Unbounding the Future: The Nanotechnology RevolutionA comprehensive, easy-to-understand handbook that explains what nanotechnology is and how it will revolutionize life in the future. The world's leading expert in the field, Drexler also examines the spectacular accomplishments that might result from a breakthrough: elimination of disease and pollution. 20 illustrations. |
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Page 49
... surface isn't hard like a magnet , but strangely soft . Touching the surface is like touching a film of fog that grades smoothly into foam rubber , then hard rubber , then steel , all within the thickness of a sheet of corrugated ...
... surface isn't hard like a magnet , but strangely soft . Touching the surface is like touching a film of fog that grades smoothly into foam rubber , then hard rubber , then steel , all within the thickness of a sheet of corrugated ...
Page 92
... surface contours by monitoring the current jumping the gap between tip and surface . The atomic force micro- scope ( AFM , on the right ) senses surface contours by mechanical contact , drawing a tip over the surface and optically ...
... surface contours by monitoring the current jumping the gap between tip and surface . The atomic force micro- scope ( AFM , on the right ) senses surface contours by mechanical contact , drawing a tip over the surface and optically ...
Page 93
... surface and one on the tip of the needle . By delicately maneuvering the needle around over the surface , keeping the current flowing at a tiny , constant rate , the STM can map shape of the surface with great precision . Indeed , to ...
... surface and one on the tip of the needle . By delicately maneuvering the needle around over the surface , keeping the current flowing at a tiny , constant rate , the STM can map shape of the surface with great precision . Indeed , to ...
Contents
The Molecular World | 44 |
BottomUp Technology | 57 |
Paths Pioneers and Progress | 84 |
Copyright | |
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