Science & Technology

The emerging commercial application of nanotechnology involves devices, processes, and materials that are manipulated at the atomic and molecular level. This first-of-its-kind resource identifies and describes the legal and policy initiatives aimed at encouraging or restricting nanotech research and... More

This timely book provides an easy-to-understand overview of how the Internet has emerged as an important setting for business, and how doing business on the Internet is regulated by the courts, as well as state and federal government. It offers a clear and better understanding of complex legal conce... More

The Internet is believed to be the greatest and most significant achievement in the history of mankind.Packed with all important technical details, the book is an ideal guide for your first encounters with the Internet. Salient Features : Hardware and software required to connect to the Internet; Ho... More

Now including information about Acrobat version 7.0 as well as 6.0, this book takes lawyers through the processes of working with PDF documents, allowing them to communicate like never before. They'll learn how to create, control, and more securely deliver intelligent, content-rich documents that ca... More

Rescuing Science from Politics debuts chapters by the nation's leading academics in law, science, and philosophy who explore ways that the law can be abused by special interests to intrude on the way scientists conduct research. The high stakes and adversarial features of regulation create the worst... More

This book presents definitive information on intellectual property law in a simplified form not available in other texts on the subject. The first section considers issues and principles including protection, transference, and capacity building, both at the national and institutional level. The seco... More