Nanotechnology : a very short introduction / Philip Moriarty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moriarty, Philip, 1968- author.

Series:

Very short introductions.

Very short introductions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nanotechnology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2022.

Summary:

Nanotechnology is a staple of science fiction and has a rather chequered history when it comes to public perception: will swarms of sentient nanomachines ultimately take over the world or will nanotech give us nothing more than improved sun creams? As this book shows, the science underpinning nanotechnology is equally as fascinating as the best nano-inspired sci-fi. In this book, Philip Moriarty introduces the key scientific themes and concepts underpinning the field, including interatomic and intermolecular forces, single atom imaging, quantum confinement, self-assembly, molecular machinery, and nanomagnetism. Moriarty includes results from ground-breaking scientific studies, such as scanning probe microscope images of atomic and molecular 'landscapes', providing visceral and intuitive insights into the nanoscopic world.

Contents:

1. Welcome to NanoPut

2. The quantum, confined

3. Tearing it down, building it up

4. It from bit, bit from it

5. Nanomachines

6. Are the nanobots nigh?

Notes:

This edition also issued in print: 2022.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 16, 2022).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-257790-5

0-19-187661-5