This page aims to list all topics related to the field of nanotechnology.

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Bionanotechnology -- Bucky balls -- Buckypaper This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Buckminsterfullerene (C60) Fullerenes are one of only 3 types of naturally occurring forms of carbon (the other two being diamond and graphite). ... Buckypaper is a thin sheet made from carbon nanotubes that is 250 times stronger than steel and 10 times lighter. ...

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Catalyst -- CeNTech -- Chemistry -- Colloid -- Computers -- A catalyst (Greek: καταλύτης, catalytēs) is a substance that accelerates the rate (speed) of a chemical reaction (see also catalysis) without itself being changed at the end of the chemical reaction . ... The „Center for Nanotechnology“ (CeNTech) - Gievenbecker Weg The Center for Nanotechnology is one of the first centers for nanotechnology. ... Multicolored chemicals are frequent hallmarks of chemistry. ... In general, a colloid or colloidal dispersion is a one-phase system of two or more components, a type of mixture intermediate between homogeneous solution and heterogeneous mixture with properties also intermediate between a solution and a mixture. ... The tower of a personal computer. ...

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Electron beam lithography -- Engineering -- // Conventional electron-beam lithography The practice of using a beam of electrons to generate patterns on a surface is known as Electron beam lithography. ... Engineering is the application of scientific and technical knowledge to solve human problems. ...

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Fullerene -- Fabric treatments -- The Icosahedral Fullerene C540 The fullerenes are a recently-discovered family of carbon allotropes. ...

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Grey goo -- Grey goo, or gray goo, refers to a hypothetical end-of-the-world event involving molecular nanotechnology in which out-of-control self-replicating robots consume all living matter on Earth while building more of themselves (a scenario known as ecophagy). ...

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Lab-on-a-chip -- Lab-on-a-chip (LOC) is an appellation for devices that integrate (multiple) laboratory functions on a single chip of only millimeters to a few square centimeters in size and that are capable of handling extremely small fluid volumes down to less than pico liters. ...

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Macromolecule -- Mechanochemistry -- Mechanosynthesis -- MEMS -- Mesh networking -- Micromachinery -- Molecular nanotechnology -- Monolayer -- A macromolecule is a molecule of high relative molecular mass, the structure of which essentially comprises the multiple repetition of units derived, actually or conceptually, from molecules of low relative molecular mass. ... This article or section should include material from Mechanosynthesis Mechanochemistry, sometimes also called positional synthesis or positional assembly is a technique for forming chemical bonds by direct computer control of the position of molecules. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with mechanochemistry. ... A mite next to a gear set produced using MEMS. Courtesy Sandia National Laboratories, SUMMiTTM Technologies, www. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Mobile ad-hoc network. ... Micromachines are mechanical objects that are fabricated in the same general manner as integrated circuits. ... It has been suggested that Molecular engineering be merged into this article or section. ... A monolayer is a single, closely packed layer of atoms or molecules [1]. A Langmuir monolayer is a one-molecule thick insoluble layer of an organic material spread onto an aqueous subphase. ...

