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Nanotechnology Demystified
From the Publisher: Learn nanotechnology in a nanosecond. Ever wonder how they make tiny machines? The booming field of nanotechnology is all about building highly advanced super-small machines and devices from the ground up. Nanotechnology Demystified provides you with everything you need to know a...
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New York
McGraw-Hill
2007
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| Series: | McGraw-Hill "Demystified" series.
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part 1: Discovery
- 1: Buckyball discovery
- In the beginning
- Plenty of room at the bottom
- Single-walled carbon nanotubes
- Let's roll
- Quiz
- 2: Nanoscale
- Micro vs nano
- Size matters
- All about scale
- Quiz
- 3: What makes nano special?
- Carbon forms
- Single walled carbon nanotubes
- Nanorods
- Color
- Surface area
- Quantum mechanics
- Manufacturing
- Products
- Quiz
- 4: Nanoscience tools
- Tools of discovery
- Fabrication
- Theory, modeling, and simulation
- Quiz
- Part One Test
- Part 2: Wet Applications
- 5: Biology
- Wet/dry interface
- Bioimaging
- Bionanosensors
- Affecting the biological world
- Quiz
- 6: Medicine
- Treatments
- Targeting cancer
- Bioengineering
- Nanotoxicity
- Medicine of the future
- Quiz
- 7: Environment
- Pollution
- Nano to the rescue
- Water purification
- Nanotechnology and government research
- Environmental exposure routes
- International Council on Nanotechnology
- Quiz
- Part Two Test
- Part Three: Dry Applications
- 8: Materials
- Alchemy
- Smart materials
- Nanocrystalline materials
- Nanocrystals
- Alloys
- Nanocomposites
- Nanorings
- Nanocoatings
- Nanoshells
- Catalysts
- Microcapsules
- Quiz
- 9: Electronics and sensors
- Moore's Law
- Electronics competition
- What's the hold up
- Uniformity
- Quantum effects in nanoscale electronics
- Bionanosensors
- Biochips
- Quiz
- 10: Communications
- Quantum communications
- Chemical challenges
- Size
- Nano-optics
- Information storage
- Quiz
- 11: Energy
- Energy
- Availability
- Alternatives
- Carbon nanotubes
- Research and development
- Investment
- Future of energy
- Quiz
- Part Three Test
- Part 4: Future
- 12: Business and investing
- Players
- Nanobusiness alliance
- Implementation 101
- What to watch for
- Local nano hopes
- International outlook
- Nano forecasts
- Worth watching
- Quiz
- 13: Nanotoxicity and public policy
- Nanotechnology and you
- Solubility and toxicity
- Icon
- Responsible development
- Environment, health, and safety implications
- Getting the word out
- International coordination
- Bottom line risks and benefits
- Quiz
- 14: From here to there
- Big picture
- Products and markets
- Patents
- Key applications
- Nano worldwide
- Quiz
- Part Four Test
- Final exam
- Answers to quiz, test, and exam questions
- Appendix 1: Acronyms and descriptions
- Appendix 2: Companies and products
- Appendix 3: References
- Index.