Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology

Of or pertaining to the manipulation of matter on an atomic or molecular scale. More specifically, it is the science and technology of matter manipulation from 1 to 100 nanometers.

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Tribology

Physics; Nanotechnology

Study of friction, wear and lubrication of interacting surfaces.

Scanning thermal microscopy

Physics; Nanotechnology

A method for observing local temperatures and temperature gradients on a surface.

Scanning tunnelling microscope (STM)

Physics; Nanotechnology

An instrument able to image conducting surfaces to atomic accuracy; has been used to pin molecules to a surface.

Sealed assembler laboratory

Physics; Nanotechnology

A work space, containing assemblers, encapsulated in a way that allows information to flow in and out but does not allow the escape of assemblers or their products.

Self assembled monolayer field effect transistor (SAMFET)

Physics; Nanotechnology

Where a few molecules act as FETs, exhibiting both very strong gain, and extraordinarily rapid response.

In chemical solutions, self-assembly (also called Brownian assembly) results from the random motion of molecules and the affinity of their binding sites for one another. Also refers to the joining of ...

Self-replication

Physics; Nanotechnology

More accurately labelled "exponential replication," self-replication refers to the process of growth or replication involving doubling within a given period. Examp.