Nanotechnology: A Very Short Introduction

ISBN-13: 9780198841104 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 144 str.

Philip (Professor of Physics and EPSRC Established Career Fe

Opis

From nanobots to nanoswarms, the field of nanotechnology has been a staple of science fiction. As this Very Short Introduction shows, the science, from quantum confinement to self-assembly and molecular machines, is just as fascinating.

O autorze

Philip Moriarty's work comprises teaching, research, public engagement (both via online media such as YouTube and in more traditional setting), and popular science writing. His academic career has been based at the University of Nottingham, where he started as a postdoctoral researcher in 1994 and has been a professor since 2005. His work is focussed on many topical themes in nanoscience, with a particular focus on single atom/molecule imaging, spectroscopy, and manipulation.