The Time of Living Machines: The Biological Revolution in Technology
A century ago, science enabled engineers to create a whole range of amazing new technologies that have changed our world so much that we can no longer imagine our life without them. But, as world-renowned neurobiologist Susan Hockfield argues, we...
are on the brink of a new revolution, where the combination of discoveries in biology with engineering art will yield a multitude of truly fantastic next-generation technologies. «The Time of Living Machines» describes some of the most interesting new developments created as a result of collaboration between scientists and engineers. Viral batteries. Protein filters for water. Nanoparticles capable of detecting cancer. Mind-reading prosthetics. Crops bred by computers. All of these cutting-edge projects open up the prospect of a technological revolution in the 21st century that will help overcome some of the greatest humanitarian, medical, and environmental challenges of our time.
A century ago, science enabled engineers to create a whole range of amazing new technologies that have changed our world so much that we can no longer imagine our life without them. But, as world-renowned neurobiologist Susan Hockfield argues, we are on the brink of a new revolution, where the combination of discoveries in biology with engineering art will yield a multitude of truly fantastic next-generation technologies. «The Time of Living Machines» describes some of the most interesting new developments created as a result of collaboration between scientists and engineers. Viral batteries. Protein filters for water. Nanoparticles capable of detecting cancer. Mind-reading prosthetics. Crops bred by computers. All of these cutting-edge projects open up the prospect of a technological revolution in the 21st century that will help overcome some of the greatest humanitarian, medical, and environmental challenges of our time.
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