The Rise of Nanotech (September 2007)
Special Editions

Cover; The Rise of Nanotech; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Letter from the Editor; The Rise of Nanotech; by Mariette DiChristina; 1 Page(s)

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Table of Contents; The Rise of Nanotech; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

Plenty of Room Indeed; The Rise of Nanotech; by Michael Roukes; 8 Page(s)

There is plenty of room for practical innovation at the nanoscale. But first, scientists have to understand the unique physics that governs matter there

The Art of Building Small; The Rise of Nanotech; by George M. Whitesides and J. Christopher Love; 10 Page(s)

Researchers are discovering cheap, efficient ways to make structures only a few billionths of a meter in size

Molecular Lego; The Rise of Nanotech; by Christian E. Schafmeister; 8 Page(s)

A modest collection of small molecular building blocks enables the design and manufacture of nanometer-scale structures programmed to have virtually any shape desired

Nanotechnology and the Double Helix; The Rise of Nanotech; by Nadrian C. Seeman; 10 Page(s)

DNA is more than just the secret of life--it is also a versatile component for making nanoscopic structures and devices

Bringing DNA Computers to Life; The Rise of Nanotech; by Ehud Shapiro and Yaakov Benenson; 8 Page(s)

Tapping the computing power of biological molecules gives rise to tiny machines that can speak directly to living cells

Carbon Nanonets Spark New Electronics; The Rise of Nanotech; by George Gruner; 8 Page(s)

Random networks of tiny carbon tubes could make possible low-cost, flexible devices such as "electronic paper" and printable solar cells

The Promise of Plasmonics; The Rise of Nanotech; by Harry A. Atwater; 8 Page(s)

A technology that squeezes electromagnetic waves into minuscule structures may yield a new generation of superfast computer chips and ultrasensitive molecular detectors

The Incredible Shrinking Circuit; The Rise of Nanotech; by Charles M. Lieber; 8 Page(s)

Researchers have built nanotransistors and nanowires. Now they just need to find a way to put them all together

Less Is More in Medicine; The Rise of Nanotech; by A. Paul Alivisatos; 8 Page(s)

Sophisticated forms of nanotechnology will find some of their first real-world applications in biomedical research, disease diagnosis and, possibly, therapy

Shamans of Small; The Rise of Nanotech; by Graham P. Collins; 8 Page(s)

Like interstellar travel, time machines and cyberspace, nanotechnology has become one of the core plot devices on which science-fiction writers draw