Download or read book What is What in the Nanoworld written by Victor E. Borisenko and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-02-21 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third, partly revised and enlarged edition of this introductory reference summarizes the terms and definitions, most important phenomena, and regulations occurring in the physics, chemistry, technology, and application of nanostructures. A representative collection of fundamental terms and definitions from quantum physics and chemistry, special mathematics, organic and inorganic chemistry, solid state physics, material science and technology accompanies recommended secondary sources for an extended study of any given subject. Each of the more than 2,200 entries, from a few sentences to a page in length, interprets the term or definition in question and briefly presents the main features of the phenomena behind it. Additional information in the form of notes ("First described in", "Recognition", "More details in") supplements the entries and gives a historical perspective of the subject with reference to further sources. Ideal for answering questions related to unknown terms and definitions among undergraduate and PhD students studying the physics of low-dimensional structures, nanoelectronics, and nanotechnology.
Download or read book What is What in the Nanoworld written by Viktor Evgenʹevich Borisenko and published by Wiley-VCH. This book was released on 2004-11-10 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is an introductory, reference handbook that summarizes terms and definitions, most important phenomena, regulations, experimental and theoretical tools discovered in physics, chernistry, technology and lhe application of nanostructures. We present a representative collection of fundamental terms and most important supporting definitions taken from general physics and quantum mechanics, material science and technology, mathematics and information theory, organic and inorganic chemistry, solid state physics and biology. As a result, fast progressing nanoelectronics and optoelectronics, molecular electronics and spintronics, nano- fabrication and -manufacturing, bioengineering and quantum processing of information, an area of fundamental importance for lhe information society of lhe 21st century, are covered. More than 1300 entries, from a few sentences to a page in length, are given, for beginners to professionals. Nanotechnology.
Download or read book Travels To The Nanoworld written by Michael Gross and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2008-01-04 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our lives are about to be changed by new technologies that operate on a scale too small to be seen by even the most powerful optical microscopes. Devices measured in nanometers-billionths of a meter-have set off a nanotechnology revolution. In Travels to the Nanoworld, Michael Gross takes us deep into this miniature universe and describes natural processes and new technologies that will make modern machines look like relics from the Stone Age. Starting with the model of the living cell, whose vital processes are directed and carried out by structures with dimensions on the nanometer scale, Gross shows how biochemists are beginning to understand the mechanisms of the "nanotechnology of nature." Soon science will have the knowledge and technology to generate artificial systems that will perform similar tasks, and through them will find new treatments for disease, substitutes for toxic waste, and alternatives to carbon fuel.
Download or read book Calixarenes in the Nanoworld written by Jacques Vicens and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-10-28 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a timely review of both the current state of knowledge and the exciting prospects offered by calixarenes in nanotechnology. The book incorporates several review articles defining the importance of calixarenes as reagents in nanochemistry. Calixarenes in the Nanoworld is designed for a broad audience of professionals in universities, research institutions, and industries engaged in the production of high-tech materials.
Download or read book Nano Age written by Mario Pagliaro and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-08-04 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sehen wir die Nanotechnologie zu euphorisch, oder kann sie wirklich Antworten auf drängende Fragen der Zukunft geben? In acht Kapiteln widmet sich dieser spannend geschriebene Band den zentralen Aspekten der Nano-Revolution. Argumentiert wird anhand von Beispielen aus verschiedensten Bereichen von der Energieproduktion und Nachhaltigkeit bis zur Pharmazie. Unterhaltend, zum Nachdenken anregend -- eine Pflichtlektüre für jeden, der wissen will, wohin uns die Nanotechnologie bringen kann.
