian world so close to now, with big secrets and great losses.
You'll need pressure suits for this one.
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Series
Language
English
Description
In today's fast-paced world, it's tough to find the time to read. But with Joosr guides, you can get the key insights from bestselling non-fiction titles in less than 20 minutes. Whether you want to gain knowledge on the go or find the books you'll love, Joosr's brief and accessible eBook summaries fit into your life. Find out more at joosr.com. We stand on the brink of technological advancements that could change everything we know about human life....
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Series
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2011, c2010
Edition
Bantam Books mass market ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 14
Physical Desc
401 p. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Victor Leben--formerly Victor "Helios" Frankenstein--plans to repopulate the planet with a new race of humanoids that he will create using stem cells, "organic" silicon circuitry, and nanotechnology, but a group of five--including detectives Carson O'Connor and Michael Maddison and Victor's original monster, Deucalion--team up to stop him.
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English
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The must-read summary of Jack Uldrich and Deb Newberry's book: "The Next Big Thing Is Really Small: Nanotechnology and the Future of Big Business".
This complete summary of the ideas from Jack Uldrich and Deb Newberry's book "The Next Big Thing Is Really Small" explains that nanotechnology is the manipulation of matter at the atomic level to create better materials, devices and systems, and is set to be the next big thing. In their book, the authors...
Author
Language
English
Description
The Great Disruption reveals how 3D printing manufacturing will transform the world in the same way that Henry Ford's Model T upended transportation or Gutenberg's printing press started an information revolution. It traces both the impact of this disruption as it rapidly spreads around the world and affects every kind of industry imaginable, while detailing specific steps that can and should be taken right now to prepare.
The 3D manufacturing revolution...
Author
Language
English
Description
In his landmark book Open Innovation, Henry Chesbrough demonstrated that because useful knowledge is no longer concentrated in a few large organizations, business leaders must adopt a new, "open" model of innovation. Using this model, companies look outside their boundaries for ideas and intellectual property (IP) they can bring in, as well as license their unutilized home-grown IP to other organizations.
In Open Business Models, Chesbrough takes...
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English
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Haptic Visions is about reading messages conveyed about the nanoscale and image use generally, with a particular focus on the rhetorical interactions among images, ourselves, and the material world. More specifically, this book explores how visualizations like Eigler and Schweizer's form persuasive elements in arguments about manipulation and interaction at the atomic scale. Haptic Visions also analyzes how arguments about atomic interaction expressed...
18) Invincible
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Colonel John Taylor enlists billionaire inventor Leor Teska to fund a secret black site, testing Teska's new nanotechnology for military applications, developed by scientists. When one of the test subjects, Brock Cortez, escapes, Teska's head of security, Cam Devore is given the dangerous task of tracking him down.
Author
Series
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
p2011
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
8 sound discs (9 hrs., 9 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The war against humanity is raging. As the small town of Rainbow Falls, Montana comes under siege, scattered survivors band together to weather the onslaught of creatures set loose upon the world. As they ready for battle against overwhelming odds, they will learn the full scope of Victor Frankenstein's nihilistic plan to remake the future.
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