UID:
almahu_9948197302202882
Format:
1 online resource (xviii, 255 pages) :
,
illustrations
ISBN:
9780470403525
,
0470403527
,
9780470403518
,
0470403519
,
1282681737
,
9781282681736
Content:
Comprehensive investigation into the emerging advanced materials industry, addressing the ways in which science, technology, business, and markets are converging to produce one of the most dynamic industries of recent years. Examines the major groups of advanced materials and discusses the range of markets and industries to which these materials are, or are likely to be, applied. Organised thematically, with each chapter discussing a particular phase of an advanced material product's life cycle. Essential reading for researchers, executives, and managers working in the advanced materials and related technological fields, as well as professionals and scholars in the academic, investment, consulting, and government communities.
Note:
The coming of the advanced-materials revolution -- A great potential: markets and society -- The great divide: advanced materials, productivity, and economic growth in the United states and Europe -- Facing reality: the risk factor in advanced-materials technology -- Research and development I: the American context -- Research and development II: the European context -- Seamless web I: companies (large and small), universities, and incubators -- The seamless web II: signaling, selection, and focusing mechanisms within the seamless network: SMEs, entrepreneurs, and venture capital -- Clustering and synergies -- Gatekeepers and creative clusters -- Conclusion: broadening horizons.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Moskowitz, Sanford L. Advanced materials revolution. Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, ©2009 ISBN 9780471615262
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0471615269
Language:
English
Keywords:
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