Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology

Of or pertaining to the manipulation of matter on an atomic or molecular scale. More specifically, it is the science and technology of matter manipulation from 1 to 100 nanometers.

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knowbots

Physics; Nanotechnology

Knowledge robots, first developed Vinton G. Cref and Robert E. Kahn for National Research Initiatives. Knowbots are programmed by users to scan networks for various kinds of related information, ...

langmuir-blodgett

Physics; Nanotechnology

The name of a nanofabrication technique used to create ultrathin films (monolayers and isolated molecular layers), the end result of which is called a "Langmuir-Blodgett film." More and more.

light emitting diodes (LED)

Physics; Nanotechnology

Work on a completely different concept. Traditionally LEDs are created from two semiconductors. By running current in one direction across the semiconductor the LED emits light of a particular ...

limited assembler

Physics; Nanotechnology

Assembler capable of making only certain products; faster, more efficient, and less liable to abuse than a general-purpose assembler.

AKA: Fractal Shape Shifting Robots and Programmable "Digital Matter", are programmable machines that can do unlimited tasks in the physical world, the world of matter. Load the right software and the ...

fullerenes

Physics; Nanotechnology

Fullerenes are a molecular form of pure carbon discovered in 1985. They are cage-like structures of carbon atoms, the most abundant form produced is buckminsterfullerene (C60), with 60 carbon atoms ...

genetic algorithm

Physics; Nanotechnology

Any algorithm which seeks to solve a problem by considering numerous possibilities at once, ranking them according to some standard of fitness, and then combining ("breeding") the fittest in some ...