Nanoscale Science and Technology Links
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If you'd like to learn more about nanoscience and nanotechnology, you may be overwhelmed with the tremendous amount of resources that are beginning to appear on the internet. Here are some suggestions of books, websites, and resources that are designed to help you understand the science, technology, and implications of the nanoscale science and technology.
For an easily readable perspective on the emergence of nanoscience and technology, grab a copy of Nano by Ed Regis (published in 1995 by Little, Brown and company) from your library or favorite online bookstore.
Scientific American magazine has several online features about nanotechnology that are readable at the adult non-scientist level. In particular, the "Little Big Science" article provides a recent introduction to nanoscience and nanotechnology in the United States.
Nanotechnology in the news - visit the Yahoo nanotechnology page
Take a look at the presentation "Introduction to Nanoscience" by Professor Vicki Colvin at Rice University to see an introduction to why materials behave differently at the nanoscale.
Definitions of nanotechnology at Nanoindustries.com
Learn about nanoelectronics - take a look at the Frequently Asked Questions page from NanoelectronicsPlanet.com
Educational links from nanoScience Instruments
Nanoscience and nanotechnology will change our way of life; everything from medicine, defense, environmental cleanup and water quality, electronics and computing, new materials, etc. Understanding and anticipating these impacts is another major goal of the National Nanotechnology Initiative. Their 280-page report "Societal Implications of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology" (.pdf file) can be downloaded.
Richard Feynman was one of the most influential American scientific figures in the 20th century. In 1959 he gave a lecture at CalTech about the future of "small" science (at that point in his career, he could talk about anything and people would listen!). This speech, "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom" is often referred to as the foundation for thinking about science at the nanoscale.
He presented two challenges, and to each a prize of $1,000 (remember, it was 1959!) was offered to the first person who:
To learn more about this story and how the challenges were overcome, browse:
National Nanotechnology Initiative
The Office of Legislative and Public Affairs at the National Science Foundation has developed a website about the recent symposium "Small Wonders: Exploring the Vast Potential of Nanoscience". From this page you can download slides from the presenter's presentations and even video clips of a few presentations, including that of Rita Colwell (NSF Director).
National Science and Technology Council report - Shaping the World Atom by Atom
Interagency Working Group on NanoScience, Engineering, and Technology (IWGN) - 1998 report
National Nanofabrication Users Network
regional nanotechnology consortia (not necessarily governmental)
INanoVA - Organization increasing awareness of VA nanoscience and technology resources, disseminating information
specific government labs
Center for Functional Nanomaterials at Brookhaven National Lab
Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies- joint venture between LANL and Sandia
Center for nanotechnology at the NASA Ames Research Center
Nanoscience and Technology at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
Nanoscience and Technology at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Nanoscience and Technology at Sandia National Laboratory
Navy center for nanotechnology
Nanoscience, Nanotechnology, and Nanoengineering at Pacific Northwest Nactional Laboratory
Nanotechnology at Oak Ridge National Lab's Center for Engineering Science Advanced Research
Loyola University - Nanobase - great database of websites, periodicals, etc. regarding nanoscience and nanotechnology
Listing of Academic Nanoscale Science, Technology, and Engineering Programs hosted by Nanotechnology Now
American Society of Mechanical Engineers' Nanotechnology Institute
Brad Hein's nanotechnology site
the NanoComputing DreamTeam [self-dubbed]
Nanotechnology.net - coming soon
Chemical and Engineering News - nanotechnology
Digital Instruments and Veeco Nanotech articles
How nanotechnology will change the world - a CNET article
Nanomaterials: It's a small, small world - website from Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Nanomedicine - website supporting a book
Nanostructured Materials - journal
Scientific American Nanotechnology
Teacher's Guide to Nanostructured Materials
Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology
What is nanotechnology? - from NanoZine.com
Scanning Probe Microscopes (SPM)s, such as the Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) and Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM), are some of the leading tools used in nanoscale science. Various types of these instruments have the capabilities in addition to imaging the surfaces of materials, sometimes down to the atomic or molecular scale, to move around atoms and molecules on a surface, or measure forces between individual molecules.
SPMs have been very suitable for studying geochemical and environmental processes. Current and former researchers from our group have extensively used AFMs and STMs.
Links to online SPM tutorials:
- Basic Principles of Scanned Probe Microscopy at North Carolina State University has great animations of how the AFM works, including collecting force curves (measuring the forces of interactions between two objects or molecules as they are extremely close).
- How an AFM works on the Naval Research Labs website; although it has some great images and illustrations it is quite technical.
- Scanning Tunneling Microscopy: A Tutorial at the University of Guelph
- Atomic Force Microscopy at the University of Guelph
Advanced Surface Microscopy, Inc. - SPM company
IBM Scanning Tunneling Microscopy pages - At the bottom, click the "STM image gallery" link to see how some scientists have created and imaged designs that are built out of atoms.
Image Metrology - Image processing company
Image SXM - SPM software for Mac
Molecular Imaging - specialized applications
Nanosensors - scanning probe microscopy company
Scanning Probe Microscopy at the University of Portsmouth - lots of great images, info, tutorials, links