Chapter 1: What do Emerging Technologies Mean for Economic Development? -- Part 1: MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING -- Chapter 2: New Materials: the Case of Carbon Fibers -- Chapter 3: Nanotechnology for High-tech Industries: Light Emitting Diodes -- Chapter 4: Technology Use in Traditional...

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