Nanotechnology: What It Is and Why It Matters

Catalog description

Designed to provide students with a strong fundamental understanding of the scientific principles, processing, and applications of nanotechnology. Includes the concepts of chemical bonding, quantum mechanics, and microstructure applied to various nanomaterials and their use in electronic devices, composites, computing, and various other biological, medical, energy-related, and current consumer applications. Introduces analytical techniques used in nanotechnology, as well as possible societal applications. Prerequisites: None.