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The series covers new developments in computer technology. Most chapters present an overview of a current subfield within computers, with many citations, and often include new developments in the field by the authors of the individual chapters. Topics include hardware, software, theoretical underpin...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier Academic Press,
2007.
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | Advances in computers ;
v. 71. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front cover; Advances in Computers. Nanotechnology; Copyright page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Programming Nanotechnology: Learning from Nature; 1. Introduction; 2. Development in Nanotechnology; 3. Benefits of Computer Science for Nanotechnology; 4. Swarm Intelligence; 5. Perceptive Particle Swarm Optimisation; 6. Perceptive Particle Swarm Optimisation for Nanotechnology; 7. Self-Assembling Nanotechnology; 8. Conclusions; References; Chapter 2. Nanobiotechnology: An Engineer's Foray into Biology; 1. Introduction; 2. Nanofabrication
- 3. Nanobiotechnologies for Sensing and Actuating4. Nanobiotechnology for Drug Delivery and Therapeutics; 5. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 3. Toward Nanometer-Scale Sensing Systems: Natural and Artificial Noses as Models for Ultra-Small, Ultra-Dense Sensing Systems; 1. Introduction; 2. The Physiology of the Sense of Smell; 3. Electronic Noses: Chemical Sensing Systems; 4. Nanosensors; 5. Designing a Nanometer-Scale Nose-Like Sensing System; 6. Summary; Acronyms; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 5. Simulation of Nanoscale Electronic Systems; 1. Introduction
- 2. Simulation Hierarchy for Semiconductor Devices3. Simulation Issues in Nanoscale Silicon Devices; 4. Organic Molecular Devices; 5. Simulation of Molecular Conduction; 6. Carbon Nanotubes; 7. Ionic Channels; 8. Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 6. Identifying Nanotechnology in Society; 1. Introduction; 2. Definitions ad infinitum (and More Politics); 3. Perspectives from Science; 4. Conclusions; Acknowledgements; List of Some Technical Terms; References; Further Reading; Chapter 7. The Convergence of Nanotechnology, Policy, and Ethics; 1. Introduction; 2. Converging Paths
- 3. From Convergence to Collaboration4. Conclusion; References; Author Index; Subject Index; Contents of Volumes in this Series