Nanotechnology Past and Present

by Deb Newberry

Book Overview

Nanoscience and nanotechnology, the application of the research-based nanoscale science, have changed significantly over the last three and a half decades. The "bucky" ball, 60 carbon atoms arranged like a soccer ball, and an often-used symbol of nanotechnology, was discovered in 1985 and 4 years later scientists at IBM were able to manipulate xenon atoms on a surface. In the intervening years, nanotechnology has evolved from a singly focused research...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031009568
• ISBN13: 9783031009563
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 83 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.5" x 9.3"