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Micro machines : ultra-small world of nanotechnology
Journey into the small world of nano-technology with clear and precise text and amazingly detailed images. Micro Machines takes readers into the future of computers, cars, cameras, and telecommunications. This fascinating book teaches the difference between macro-micro, and nano technologies. Close-up pictures help broaden our ideas of what tiny machines are and what they can do. Includes details on: The merging of organic, or living things with inorganic, on non-living materials; How micro machines help in constructing buildings, and transportation systems; Micro machines designed for spying and helping police. How scientists are working on nano machines that can be injected into a person's bloodstream and used to fight diseases.
What are micro machines
Building small
Microscopic mems
Copying nature
Fantastic fullerenes
First wave of nano
Nano doctor
Medical wonders
Micro movers
Explorer swarms
Nano doom?
Coming soon?
Micromachines timeline
Glossary
Index.
Building small
Microscopic mems
Copying nature
Fantastic fullerenes
First wave of nano
Nano doctor
Medical wonders
Micro movers
Explorer swarms
Nano doom?
Coming soon?
Micromachines timeline
Glossary
Index.
Item details
- ISBN: 0778728595 (rlb : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780778728597 (rlb : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0778728730 (pb : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780778728733 (pb : alk. paper)
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Physical Description:
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32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. - Publisher: New York : Crabtree, c2006.
Contents / Notes
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | What are micro machines Building small Microscopic mems Copying nature Fantastic fullerenes First wave of nano Nano doctor Medical wonders Micro movers Explorer swarms Nano doom? Coming soon? Micromachines timeline Glossary Index. |
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