Scientific literature postulates that nanotechnology is to be considered as general purpose technology (GPT … set out to not only further systematize existing approaches investigating nanotechnology's GPT traits based on patent … nanotechnology's research output to the ones of ICT as accepted GPT and of the combustion engine as a non- GPT, representing an upper …

concept. Information and communications technologies (ICT), biotechnology and nanotechnology are viewed as existing or … a GPT. Nanotechnology shows signs of being potentially widely applicable, but for biotechnology the channels of … ; biotechnology ; nanotechnology ; SHOK …