Our Nanotechnology Future.
Natowitz, Joseph.
Our Nanotechnology Future. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (245 pages) - Atlantis Advances in Nanotechnology, Material Science and Energy Technologies Series . - Atlantis Advances in Nanotechnology, Material Science and Energy Technologies Series .
Intro -- Introduction -- I. Nanoscience and nanotechnology -- The size domain of nanoscience and nanotechnology -- Nanotechnology in the past -- Intellectual foundations of nanotechnology -- Can we see atoms? -- The scanning tunneling microscope -- The atomic force microscope -- Manipulating atoms -- Summary -- II. The Quantum world -- Classical versus quantum mechanics -- Wave-particle duality -- Determinism versus a probabilistic approach -- Measurement -- Quantization -- Heisenberg uncertainty principle -- Quantum numbers -- Spin - an intrinsic property -- Fermions and bosons -- Quantum tunneling -- Summary -- III. The mesoscopic world -- The forces of nature -- The role of size -- Surface versus volume -- Surface tension -- Nanofluids -- Heat transfer -- Chemical bonding -- Intermolecular forces -- Van der Waals forces -- Hydrogen bonds -- Semi-classical approaches -- Summary -- IV. Nanomaterials and nanostructures -- Classifying nanomaterials -- Nanostructuration -- Dendrimers -- Hybrid organic-inorganic nanomaterials -- Nanocomposites -- Smart materials -- Summary -- V. Natural nanomaterials -- Nanomaterials in nature -- Self-cleaning surfaces -- Reversible adhesives -- Lightweight materials -- Manipulating light at the nanoscale -- Fibers stronger than steel -- Low-friction materials -- Multiscale structures -- Summary -- VI. Nanofabrication -- Top-down and bottom-up approaches -- Lithography -- Nanolithography -- e-beam lithography -- Helium-ion lithography -- Nanoimprint lithography -- Dip-pen nanolithography -- Deposition at the nanoscale -- Atomic layer deposition -- Self-assembled monolayers -- Covalent bonds -- Langmuir-Blodgett films -- Polishing, etching, patterning -- Chemical mechanical polish -- Summary -- VII. King carbon -- Fullerenes -- Graphene -- Carbon nanotubes -- Summary -- VIII. Health Diagnostics -- Major diseases. Diagnosis -- Imaging -- In-Vitro Diagostics -- Biosensors -- Biochips -- Labs-on-chips -- Cells-on-chips -- Summary -- IX. Therapeutics -- Drug delivery -- Delivery routes -- Drug carriers -- Nanoparticles and drug delivery -- Summary -- X. Regenerative medicine -- Biomaterials -- Cell therapy -- Implants -- Dentistry -- Nanosurgery -- Summary -- XI. The Food Chain -- Feeding people -- Agricultural Production -- Food processing -- Packaging -- Transportation -- Summary -- XII. From microelectronics to nanoelectronics -- Transistors -- Moore's law -- Technology nodes -- Memories -- Smaller, faster and cheaper -- Summary -- XIII. Quantum nanoelectronics -- Towards few-electron electronics -- Coulomb blockade -- The single electron transistor -- Quantum dots -- Spintronics -- Nanophotonics -- Confining and Controlling light -- Photonic crystals -- Plasmonics -- Metamaterials -- Summary -- XIV. Molecular electronics -- Electronic conduction -- Difficulties -- Molecular wires -- Molecular diodes and transistors -- Conductive polymers -- Self-assembled monolayers -- Summary -- XV. Nanocatalysis -- Catalysts make life easier -- Nanocatalysts for chemical reactions -- Enzymes speed up biological reactions -- Designing nanocatalysts -- Summary -- XVI. Energy production -- Fossil fuels -- Renewable energies -- Solar energy -- Wind energy -- Energy storage -- Batteries -- Supercapacitors -- Electricity -- Hydrogen -- Fuel cells -- Thermoelectricity -- Nuclear energy -- Summary -- XVII. Housing -- Outside the building -- Inside the buildings -- Insulation -- Lighting -- Heating, ventilating and air conditioning -- Summary -- XVIII. Nanotechnology in automobiles -- Bodywork -- Interior