Big Picture of the Principles in a Small World. Introduction to Miniaturization. Introduction to Nanoscale Physics. Nanomaterials. Nanomechanics. Nanoelectronics. Nanoscale Heat Transfer. Nanophotonics. Nanoscale Fluid Mechanics. Nanobiotechnology. Nanomedicine
Ben Rogers is a writer and an engineer (BS 2001; MS 2002,
University of Nevada, Reno). He has done research at Nanogen, the
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and NASA’s Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, and published many technical papers, as well as
fictional works and essays (which can be found at
http://readrogers.com/). He is currently the principal engineer at
NevadaNano and lives in Reno with his wife and two daughters.
Jesse Adams (BS 1996, University of Nevada; MS 1997 and PhD
2001, Stanford University) is the vice president and CTO of
NevadaNano. He is working to bring multifunctional microsensor
technology to the chemical sensing market space.
Sumita Pennathur is an associate professor of mechanical
engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara (BS
2000, MS 2001, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; PhD 2005,
Stanford University). She has been actively contributing to the
fields of nanofluidics and nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS),
and has spent some time at both Sandia National Laboratories in
Livermore, California, and the University of Twente MESA+ research
facility in the Netherlands. When not enveloped in her research
work, she can be found either spending time with her husband and
two kids or at a local club wailing on her saxophone.
"I use this book for undergrad freshmen and sophomore students.
This book is useful to introduce the concept of nanotechnology to
undergrad students in their very early stage of study."
—Eui-Hyeok Yang, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New
Jersey, USA"The book is well-written with lots of examples and
historic perspectives that certainly make reading more enjoyable
and stimulating."
—Dr. Prabhu Arumugam, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, USA"The
main strengths of this book are its illustrations, which are well
conceived and layered from the viewpoint of attracting student
attention, while also containing a sufficient level of detail to
warrant repeated reference. While the "back of the envelope"
calculations can come across as rather simplistic, I like it from
the viewpoint that it helps students identify a degree of personal
connection to the concept. The connection to emerging research
ideas and even some example commercial products helps highlight the
dynamic coverage of the topics. Through classifying chapters as per
the areas of mechanics, fluidics, electronics, biology and
medicine, the authors are able to relate their material to core
disciplines, while emphasizing unifying and converging ideas."
—Nathan S. Swami, Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of
Virginia, Charlottesville, USA"Overall, this book takes engaging
and entertaining style, which makes this book very readable, and
provides a gateway into an exciting and rapidly evolving area of
science."
—Mei Zhang, Florida State University
"… a comprehensive overview of nearly all aspects of modern and
meaningful nano science and technology. … accessible to students
with a wide variety of backgrounds, strengths, and disciplines,
especially within a full semester course on nano science and
technology."
—Michael J. Escuti, North Carolina State University
"… describes the plurality of nanotechnology in a good manner, both
from its historical, chemical, physical and biological aspects
…"
—Ola Nilsen, University of Oslo, Norway
"… an excellent introduction to a wide range of nanotechnology
topics and the authors make the material fun to learn. … The
authors are able to strip down difficult topics and present them in
an easy to read formula."
—Donald J. Sirbuly, Department of NanoEngineering, UC San Diego
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