(creation of devices at the molecular scale) Field of applied science and technology focused on controlling and exploiting the structure of matter on a scale below 100 nanometers, being one nanometer (abbreviated nm, like my name which is funny) one billionth, or 10^(-9) of a meter.

Back in 1959, physicist Richard Feynman gave a talk “There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom” (on-line version) where he covered a small area of the basic idea that has got most nanotech researchers hooked, the possibility to do something on a very small scale.

Aplications

What are the applications of nanotech? Well, first you have to think where does the possibility of doing something on a very small scale matters, and then you find that its almost everywhere. Some examples include small robots that can be injected into a person’s blood stream and cure diseases or do drug administration.

State-of-the-art

What is the state-of-the-art in nanotech?

References

Books:

  • “Next Big Thing Is Really Small: How Nanotechnology Will Change the Future of Your Business” by Jack Uldrich, Deb Newberry, Deb Newberry
  • “The Future of Nanotechnology: Molecular Manufacturing” by K. Eric Drexler, Founder and Chairman, Foresight Institute, and Predictions
  • David M. Berube 2006. Nano-hype: The Truth Behind the Nanotechnology Buzz. Prometheus Books. ISBN 1-59102-351-3
  • Daniel J. Shanefield (1996). Organic Additives And Ceramic Processing. Kluwer Academic Publishers. ISBN 0-7923-9765-7.
  • Hunt, Geoffrey & Mehta, Michael (eds) (2006). Nanotechnology: Risk Ethics, & Law. Earthscan, London.
  • Akhlesh Lakhtakia (ed) (2004). The Handbook of Nanotechnology. Nanometer Structures: Theory, Modeling, and Simulation. SPIE Press, Bellingham, WA, USA. ISBN 0-8194-5186-X.
  • Fei Wang & Akhlesh Lakhtakia (eds) (2006). Selected Papers on Nanotechnology – Theory & Modeling (Milestone Volume 182). SPIE Press, Bellingham, WA, USA. ISBN 0-8194-6354-X.

Books just not that accessible:

  • Hari Singh Nalwa (2004), Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (10-Volume Set), American Scientific Publishers. ISBN 1-58883-001-2
  • Michael Rieth and Wolfram Schommers (2006), Handbook of Theoretical and Computational Nanotechnology (10-Volume Set), American Scientific Publishers. ISBN 1-58883-042-X

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