Nanotechnology category: 784 books
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Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
Recent progress in the synthesis of nanomaterials and our fundamental understanding of their properties has led to significant advances in nanomaterial-based gas, chemical and biological sensors. Leading experts around the world highlight the latest findings on a wide range of nanomaterials including...
Nonregular Nanosystems
Theory and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2017
This book presents a systemic view of nanophenomena in terms of disordered condensed media with characteristics arising at various hierarchical levels from nanoagents/nanoparticles through multiple technological interfaces to the creation of micro- or mesostructures with essential nanodimensional...
MEMS Product Engineering
Handling the Diversity of an Emerging Technology. Best Practices for Cooperative Development
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2013
This book provides the methodological background to directing cooperative product engineering projects in a micro and nanotechnology setting. The methodology is based on well-established methods like PRINCE2 and StageGate, which are supplemented by best practices that can be individually tailored...
Nanoscience
The Science of the Small in Physics, Engineering, Chemistry, Biology and Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2010
Nanoscience stands out for its interdisciplinarity. Barriers between disciplines disappear and the fields tend to converge at the very smallest scale, where basic principles and tools are universal. Novel properties are inherent to nanosized systems due to quantum effects and a reduction in dimensionality:...
Anisotropic Nanomaterials
Preparation, Properties, and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2015
In this book anisotropic one-dimensional and two-dimensional nanoscale building blocks and their assembly into fascinating and qualitatively new functional structures embracing both hard and soft components are explained. Contributions from leading experts regarding important aspects like synthesis,...
Nanochemistry
A Chemical Approach to Nanomaterials
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2015
International interest in nanoscience research has flourished in recent years, as it becomes an integral part in the development of future technologies. The diverse, interdisciplinary nature of nanoscience means effective communication between disciplines is pivotal in the successful utilization of...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
This book is a comprehensive introduction to nanoscale materials for sensor applications, with a focus on connecting the fundamental laws of physics and the chemistry of materials with device design. Nanoscale sensors can be used for a wide variety of applications, including the detection of gases,...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2014
This book covers the state of the art of laser micro- and nanotechnology. The physical fundamentals of different processes and the application are presented. The book deals with different materials like phase change and memory alloys, thin films, polymers etc. New phenomena and mechanisms of laser-matter...
Nanopositioning Technologies
Fundamentals and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2015
This book covers the state-of-the-art technologies for positioning with nanometer resolutions and accuracies, particularly those based on piezoelectric actuators and MEMS actuators. The latest advances are described, including the design of nanopositioning devices, sensing and actuation technologies...
by Anatolii D. Pomogailo, Gulzhian I. Dzhardimalieva
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
The book is devoted to novel nanostructured materials and nanotechnology. A comprehensive analysis of the condensing methods of preparation of novel nanostructured materials is given. The methodology of power-consuming preparation of nanostructured materials is discussed, including thermolysis, photo-...
Nanotechnologies in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage
A compendium of materials and techniques
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
This book presents novel applications of nanotechnology for the preservation of artistic and historical artifacts. It explains the scientific principles behind numerous nanomaterials and discusses their applications to different types of common movable and fixed artistic substrates. It starts with...
Convergence of Knowledge, Technology and Society
Beyond Convergence of Nano-Bio-Info-Cognitive Technologies
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2014
This volume aims to document the most important worldwide accomplishments in converging knowledge and technology, including converging platforms, methods of convergence, societal implications, and governance in the last ten years. Convergence in knowledge, technology, and society is the accelerating,...
The Growing Gap Between Emerging Technologies and Legal-Ethical Oversight
The Pacing Problem
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2011
At the same time that the pace of science and technology has greatly accelerated in recent decades, our legal and ethical oversight mechanisms have become bogged down and slower. This book addresses the growing gap between the pace of science and technology and the lagging responsiveness of legal...
The Global Technology Revolution 2020, Executive Summary
Bio/Nano/Materials/Information Trends, Drivers, Barriers, and Social Implications
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2006
In 2020, areas of particular importance for technology trends will include biotechnology, nanotechnology, materials technology, and information technology. The authors of this report assessed a sample of 29 countries across the spectrum of scientific advancement (low to high) with respect to their...