00684nam a2200121Ia 450000500170000008000190001710000170003624501140005326000250016730000100019252003420020258300180054420260716043903.0  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