00655nam a2200109Ia 4500080001900000100001700019245011400036260002500150300001000175520034200185583001800527 a12.06.01 D7516 aPeoc'h, Beth aDownsizing development : an introduction to nano-scale technologies and the implications for the Global South bNGLSaGenevaCHc2008 a98 p. aOutlines the wide spectrum of nanotechnology science. Looks at the role that nano-enabled medicine could play in addressing sickness and poverty. Provides case studies on rubber, platinum and copper to offer a glimpse of the potential impacts of nano-scale materials and processes on commodity dependent and other developing countries. c5/20/08kJOYD