Nanomechanical Systems : at Ultrahigh and Microwave Frequencies

ISBN-13: 9783639132496 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 192 str.

Xue Ming Henry Huang

Opis

The concept of Nanotechnology, namely, the ability to mass produce atomic-scale machines, was first publicly envisioned by Richard Feynman in Pasadena, California, at a lecture more than 40 years ago. This famous talk entitled "Plenty of room at the bottom", given by Dr. Feynman in the 1959 APS meeting, has inspired generations of scientists and engineers to study the tiny machines at the nanometer scale. The research work that culminates into this book is one more small piece of advancement added to this long-lasting pursuit and adventure. It is absolutely amazing to see Feynman s visionary predictions coming into reality piece by piece over the decades. In part, the efforts are for mental entertainment, as Feynman advocated in his lectures. However, this emerging field is indeed finding practical applications. And these (potential) applications result in a flow of resources including manpower and research funding into what is now called "nanotechnology".

O autorze

Ph.D., Condensed Matter Physics,
California Institute of Technology (2004). This book is revised
from Dr. Huang's Ph.D. thesis, studying nanomechanics. Dr. Huang
is currently at Nantero, Inc., working on carbon nanotube based
nanodevices.