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Nanobiotechnology -- Nanocrystallites -- Nanoelectronics -- Nanoengineering -- Nanofactory -- Nanoimprint Lithography -- Nanoknot -- Nanolithography -- Nanomedicine -- Nanometer -- Nanomotor -- Nanoparticle -- Nanopore -- Nanoring -- Nanorobotics -- Nanorod -- Nanoscale -- Nanosensor -- Nanoshell -- Nanotechnology -- Nanotechnology education -- Nanotechnology in fiction -- Nanotube -- Nanowire -- National Nanotechnology Initiative -- NEMS -- Nanobiotechnology is the branch of nanotechnology with biological and biochemical applications or uses. ... A quantum dot is a semiconductor crystal with a diameter of a few nanometers, also called a nanocrystal, that because of its small size behaves like a potential well that confines electrons in three dimensions to a region on the order of the electrons de Broglie wavelength in size, a... Nanoengineering is the practice of engineering on the nanoscale. ... A nanofactory is a proposed system in which nanomachines (resembling molecular assemblers, or industrial robot arms) would combine reactive molecules via mechanosynthesis to build larger atomically precise parts. ... Nanoimprint lithography is a novel method of fabricating nanometer scale patterns. ... Carbon nanotubes are being used to make nanoropes; nanoknots (or nano-knot) have been tied. ... Nanolithography — or lithography at the nanometer scale — refers to the fabrication of nanometer-scale structures, meaning patterns with at least one lateral dimension between the size of an individual atom and approximately 100 nm. ... Nanomedicine is the medical application of nanotechnology and related research. ... A nanometre (American spelling: nanometer) is 1. ... A nanomotor is a molecular device capable of converting energy into movement and forces on the order of the pico-newtons. ... A nanoparticle is a microscopic particle whose size is measured in nanometres. ... A nanopore is a small pore in an electrically insulating membrane, that can be used as a molecular probe. ... A nanoring is a small ringformed crystal. ... Nanorobotics is the technology of creating machines or robots at or close to the scale of a millionth of a millimetre (10-9 metres). ... Nanorods are one morphology of nanoscale objects. ... A mite next to a gear set produced using MEMS, the precursor to nanotechnology. ... Nanosensors are a technology that may exist in the future. ... A nanoshell is a 100 nanometer spherical shell of metal (often gold) surrounding a core of silicon dioxide atoms. ... Nanotechnology comprises technological developments on the nanometer scale, usually 0. ... Nanotechnology education is being offered by more and more universities around the world, especially in Australia and Europe. ... Nanotechnology in fiction // Movies and TV series Agent Cody Banks, where Dr. James Corner built nanobots for ERAS the Outer Limits: In The New Breed episode, a terminally-ill cancer patient injects himself with nanobots which enable him to have superhuman abilities. ... An electronic device known as a diode can be formed by joining two nanoscale carbon tubes with different electronic properties. ... A nanowire is a wire of dimensions of the order of a nanometer (10−9 meters). ... The National Nanotechnology Initiative is a American federal nanoscale science, engineering, and technology research and development program. ... NEMS or nanoelectromechanical systems are similar to MEMS but smaller. ...

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Photolithography -- Physics -- Potential well -- Protein engineering -- Photolithography is a process used in semiconductor device fabrication to transfer a pattern from a photomask (also called reticle) to the surface of a substrate. ... A Superconductor demonstrating the Meissner Effect. ... A potential well is the region surrounding a local minimum of potential energy. ... Protein engineering is the application of science, mathematics, and economics to the process of developing useful or valuable proteins. ...

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Quantum confinement -- Quantum dot -- Quantum tunneling -- Quantum wire -- A potential well is the region surrounding a local minimum of potential energy. ... Fluorescence induced by exposure to ultraviolet light in vials containing various sized Cadmium selenide (CdSe) quantum dots. ... Quantum tunneling is the quantum-mechanical effect of transitioning through a classically-forbidden energy state. ... In material science, a quantum wire is an electically conducting wire, in which quantum transport effects are important. ...

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Scanning tunneling microscope -- Science -- Self-assembly -- Self-organization -- Self reconfigurable -- Self-replication -- Smart dust -- Surface micromachining -- Supramolecular chemistry -- Synthetic molecular motors -- Image of substitutional Cr impurities (small bumps) in the Fe(001) surface. ... The scope of this article is limited to the empirical sciences. ... Self-assembly is the fundamental principle which generates structural organization on all scales from molecules to galaxies. ... Self-organization refers to a process in which the internal organization of a system, normally an open system, increases automatically without being guided or managed by an outside source. ... Self-reconfiguration is a term used in the fields of robotics and nanotechnology. ... Self-replication is the process by which some things make copies of themselves. ... Smartdust is a network of tiny wireless microelectromechanical sensors (MEMS), robots, or devices, installed with wireless communications, that can detect anything from light and temperature, to vibrations, etc. ... Surface micromachining is a process used to produce micromachinery or MEMS. Unlike Bulk micromachining, where a silicon substrate (wafer) is selectively etched to produce structures, surface micromachining is based on the deposition and etching of different structural layers. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Synthetic molecular motors are nanoscale devices capable of rotation under energy input. ...

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Tissue engineering -- Tissue engineering can perhaps be best defined as the use of a combination of cells, engineering materials, and suitable biochemical factors to improve or replace biological functions in an effort to effect the advancement of bleb. ...

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