Download or read book Beyond the Nanoworld written by H. G. Dosch and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2008-01-11 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond the world of atoms, at scales smaller than the smallest nuclei, a new world comes into view, populated by an array of colorful elementary particles: strange and charmed quarks, muons and neutrinos, gluons and photons, and many others, all interacting in beautifully intricate patterns. Beyond the Nanoworld tells the story of how this new real
Download or read book Controlling the Quantum World written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2007-06-21 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As part of the Physics 2010 decadal survey project, the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation requested that the National Research Council assess the opportunities, over roughly the next decade, in atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) science and technology. In particular, the National Research Council was asked to cover the state of AMO science, emphasizing recent accomplishments and identifying new and compelling scientific questions. Controlling the Quantum World, discusses both the roles and challenges for AMO science in instrumentation; scientific research near absolute zero; development of extremely intense x-ray and laser sources; exploration and control of molecular processes; photonics at the nanoscale level; and development of quantum information technology. This book also offers an assessment of and recommendations about critical issues concerning maintaining U.S. leadership in AMO science and technology.
Download or read book Quantum Physics in the Nanoworld written by Hans Lüth and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition deals with all essential aspects of non-relativistic quantum physics up to the quantisation of fields. In contrast to common textbooks of quantum mechanics, modern experiments are described both for the purpose of foundation of the theory and in relation to recent applications. Links are made to important research fields and applications such as elementary particle physics, solid state physics and nuclear magnetic resonance in medicine, biology and material science. Special emphasis is paid to quantum physics in nanoelectronics such as resonant tunnelling, Coulomb blockade and the realisation of quantum bits. This second edition also considers quantum transport through quantum point contacts and its application as charge detectors in nanoelectronic circuits. Also the realization and the study of electronic properties of an artificial quantum dot molecule are presented. Because of its recent interest a brief discussion of Bose-Einstein condensation has been included, as well as the recently detected Higgs particle. Another essential new addition to the present book concerns a detailed discussion of the particle picture in quantum field theory. Counterintuitive aspects of single particle quantum physics such as particle-wave duality and the Einstein-Podolski-Rosen (EPR) paradox appear more acceptable to our understanding if discussed on the background of quantum field theory. The non-locality of quantum fields explains non-local behaviour of particles in classical Schrödinger quantum mechanics. Finally, new problems have been added. The book is suitable as an introduction into quantum physics, not only for physicists but also for chemists, biologists, engineers, computer scientists and even for philosophers as far as they are interested in natural philosophy and epistemology.
Download or read book Nanoparticles Nanocomposites Nanomaterials written by Dieter Vollath and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-11-14 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meeting the demand for a readily understandable introduction to nanomaterials and nanotechnology, this textbook specifically addresses the needs of students - and engineers - who need to get the gist of nanoscale phenomena in materials without having to delve too deeply into the physical and chemical details. The book begins with an overview of the consequences of small particle size, such as the growing importance of surface effects, and covers successful, field-tested synthesis techniques of nanomaterials. The largest part of the book is devoted to the particular magnetic, optical, electrical and mechanical properties of materials at the nanoscale, leading on to emerging and already commercialized applications, such as nanofluids in magnetic resonance imaging, high-performance nanocomposites and carbon nanotube-based electronics. Based on the author's experience in teaching nanomaterials courses and adapted, in style and level, for students with only limited background knowledge, the textbook includes further reading, as well as information boxes that can be skipped upon first reading.
Download or read book Gas Phase Synthesis of Nanoparticles written by Yves Huttel and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first overview of this topic begins with some historical aspects and a survey of the principles of the gas aggregation method. The second part covers modifications of this method resulting in different specialized techniques, while the third discusses the post-growth treatment that can be applied to the nanoparticles. The whole is rounded off by a review of future perspectives and the challenges facing the scientific and industrial communities. An excellent resource for anyone working with the synthesis of nanoparticles, both in academia and industry.
