Nanotechnology: Basic Science and Emerging Technologies (Paperback, UK)

BACKGROUND TO NANOTECHNOLOGYScientific RevolutionsTypes of Nanotechnology and NanomachinesThe Periodic TableAtomic StructureMolecules and PhasesEnergyMolecular and Atomic SizeSurfaces and Dimensional SpaceTop Down and Bottom UpMOLECULAR NANOTECHNOLOGYAtoms by InferenceElectron MicroscopesScanning Electron MicroscopeModern Transmission Electron MicroscopeScanning Probe Microscopy - Atomic Force MicroscopeScanning Tunnelling MicroscopeNanomanipulatorNanotweezersAtom ManipulationNanodotsSelf AssemblyDip Pen NanolithographyNANOPOWDERS AND NANOMATERIALSWhat Are Nanomaterials?PreparationPlasma ArcingChemical Vapour DepositionSol-GelsTHE CARBON AGENew Forms of CarbonTypes of NanotubesFormation of NanotubesAssembliesPurification of Carbon NanotubesThe Properties of NanotubesUses of NanotubesMOLECULAR MIMICSCatenanes and RotaxanesMolecular SwitchesThe Electron Driven Molecular Shuttle SwitchThe pH Driven Molecular Shuttle SwitchThe Light Driven Molecular Shuttle SwitchSynthesis of Rotaxanes and CatenanesRotaxanes and Molecular ComputersChemical RotorsProddersFlippersAtom ShuttlesActuatorsContactsNANOBIOMIMETICSIntroductionLipids as Nano-Bricks and MortarSame but Different: Self-Assembled NanolayersThe Bits that Do Things - ProteinsStructure is Information - DNAA Biological Nanotechnological FutureOPTICS, PHOTONICS AND SOLAR ENERGYProperties of Light and NanotechnologyInteraction of Light and NanotechnologyNanoholes and PhotonsImagingNew low Cost Energy Efficient Windows and Solar Absorbers Based On NanoparticlesPhotonic Crystals, Surface Wave Guides and Control of Light PathsNANOELECTRONICSIntroductionWhat Will Nanoelectronics Do for Us?The Birth of ElectronicsThe Tools of Micro- and NanofabricationFrom Classical to Quantum PhysicsQuantum Electronic DevicesQuantum Information and Quantum ComputersExperimental Implementations of Quantum ComputersFUTURE APPLICATIONSMicro-Electromechanical MachinesRobots - How Small Can They Go?Ageless MaterialsInvisible Mending of Atomic Dislocations Inside Damaged MaterialsNanomechanics and NanoelasticityNanoparticle Coatings - Special New EffectsNanoelectronic and Magnetic Devices and New Computing SystemsOptoelectronic DevicesEnvironmental ApplicationsINTO THE REALMS OF IMAGINATIONIntroductionCommunicationManufacturingNanomedicineSociety and EthicsReligion and Making Everything from Everything ElseThanks for All the FishREFERENCESINDEX Each chapter also contains References and Exercises