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020			_a9780198841104
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100			_aMoriarty, Philip
245			_aNanotechnology : a very short introduction
260			_bOxford University Press, _c2022 _aOxford :
300			_axxiii, 125 p. ; _bill. (some b & w), _c18 cm.
365			_b350.00 _c₹ _d01
490			_aVery short introductions.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aWhat is Nanotechnology and how will it affect us? Nanobots, nanoprobes, nanoswarms, nanogenes the list goes on. 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 Very Short Introduction shows, the science underpinning nanotechnology is equally asfascinating 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 intermolecularforces, 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.
650			_aNanoPut
650			_aNanomagnetism
650			_aMolecular machinery
650			_aSelf-assembly
650			_aQuantum confinement
650			_aSingle atom imaging
650			_aInteratomic and intermolecular forces
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