Wautelet M. et al. Nanotechnologies

The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2009. — 226 p. — (IET Circuits, Devices and Systems Series 22). — ISBN: 978-0-86341-941-6.How can single atoms be manipulated? Are the laws of physics still valid at the nanostructure scale? How could nanotechnologies help cure disease? What are the application fields of nanotechnologies and what ethical issues do they raise? These questions and many others are answered in this clearly presented, fascinating book.
This updated second edition puts nanotechnologies into perspective by explaining issues in health, environmental and military application domains, and discusses the technology in the context of current media and ethical debates. It also introduces the ambitious, and perhaps almost utopian, NBIC programme (Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Information technology and Cognitive science) - an initiative that foresees the 'reunification' of science by encouraging collaboration among specialists of different scientific domains.
Intended for a wide audience, this book will interest teachers and students of science, as well as those with a general interest in how modern technologies and the sciences interact.The nanotechnology revolution
Atomic structure and cohesion
Electronic structures of nanosystems
Molecular electronics
Neuroelectronics
Plastic electronics
Fabrication of nanostructures
Organic-matrix-based nanocomposites
Nanomagnetism
Nanotechnologies in perspective
Appendix
Electron microscopy
X photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) and secondary ions mass spectroscopy (ToF SIMS)
Imaging by nuclear magnetic resonance