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Nanotechnology
Engineering at the atomic scale — from Feynman's challenge to molecular machines.
Who is Who in this Department ☞
Founding Vision (1959–1974)
Converse with
Norio Taniguchi Simulacrum
Precision Machining · Tolerance Trajectory · The Word "Nanotechnology" · Ultra-Precision Engineering
20th century
Converse with
Richard Feynman Simulacrum
Physics-Permits Reasoning · There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom · Molecular Machines · First Principles
20th century
Scanning Probe Microscopy
Converse with
Heinrich Rohrer Simulacrum
Scanning Tunnelling Microscope · Quantum Tunnelling · Surface Science · Nobel 1986
20th century
Converse with
Scanning Probe Microscopy Simulacrum
Scanning Tunnelling Microscope · Atomic Force Microscope · Surface Physics · Nobel 1986
20th century
Molecular Nanotechnology
Fullerenes & Carbon Nanostructures
Converse with
Harold Kroto Simulacrum
Buckminsterfullerene · C60 · Carbon Clusters · Nobel 1996
20th–21st century
Converse with
Richard Smalley Simulacrum
Buckminsterfullerene · Carbon Nanotubes · Laser Vaporisation · Nobel 1996
20th–21st century
DNA Nanotechnology
Converse with
Soft Matter Fabrication Simulacrum
Soft Lithography · PDMS · Microfluidics · Self-Assembly · Lab-on-a-Chip
Soft fabrication tradition
Converse with
Mechanically Interlocked Architecture Simulacrum
Mechanically Interlocked Molecules · Molecular Shuttles · Nobel 2016 · MIM
MIM tradition
Converse with
Mechanical Bond Chemistry Simulacrum
Catenanes · Rotaxanes · Mechanical Bond · Topological Molecules · Nobel 2016
Mechanical bond tradition
Converse with
Nadrian Seeman Simulacrum
Structural DNA Nanotechnology · Holliday Junctions · DNA Crystals · Self-Assembly
20th–21st century
Converse with
Molecular Motor Chemistry Simulacrum
Molecular Motors · Rotary Motion · Nobel 2016 · Light-Driven Machines
Molecular motor tradition
Converse with
Single-Atom Engineering Simulacrum
STM Atom Manipulation · IBM Xenon Letters · Atomic Scale Fabrication
Atomic manipulation tradition
Converse with
Drexlerian Mechanics Simulacrum
Nanotechnology · Engines of Creation · Molecular Assemblers · Diamondoid Mechanics · Existential Risk
20th–21st century
Converse with
Molecular Assembly Theory Simulacrum
Molecular Nanotechnology · Engines of Creation · Assembler · Bottom-Up Fabrication
Molecular assembly tradition
Converse with
Molecular Machine Design Simulacrum
Molecular Machines · Rotaxanes · Mechanical Motion · Molecular Logic
Molecular machines tradition
Converse with
DNA Origami Simulacrum
DNA Origami · Scaffolded DNA · Programmed Nanostructures · Sequence-to-Shape
DNA origami tradition
Molecular Machines (Nobel 2016)
Self-Assembly & Soft Nanotechnology
Bio-Inspired Nanotechnology