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1 online resource (xii, 315 pages) : illustrations, some color. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
Series |
Royal Society series on advances in science ; v. 3
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Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences
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Royal Society series on advances in science ; v. 3.
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Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
1. The shape of carbon: novel materials for the 21st century / Humberto Terrones and Mauricio Terrones. 1. Introduction. 2. New carbon nanostructures: fullerenes, carbon onions, nanotubes, etc. 3. The future of carbon nanostructures: applications and emerging technologies. 4. Conclusions and future work -- 2. Inorganic nanowires / Caterina Ducati. 1. Introduction. 2. Synthesis of high aspect ratio inorganic nanostructures. 3. Outlook -- 3. Multilayered materials: a palette for the materials artist / Jon M. Molina-Aldareguia and Stephen J. Lloyd. 1. Introduction. 2. Multilayers. 3. Electron microscopy. 4. Hard coatings. 5. Metallic magnetic multilayers. 6. Conclusion and future developments -- 4. Nature as chief engineer / Simon R. Hall. 1. Nature inspires engineering. 2. Nature becomes engineering. 3. Engineering nature -- 5. Supramolecular chemistry: the bottom-up approach to nanoscale systems / Philip A. Gale. 1. Introduction. 2. Molecular recognition. 3. Self-assembly. 4. Self-assembly with covalent modification. 5. Supramolecular approaches to molecular machines. 6. Conclusion -- 6. Molecular self-assembly: a toolkit for engineering at the nanometer scale / Christoph Wälti. 1. Introduction. 2. Functionalized surfaces. 3. DNA-based branched complexes. 4. Manipulation of DNA by electric fields. 5. Concluding remarks and future directions -- 7. Exploring tunnel transport through protein at the molecular level / Jason J. Davis [and others]. 1. Introduction. 2. Molecular electronics. 3. Assembling proteins at electroactive surfaces. 4. Protein tunnel transport probed in an STM junction. 5. Assaying protein conductance in CP-AFM configurations. 6. Conclusions -- 8. Two frontiers of electronic engineering: size and frequency / John Cunningham. 1. Introduction: size and frequency limits for modern electronic systems. 2. Single electronics. 3. Picosecond electronics. 4. Future prospects -- 9. Erasable electrostatic lithography to fabricate quantum devices / Rolf Crook. 1. Quantum devices. 2. Scanning probe lithographic techniques. 3. Erasable electrostatic lithography. 4. Quantum devices and scanning probes -- 10. Ultrafast nanomagnets: seeing data storage in a new light / Robert J. Hicken. 1. Introduction. 2. What makes a magnet? 3. How are nanomagnets different? 4. Recording technology and speed bottlenecks. 5. Observing ultrafast magnetization dynamics. 6. Harnessing precession. 7. Optical modification of the spontaneous magnetization. 8. Future trends -- 11. Near-field microscopy: throwing light on the nanoworld / David Richards. 1. Introduction. 2. Aperture-SNOM. 3. Apertureless near-field microscopy: the promise of true nanometer-resolution optical imaging. 4. Tip-enhanced spectroscopy. 5. Future developments -- 12. Small things bright and beautiful: single molecule fluorescence detection / Mark A. Osborne. 1. Introduction. 2. Detection modalities. 3. Outlook. |
Summary |
This book outlines a selection of exciting advances currently being made worldwide in the field of modern engineering at the nanometer scale. Leading scientists and engineers give a general overview of research advances in their specialized subject areas. They also describe some of their own cutting-edge research and give their visions of the future. Written in a popular and well-illustrated style, the articles are written by young scientists many of whom hold, or have held, prestigious Royal Society or EPSRC Fellowships. Carefully selected by Professor A G Davies and Professor J M T Thompson. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Nanoelectronics.
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Nanoelectronics. |
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Nanotechnology.
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Nanotechnology. |
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Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Davies, A. G. (A. Giles)
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Thompson, J. M. T.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Advances in nanoengineering. London : Imperial College Press ; Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : Distributed by World Scientific Pub., ©2007 (DLC) 2008297344 |
ISBN |
9781848160002 (electronic book) |
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1848160003 (electronic book) |
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1860947514 |
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9781860947513 |
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