of the car -- Chassis and tires -- Power train -- Electronics -- Batteries and supercapacitors -- Summary -- XIX. Defense and security -- Defense -- The modern warrior -- Mobility. Weapons -- Homeland security -- Detection -- Protection -- Response -- Repair -- Summary -- XX. Nanotoxicity -- Hazard and risk -- Nanomaterials and nanoparticles -- Nanoparticle sources -- Nanoparticle exposure -- Toxicity of nanoparticles -- Natural nanoparticles -- Anthropogenic nanoparticles -- Engineered nanoparticles -- Summary -- Notes -- I. Nanoscience and nanotechnology -- II. The Quantum world -- III. The mesoscopic world -- VII. King carbon -- VIII. Health Diagnostics -- X. Regenerative medicine -- XV. Nanocatalysis -- XVI. Energy production -- XVII. Housing -- XX. Nanotoxicity -- List of illustrations' copyright and licensing -- Short bibliography -- Introduction -- I. Nanoscience and nanotechnology -- The size domain of nanoscience and nanotechnology -- Nanotechnology in the past -- Intellectual foundations of nanotechnology -- Can we see atoms? -- The scanning tunneling microscope -- The atomic force microscope -- Manipulating atoms -- Summary -- II. The Quantum world -- Classical versus quantum mechanics -- Wave-particle duality -- Determinism versus a probabilistic approach -- Measurement -- Quantization -- Heisenberg uncertainty principle -- Quantum numbers -- Spin - an intrinsic property -- Fermions and bosons -- Quantum tunneling -- Summary -- III. The mesoscopic world -- The forces of nature -- The role of size -- Surface versus volume -- Surface tension -- Nanofluids -- Heat transfer -- Chemical bonding -- Intermolecular forces -- Van der Waals forces -- Hydrogen bonds -- Semi-classical approaches -- Summary -- IV. Nanomaterials and nanostructures -- Classifying nanomaterials -- Nanostructuration -- Dendrimers -- Hybrid organic-inorganic nanomaterials -- Nanocomposites -- Smart materials -- Summary -- V. Natural nanomaterials -- Nanomaterials in nature -- Self-cleaning surfaces -- Reversible adhesives -- Lightweight materials. Manipulating light at the nanoscale -- Fibers stronger than steel -- Low-friction materials -- Multiscale structures -- Summary -- VI. Nanofabrication -- Top-down and bottom-up approaches -- Lithography -- Nanolithography -- e-beam lithography -- Helium-ion lithography -- Nanoimprint lithography -- Dip-pen nanolithography -- Deposition at the nanoscale -- Atomic layer deposition -- Self-assembled monolayers -- Covalent bonds -- Langmuir-Blodgett films -- Polishing, etching, patterning -- Chemical mechanical polish -- Summary -- VII. King carbon -- Fullerenes -- Graphene -- Carbon nanotubes -- Summary -- VIII. Health Diagnostics -- Major diseases -- Diagnosis -- Imaging -- In-Vitro Diagostics -- Biosensors -- Biochips -- Labs-on-chips -- Cells-on-chips -- Summary -- IX. Therapeutics -- Drug delivery -- Delivery routes -- Drug carriers -- Nanoparticles and drug delivery -- Summary -- X. Regenerative medicine -- Biomaterials -- Cell therapy -- Implants -- Dentistry -- Nanosurgery -- Summary -- XI. The Food Chain -- Feeding people -- Agricultural Production -- Food processing -- Packaging -- Transportation -- Summary -- XII. From microelectronics to nanoelectronics -- Transistors -- Moore's law -- Technology nodes -- Memories -- Smaller, faster and cheaper -- Summary -- XIII. Quantum nanoelectronics -- Towards few-electron electronics -- Coulomb blockade -- The single electron transistor -- Quantum dots -- Spintronics -- Nanophotonics -- Confining and Controlling light -- Photonic crystals -- Plasmonics -- Metamaterials -- Summary -- XIV. Molecular electronics -- Electronic conduction -- Difficulties -- Molecular wires -- Molecular diodes and transistors -- Conductive polymers -- Self-assembled monolayers -- Summary -- XV. Nanocatalysis -- Catalysts make life easier -- Nanocatalysts for chemical