Outlines the next technology revolution and how it will change human life, drawing on the latest discoveries in biology and engineering to profile such innovations as computer-engineered crops, protein-based water filters, and cancer-detecting nanoparticles.
Record details
ISBN:9780393634747
ISBN:0393634744
Physical Description:print xi, 229 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition:First edition.
Publisher:New York :W.W. Norton & Company,[2019]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-219) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Where the future comes from -- Can biology build a better battery? -- Water, water everywhere -- Cancer fighting nanoparticles -- Amplifying the brain -- Feeding the world -- Cheating Malthus, once again : making convergence happen faster.