Download or read book Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology written by Gabor L. Hornyak and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2008-12-22 with total page 1791 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The maturation of nanotechnology has revealed it to be a unique and distinct discipline rather than a specialization within a larger field. Its textbook cannot afford to be a chemistry, physics, or engineering text focused on nano. It must be an integrated, multidisciplinary, and specifically nano textbook. The archetype of the modern nano textbook
Download or read book Chinese Philosophy of Technology written by Qian Wang and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-02-20 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gathers essays that introduce the ideological advances in the philosophy of engineering and technology in contemporary China. It particularly focuses on China’s distinctive concepts and methods, revealing different views and academic debates to offer readers a comprehensive overview of this important field. The contributors present unique perspectives based on practical problems and traditional philosophy, examining such issues and concepts as axiology and theories of process, the difference between engineering activities and technology activities, and the core of the relationship between “Dao” and “Technique.” Other essays cover the ethics of technology, practical wisdom (phronesis) and practical reasoning, as well as creative concepts and methods concerning the philosophical problems in high technology, architectural technology, and technological innovation. The authors also consider more general issues in the field. This book compiles the relevant research achievements of Chinese scholars in various time periods. Some authors have revised and translated into English papers published in Chinese, while others present their research in English specifically for this study. An annotated bibliography of the major publications in the field completes this collection.
Download or read book Electron Nano Imaging written by Nobuo Tanaka and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the bases of imaging and diffraction in transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) are explained in the style of a textbook. The book focuses on the explanation of electron microscopic imaging of TEM and STEM without including in the main text distracting information on basic knowledge of crystal diffraction, wave optics, electron lens, and scattering and diffraction theories, which are explained separately in the appendices. A comprehensive explanation is provided on the basis of Fourier transform theory, and this approach is unique in comparison with other advanced resources on high-resolution electron microscopy. With the present textbook, readers are led to understand the essence of the imaging theories of TEM and STEM without being diverted by other knowledge of electron microscopy. The up-to-date information in this book, particularly on imaging details of STEM and aberration corrections, is valuable worldwide for today’s graduate students and professionals just starting their careers.
Download or read book An Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology written by Alain Nouailhat and published by Wiley-ISTE. This book was released on 2008-01-14 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Part of this book adapted from "Introduction aux nanosciences et aux nanotechnologies" published in France by Hermes Science/Lavoisier in 2006."
Download or read book Early engagement and new technologies Opening up the laboratory written by Neelke Doorn and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2014-02-06 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the topic’s urgency and centrality, this is the first edited volume to offer a comprehensive assessment of the varying approaches to early engagement with new technologies, including nanotechnology, synthetic biology, biotechnology and ICT. Covering five main approaches to early engagement—constructive technology assessment (CTA), value-sensitive design (VSD), midstream modulation (MM), the network approach for moral evaluation, and political technology assessment—the book will be a pivotal text in the rapidly developing research field of ELSI, which explores the ethical, legal, and social implications of new technologies. Featuring leading scholars who discuss each early engagement approach in turn, the chapters cover both theory and applications, and include evaluative assessments of specific instances of early adoption of technologies. Further contributions focus on theoretical issues relevant to all approaches, including interdisciplinary cooperation, normativity and intervention, and political and public relevance. The publication has added profile due to the requirement of multi-billion-dollar research programs in the US and Europe to engage in ELSI research alongside that of the technical development itself, even in the early stages. Its comprehensive scrutiny of the core factors in early engagement will ensure a readership of policy makers as well as scientists and engineers.
Download or read book Nanotechnology and Its Governance written by Arie Rip and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book charts the development of nanotechnology in relation to society from the early years of the twenty-first century. It offers a sustained analysis of the life of nanotechnology, from the laboratory to society, from scientific promises to societal governance, and attempts to modulate developments.
Download or read book The Noughties Brought to Book written by Michael Gross and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-05-25 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why music doesn't add up, what The Simpsons can teach us about science, whether Juana la Loca wasn't crazy after all, and what's behind the gaseous veil of Saturn's moon Titan ' these are just some of the questions addressed in the more than 70 reviews and essay reviews from the years 2000 to 2009 collected in this volume. They cover books about science, ranging from the academic to the popularized kind, but there are also books about cultural topics and even a few novels scattered in for good measure. Most of these books reviewed haven't found a massive amount of attention, although some of them should have, at least in the reviewer's opinion. And even if the book under review wasn't all that good, the format of an essay review allows the author to have a go at presenting the subject matter his own way. All in all, a reflection of what happened during the noughties in the worlds of science and culture, and off the beaten track.
