Nanotechnology : the whole story

Rogers, Ben 1977- (author.). Adams, Jesse, 1974- (author.). Pennathur, Sumita, 1978- (author.).

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ISBN: 9781439897805 (hardback : acid-free paper)
ISBN: 1439897808 (hardback : acid-free paper)
Physical Description: print
xvii, 377 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Publisher: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2013]

Content descriptions

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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1. Big Picture of the Small World. 1.1 Understanding the Atom: Ex Nihilo Nihil Fit ; 1.2 Nanotechnology Starts with a Dare: Feynman's Big Little Challenges ; 1.3 Why One-Billionth of a Meter Is a Big Deal ; 1.4 Thinking It Through: The Board Implications of Nanotechnology ; 1.5 The Business of Nanotech: Plenty of Room At the Bottom Line, Too -- 2. Introduction to Miniaturization. 2.1 Background: The Smaller, The Better ; 2.2 Scaling Laws ; 2.3 Accuracy of the Scaling Laws -- 3. Introduction to Nanoscale Physics. 3.1 Background: Newton Never Saw a Nanotube ; 3.2 One Hundred Hours and Eight Minutes of Nanoscale Physics ; 3.3 The Basics of Quantum Mechanics -- 4. Nanomaterials. 4.1 Background: Matter Matters ; 4.2 Bonding Atoms to Make Molecules and Solids ; 4.3 Crystal Structures ; 4.4 Structures Small Enough to Be Different (and Useful) -- 5. Nanomechanics. 5.1 Background: The Universe Mechanism ; 5.2 A High-Speed Review of Motion: Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, and Force ; 5.3 Nanomechanical Oscillators: A Tale of Beams and Atoms ; 5.4 Feeling Faint Forces -- 6. Nanoelectronics. 6.1 Background: The Problem (Opportunity) ; 6.2 Electron Energy Bands ; 6.3 Electrons in Solids: Conductors, Insulators, and Semiconductors ; 6.4 Fermi Energy ; 6.5 Density of States for Solids ; 6.6 Turn Down the Volume! (How to Make a Solid Act More Like an Atom) ; 6.7 Quantum Confinement ; 6.8 Tunneling ; 6.9 Single-Electron Phenomena ; 6.10 Molecular Electronics -- 7. Nanoscale Heat Transfer. 7.1 Background: Hot Topic ; 7.2 All Heat Is Nanoscale Heat ; 7.3 Conduction ; 7.4 Convection ; 7.5 Radiation -- 8. Nanophotonics. 8.1 Background: The Lycurgus Cup and the Birth of Photon ; 8.2 Photonic Properties of Nanomaterials ; 8.3 Near-Field Light ; 8.4 Optical Tweezers ; 8.5 Photonic Crystals: A Band Gap for Photons -- 9. Nanoscale Fluid Mechanics. 9.1 Background: Becoming Fluent in Fluids ; 9.2 Fluids at the Nanoscale: Major Concepts ; 9.3 How Fluids Flow at the Nanoscale ; 9.4 Applications of Nonfluidics -- 10. Nanobiotechnology. 10.1 Background: Our World in a Cell ; 10.2 Introduction: How Biology Feels at the Nanometer Scale ; 10.3 The Machinery of the Cell ; 10.4 Applications of Nanobiotechnology -- 11. Nanomedicine. 11.1 What Is Nanomedicine? ; 11.2 Medical Nanoparticles ; 11.3 Nanomedicine and Cancer ; 11.4 Biomimicry in Nanomedicine ; 11.5 Potential Toxicity ; 11.6 Environmental Concerns ; 11.7 Ethical Implications ; 11.8 Commercial Exploration.