Understanding nanotechnology
Subtitle: from the editors of Scientific American
By: compiled and with introductions by Sandy Fritz ; foreword by Michael L. Roukes.
Contributors: Fritz, Sandy.; Scientific American, inc.
Series: Science made accessible
Publisher: Warner Books; Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 149
Subjects: Nanotechnology.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Little big science -- Gary Stix; title: Plenty of room, indeed -- Michael L. Roukes; title: Art of building small -- George M. Whitesides and J. Christopher Love; title: Less is more in medicine -- A. Paul Alivisatos; title: Making molecules into motors -- R. Dean Astumian; title: Nanobot construction crews -- Steven Ashley; title: Incredible shrinking circuit -- Charles M. Lieber; title: Machine-phase nanotechnology -- K. Eric Drexler; title: Computing with molecules -- Mark A. Reed and James M. Tour; title: Nanotubes for electronics -- Philip G. Collins and Phaedon Avouris.