reactions -- Enzymes speed up biological reactions. Designing nanocatalysts -- Summary -- XVI. Energy production -- Fossil fuels -- Renewable energies -- Solar energy -- Wind energy -- Energy storage -- Batteries -- Supercapacitors -- Electricity -- Hydrogen -- Fuel cells -- Thermoelectricity -- Nuclear energy -- Summary -- XVII. Housing -- Outside the building -- Inside the buildings -- Insulation -- Lighting -- Heating, ventilating and air conditioning -- Summary -- XVIII. Nanotechnology in automobiles -- Bodywork -- Interior of the car -- Chassis and tires -- Power train -- Electronics -- Batteries and supercapacitors -- Summary -- XIX. Defense and security -- Defense -- The modern warrior -- Mobility -- Weapons -- Homeland security -- Detection -- Protection -- Response -- Repair -- Summary -- XX. Nanotoxicity -- Hazard and risk -- Nanomaterials and nanoparticles -- Nanoparticle sources -- Nanoparticle exposure -- Toxicity of nanoparticles -- Natural nanoparticles -- Anthropogenic nanoparticles -- Engineered nanoparticles -- Summary -- Notes -- I. Nanoscience and nanotechnology -- II. The Quantum world -- III. The mesoscopic world -- VII. King carbon -- VIII. Health Diagnostics -- X. Regenerative medicine -- XV. Nanocatalysis -- XVI. Energy production -- XVII. Housing -- XX. Nanotoxicity -- List of illustrations' copyright and licensing -- Short bibliography -- Introduction -- I. Nanoscience and nanotechnology -- The size domain of nanoscience and nanotechnology -- Nanotechnology in the past -- Intellectual foundations of nanotechnology -- Can we see atoms? -- The scanning tunneling microscope -- The atomic force microscope -- Manipulating atoms -- Summary -- II. The Quantum world -- Classical versus quantum mechanics -- Wave-particle duality -- Determinism versus a probabilistic approach -- Measurement -- Quantization -- Heisenberg uncertainty principle -- Quantum numbers. Spin - an intrinsic property.
9789048534623
Electronic books.
Our Nanotechnology Future. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (245 pages) - Atlantis Advances in Nanotechnology, Material Science and Energy Technologies Series . - Atlantis Advances in Nanotechnology, Material Science and Energy Technologies Series .
Intro -- Introduction -- I. Nanoscience and nanotechnology -- The size domain of nanoscience and nanotechnology -- Nanotechnology in the past -- Intellectual foundations of nanotechnology -- Can we see atoms? -- The scanning tunneling microscope -- The atomic force microscope -- Manipulating atoms -- Summary -- II. The Quantum world -- Classical versus quantum mechanics -- Wave-particle duality -- Determinism versus a probabilistic approach -- Measurement -- Quantization -- Heisenberg uncertainty principle -- Quantum numbers -- Spin - an intrinsic property -- Fermions and bosons -- Quantum tunneling -- Summary -- III. The mesoscopic world -- The forces of nature -- The role of size -- Surface versus volume -- Surface tension -- Nanofluids -- Heat transfer -- Chemical bonding -- Intermolecular forces -- Van der Waals forces -- Hydrogen bonds -- Semi-classical approaches -- Summary -- IV. Nanomaterials and nanostructures -- Classifying nanomaterials -- Nanostructuration -- Dendrimers -- Hybrid organic-inorganic nanomaterials -- Nanocomposites -- Smart materials -- Summary -- V. Natural nanomaterials -- Nanomaterials in nature -- Self-cleaning surfaces -- Reversible adhesives -- Lightweight materials -- Manipulating light at the nanoscale -- Fibers stronger than steel -- Low-friction materials -- Multiscale structures -- Summary -- VI. Nanofabrication -- Top-down and bottom-up approaches -- Lithography -- Nanolithography -- e-beam lithography -- Helium-ion lithography -- Nanoimprint lithography -- Dip-pen nanolithography -- Deposition at the nanoscale -- Atomic layer deposition -- Self-assembled monolayers -- Covalent bonds -- Langmuir-Blodgett films -- Polishing, etching, patterning -- Chemical mechanical polish -- Summary -- VII. King carbon -- Fullerenes -- Graphene -- Carbon nanotubes -- Summary -- VIII. Health Diagnostics -- Major diseases. Diagnosis -- Imaging -- In-Vitro Diagostics -- Biosensors -- Biochips -- Labs-on-chips -- Cells-on-chips -- Summary -- IX. Therapeutics -- Drug delivery -- Delivery routes -- Drug carriers -- Nanoparticles and drug delivery -- Summary -- X. Regenerative medicine -- Biomaterials -- Cell therapy -- Implants -- Dentistry -- Nanosurgery -- Summary -- XI. The Food Chain -- Feeding people -- Agricultural Production -- Food processing -- Packaging -- Transportation -- Summary -- XII. From microelectronics to nanoelectronics -- Transistors -- Moore's law -- Technology nodes -- Memories -- Smaller, faster and cheaper -- Summary -- XIII. Quantum nanoelectronics -- Towards few-electron electronics -- Coulomb blockade -- The single electron transistor -- Quantum dots -- Spintronics -- Nanophotonics -- Confining and Controlling light -- Photonic crystals -- Plasmonics -- Metamaterials -- Summary -- XIV. Molecular electronics -- Electronic conduction -- Difficulties -- Molecular wires -- Molecular diodes and transistors -- Conductive polymers -- Self-assembled monolayers -- Summary -- XV. Nanocatalysis -- Catalysts make life easier -- Nanocatalysts for chemical reactions -- Enzymes speed up biological reactions -- Designing nanocatalysts -- Summary -- XVI. Energy production -- Fossil fuels -- Renewable energies -- Solar energy -- Wind energy -- Energy storage -- Batteries -- Supercapacitors -- Electricity -- Hydrogen -- Fuel cells -- Thermoelectricity -- Nuclear energy -- Summary -- XVII. Housing -- Outside the building -- Inside the buildings -- Insulation -- Lighting -- Heating, ventilating and air conditioning -- Summary -- XVIII. Nanotechnology in automobiles -- Bodywork -- Interior of the car -- Chassis and tires -- Power train -- Electronics -- Batteries and supercapacitors -- Summary -- XIX. Defense and security -- Defense -- The modern warrior -- Mobility. Weapons -- Homeland security -- Detection -- Protection -- Response -- Repair -- Summary -- XX. Nanotoxicity -- Hazard and risk -- Nanomaterials and nanoparticles -- Nanoparticle sources -- Nanoparticle exposure -- Toxicity of nanoparticles -- Natural nanoparticles -- Anthropogenic nanoparticles -- Engineered nanoparticles -- Summary -- Notes -- I. Nanoscience and nanotechnology -- II. The Quantum world -- III. The mesoscopic world -- VII. King carbon -- VIII. Health Diagnostics -- X. Regenerative medicine -- XV. Nanocatalysis -- XVI. Energy production -- XVII. Housing -- XX. Nanotoxicity -- List of illustrations' copyright and licensing -- Short bibliography -- Introduction -- I. Nanoscience and nanotechnology -- The size domain of nanoscience and nanotechnology -- Nanotechnology in the past -- Intellectual foundations of nanotechnology -- Can we see atoms? -- The scanning tunneling microscope -- The atomic force microscope -- Manipulating atoms -- Summary -- II. The Quantum world -- Classical versus quantum mechanics -- Wave-particle duality -- Determinism versus a probabilistic approach -- Measurement -- Quantization -- Heisenberg uncertainty principle -- Quantum numbers -- Spin - an intrinsic property -- Fermions and bosons -- Quantum tunneling -- Summary -- III. The mesoscopic world -- The forces of nature -- The role of size -- Surface versus volume -- Surface tension -- Nanofluids -- Heat transfer -- Chemical bonding -- Intermolecular forces -- Van der Waals forces -- Hydrogen bonds -- Semi-classical approaches -- Summary -- IV. Nanomaterials and nanostructures -- Classifying nanomaterials -- Nanostructuration -- Dendrimers -- Hybrid organic-inorganic nanomaterials -- Nanocomposites -- Smart materials -- Summary -- V. Natural nanomaterials -- Nanomaterials in nature -- Self-cleaning surfaces -- Reversible adhesives -- Lightweight materials. Manipulating light at the nanoscale -- Fibers stronger than steel -- Low-friction materials -- Multiscale structures -- Summary -- VI. Nanofabrication -- Top-down and bottom-up approaches -- Lithography -- Nanolithography -- e-beam lithography -- Helium-ion lithography -- Nanoimprint lithography -- Dip-pen nanolithography -- Deposition at the nanoscale -- Atomic layer deposition -- Self-assembled monolayers -- Covalent bonds -- Langmuir-Blodgett films -- Polishing, etching, patterning -- Chemical mechanical polish -- Summary -- VII. King carbon -- Fullerenes -- Graphene -- Carbon nanotubes -- Summary -- VIII. Health Diagnostics -- Major diseases -- Diagnosis -- Imaging -- In-Vitro Diagostics -- Biosensors -- Biochips -- Labs-on-chips -- Cells-on-chips -- Summary -- IX. Therapeutics -- Drug delivery -- Delivery routes -- Drug carriers -- Nanoparticles and drug delivery -- Summary -- X. Regenerative medicine -- Biomaterials -- Cell therapy -- Implants -- Dentistry -- Nanosurgery -- Summary -- XI. The Food Chain -- Feeding people -- Agricultural Production -- Food processing -- Packaging -- Transportation -- Summary -- XII. From microelectronics to nanoelectronics -- Transistors -- Moore's law -- Technology nodes -- Memories -- Smaller, faster and cheaper -- Summary -- XIII. Quantum nanoelectronics -- Towards few-electron electronics -- Coulomb blockade -- The single electron transistor -- Quantum dots -- Spintronics -- Nanophotonics -- Confining and Controlling light -- Photonic crystals -- Plasmonics -- Metamaterials -- Summary -- XIV. Molecular electronics -- Electronic conduction -- Difficulties -- Molecular wires -- Molecular diodes and transistors -- Conductive polymers -- Self-assembled monolayers -- Summary -- XV. Nanocatalysis -- Catalysts make life easier -- Nanocatalysts for chemical reactions -- Enzymes speed up biological reactions. Designing nanocatalysts -- Summary -- XVI. Energy production -- Fossil fuels -- Renewable energies -- Solar energy -- Wind energy -- Energy storage -- Batteries -- Supercapacitors -- Electricity -- Hydrogen -- Fuel cells -- Thermoelectricity -- Nuclear energy -- Summary -- XVII. Housing -- Outside the building -- Inside the buildings -- Insulation -- Lighting -- Heating, ventilating and air conditioning -- Summary -- XVIII. Nanotechnology in automobiles -- Bodywork -- Interior of the car -- Chassis and tires -- Power train -- Electronics -- Batteries and supercapacitors -- Summary -- XIX. Defense and security -- Defense -- The modern warrior -- Mobility -- Weapons -- Homeland security -- Detection -- Protection -- Response -- Repair -- Summary -- XX. Nanotoxicity -- Hazard and risk -- Nanomaterials and nanoparticles -- Nanoparticle sources -- Nanoparticle exposure -- Toxicity of nanoparticles -- Natural nanoparticles -- Anthropogenic nanoparticles -- Engineered nanoparticles -- Summary -- Notes -- I. Nanoscience and nanotechnology -- II. The Quantum world -- III. The mesoscopic world -- VII. King carbon -- VIII. Health Diagnostics -- X. Regenerative medicine -- XV. Nanocatalysis -- XVI. Energy production -- XVII. Housing -- XX. Nanotoxicity -- List of illustrations' copyright and licensing -- Short bibliography -- Introduction -- I. Nanoscience and nanotechnology -- The size domain of nanoscience and nanotechnology -- Nanotechnology in the past -- Intellectual foundations of nanotechnology -- Can we see atoms? -- The scanning tunneling microscope -- The atomic force microscope -- Manipulating atoms -- Summary -- II. The Quantum world -- Classical versus quantum mechanics -- Wave-particle duality -- Determinism versus a probabilistic approach -- Measurement -- Quantization -- Heisenberg uncertainty principle -- Quantum numbers. Spin - an intrinsic property.
9789048534623
Electronic books.