Molecular devices and machines - a journey into the nano world

✍ Scribed by Vincenzo Balzani, Margherita Venturi, Alberto Credi

• Book ID: 127431816
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 6 MB
• Category: Library
• ISBN: 3527605347

✦ Synopsis

The miniaturization of bulky devices and machines is a process that confronts us on a daily basis. However, nanoscale machines with varied and novel characteristics may also result from the enlargement of extremely small building blocks, namely individual molecules. This bottom-up approach to nanotechnology is already being pursued in information technology, with many other branches about to follow.- Written by a team of experienced authors headed by Vincenzo Balzani, one of the pioneers in the development of molecular machines - Covers such diverse aspects as sensors, memory components, solar energy conversion, biomolecules as molecular machines, and much more- Presented in a lucid style and didactically structured, with both the expert and the newcomer in mind- Includes a glossary of terms and numerous references to the recent literatureBe among the first to explore the fascinating possibilities of this future-oriented technology! A must-have for every chemist and materials scientist with an interest in nanotechnology.