Understanding the nanotechnology revolution

Wolf, E. L. (Author). Medikonda, Manasa. (Added Author).

Summary:

"A unique introduction for general readers to the underlying concepts of nanotechnology, covering a wide spectrum ranging from biology to quantum computing. The material is simply presented and includes a few mathematical equations, but not mathematical derivations. It also outlines the major contributions to modern technology of physics-based nanophysical devices, such as the atomic clock, global positioning systems, and magnetic resonance imaging"--Publisher description.

Contents:

Discovery, invention, and science in human progress
Smaller is more, usually better, and sometimes entirely new!
Systematics of scaling things down: L=1m->
1nm
Biology as successful nanotechnology
The end of scaling: the lumpiness of all matter in the universe
Quantum consequences for the macroworld
Some natural and industrial self-assembled nanostructures
Injection lasers and billion-transistor chips
The scanning tunneling microscope and scanning tunneling microscope revolution
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): nanophysics of spin 1/2
Nanophysics and nanotechnology of high-density data storage
Single-electron transistors and molecular electronics
Quantum computers and superconducting computers
Looking into the future.

Item details

ISBN: 9783527411092 (pbk.)
ISBN: 3527411097
Physical Description: print
x, 204 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Weinheim : Wiley-VCH , c2012.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Discovery, invention, and science in human progress
Smaller is more, usually better, and sometimes entirely new!
Systematics of scaling things down: L=1m->1nm
Biology as successful nanotechnology
The end of scaling: the lumpiness of all matter in the universe
Quantum consequences for the macroworld
Some natural and industrial self-assembled nanostructures
Injection lasers and billion-transistor chips
The scanning tunneling microscope and scanning tunneling microscope revolution
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): nanophysics of spin 1/2
Nanophysics and nanotechnology of high-density data storage
Single-electron transistors and molecular electronics
Quantum computers and superconducting computers
Looking into the future.