Nanotechnology. (Topical Term)
- Molecular technology
- Nanoscale technology
- Broader heading: High technology
Work cat.: Joint Forum/ERAYO Symposium. Nanotechnology : proceedings, c1991 (Press release: Nanotechnology is concerned with manufacturing and measurement to dimensions in the range of 0.1 to 100 nanometers)
ASTI: p. 1434, under Nanotechnology (several articles including "Nanotechnology: wherein molecular computers control tiny circulatory submarines")
Hennepin: Here are entered materials about "technology based on the manipulation of individual atoms and molecules to build structures to complex, atomic specification." See refs. from Molecular technology and Technology, Molecular)
Magazine Index: under Nanotechnology (many articles)
LC database, Mar. 18, 1991 (Nanotechnology); Feb. 2, 2002 (nanoscale science and technology)
McGraw-Hill dictionary of scientific and technical terms : (Nanotechnology: 1. Systems for transforming matter, energy, and information that are based on nanometer-scale components with precisely defined molecular features. 2. Techniques that produce or measure features less than 100 nanometers in size)
Acad. Am. encyc.; Encyc. electronics; Engr. index; IAC; INIS; INSPEC; McGraw-Hill dict. sci. tech.; NASA; Random House; Web. 3
Here are entered works on techniques that produce or measure features less than 100 nanometers in size. Works on the technology of scaling down machines to microscopic size are entered under Microtechnology.
Note under Microtechnology