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[...]... one of these icons next to it Going Online This book has its very own Web site, www.nanotechnologyfordummies.com This is your go-to source for updated information on the fast-changing world of nanotechnology Go to this Web site to ask us questions and get updates on nanotechnology 5 6 Nanotechnology For Dummies Part I Getting Small with Nanotechnology N In this part anotechnology is the hot buzzword... Reading on the Web and in Your Library 327 Web Sites .327 www.nanotechnologyfordummies.com 327 nanobot.blogspot.com .328 www.azonano.com 328 www.nano.gov .328 www.forbesnanotech.com 328 www.fda.gov/nanotechnology 329 www.nano.org.uk 329 www.foresight.org .329 Other great sites 330 Magazines 330 Technology... looks interesting (it is!), you won’t be lost We provide cross-references where relevant information is explained, and repeat the most important terms and ideas when necessary Introduction How This Book Is Organized Nanotechnology For Dummies is organized so you can quickly find, read, and understand the information you need — and if you want to move around the various topics, you can skip chapters... where the big wins are likely to occur If you’re interested in speculating on the future of nano with your checkbook, this part is for you Part VI: The Part of Tens Every For Dummies book rounds things out with a few chapters that follow that tried-and-true List of Ten format In Chapter 15 you hear all about ten movers and shakers in nanotechnology, and in Chapter 16 we cover ten resources in print... Amanda Foxworth Cartoons: Rich Tennant (www.the5thwave.com) Publishing and Editorial for Technology Dummies Richard Swadley, Vice President and Executive Group Publisher Andy Cummings, Vice President and Publisher Mary Bednarek, Executive Acquisitions Director Mary C Corder, Editorial Director Publishing for Consumer Dummies Diane Graves Steele, Vice President and Publisher Joyce Pepple, Acquisitions... prospects for atomic engineering (To read the talk in its entirety, check out www.its caltech.edu/~feynman/plenty.html for a handy transcript.) 13 14 Part I: Getting Small with Nanotechnology ߜ Seeing is Believing: In 1981, Gerd Binnig and Heinrich Rohrer of IBM’s Zurich Research Laboratory create the scanning tunneling microscope, enabling researchers to both see and manipulate atoms for the first time (For. .. Prairie: Northwestern University .309 Small Progress at Rennsselaer 310 Ben Gurion University and Nano 311 Made in Japan: University of Tokyo 311 xvii xviii Nanotechnology For Dummies California (Nano) Dreaming at Berkeley 312 Educating Yourself in Nano 312 And a Whole Bunch More 314 Part VI: The Part of Tens 317 Chapter 15: Ten (or So) Nanotech Movers... Transistor Road 120 From FETs to SETs 122 Fabricating new chips 128 Does a Nano-Size Elephant Ever Forget? 136 Magnetic Random-Access Memory (RAM) 136 Oh, yeah We forgot 142 Quantum Leaping (Oh, Boy ) 151 Chapter 7: Routing Information at the Speed of Light 161 Manipulating Light with Crystals .162 Getting hooked on photonics ... nano realm Icons Used in This Book A picture is worth a thousand words, so this book uses little graphic icons to visually point out useful information that you may want to know more about Introduction The Tip icon indicates information that might be of interest for further exploration or lead you into new ideas These icons tend to point out tidbits that make exploring nanotechnology more enjoyable,... word “nano” has become as ubiquitous as the word “calorie” in a diet book? Are you looking for the latest hot investment opportunity and you’ve heard that something called nanotechnology will someday revolutionize our lives, and quite possibly your portfolio? Well, you’ve come to the right place! Nanotechnology For Dummies is a fantastic way to get beyond all the hype and really understand what nanotechnology . Wiley, the Wiley Publishing logo, For Dummies, the Dummies Man logo, A Reference for the Rest of Us!, The Dummies Way, Dummies Daily, The Fun and Easy Way, Dummies. com, and related trade dress. Richard Booker and Earl Boysen Nanotechnololgy FOR DUMmIES ‰ 01_583689 ffirs.qxd 6/27/05 9:09 PM Page iii 01_583689 ffirs.qxd 6/27/05 9:09 PM Page ii Nanotechnololgy FOR DUMmIES ‰ 01_583689 ffirs.qxd. 9:09 PM Page ii by Richard Booker and Earl Boysen Nanotechnololgy FOR DUMmIES ‰ 01_583689 ffirs.qxd 6/27/05 9:09 PM Page iii Nanotechnology For Dummies ® Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 111