Get an in-depth explanation of a groundbreaking, interdisciplinary science that operates at the level of atoms and molecules in this engrossing course by two nanotechnology experts.
Introduction to Nanotechnology: The New Science of Small
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Syllabus
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- 01: The Crossroads of 21st-Century Science
- 02: The Fundamental Importance of Being Nano
- 03: From Micro to Nano—Scaling in a Digital World
- 04: Leveraging the Nanometer in Computing
- 05: Leveraging the Nanometer in Communications
- 06: Sensing the World through Nanoengineering
- 07: Nanomedicine—DNA and Gold Nanoparticles
- 08: Nano and Proteins—Enzymes to Cholesterol
- 09: Nanoparticles Detect Cancer in Living Organisms
- 10: Detecting Only a Few Molecules of a Disease
- 11: Nanomaterials That Seek and Destroy Disease
- 12: How Nanomaterials Improve Drug Delivery
- 13: Delivering Drugs with "Smart" Nanocapsules
- 14: Nanoscale Surgical Tools
- 15: Nanomaterials for Artificial Tissue
- 16: How Nano Research Gets Done
- 17: Nanomotifs—Building Blocks, Complex Structures
- 18: Using Nanotechnology to Capture Sunlight
- 19: Photons to Electricity—Nano-Based Solar Cells
- 20: Nanotechnology for Storing Energy
- 21: Nanotechnology for Releasing Energy
- 22: Energy's Holy Grail—Artificial Photosynthesis
- 23: Nanorobots and Nature’s Nanomachines
- 24: On the Horizon and in the Far Future
Taught by
Shana Kelley Previous Bio Prev Next Bio Next and Ted Sargent Previous Bio Prev Next Bio Next
