Beschreibung:
Why aren't maglev trains mainstream? Whatever happened to graphene and carbon nanotubes? The book also looks at the unmet promises of some of the most exciting - and hyped - technologies in recent decades - superconductivity and nanotechnology. The final chapter reviews our history of materials usage, the increasing demand for many critical raw materials, and addresses the upcoming new challenges for creating a circular economy based on reusing and recycling materials.
Introduction.- Chapter 1 - A Measure of Stability.- Chapter 2 - A Quantum of Solace.- Chapter 3 - Seeing is Believing.- Chapter 4 - Made to Measure.- Chapter 5 - There's Still Plenty of Room at the Bottom.- Chapter 6 - The Future of Mobility.- Chapter 7 - Here Comes the Sun.- Chapter 8 - Certain about Uncertainty.- Chapter 9 - Promises Unmet.- Chapter 10 - A Green New Deal.- Final Thoughts.