List of nanotechnology topics

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For a gentler introduction to nanotechnology, see List of basic nanotechnology topics

This is a hierarchical list of (all) topics related to nanotechnology.

Part of a series of articles on Nanotechnology
History Implications Applications Organizations In fiction and popular culture List of topics
Subfields and related fields
Nanomaterials Fullerenes Carbon nanotubes Nanoparticles
Nanomedicine Nanotoxicology Nanosensor
Molecular self-assembly Self-assembled monolayer Supramolecular assembly DNA nanotechnology
Nanoelectronics Molecular electronics Nanocircuitry Nanolithography
Scanning probe microscopy Atomic force microscope Scanning tunneling microscope
Molecular nanotechnology Molecular assembler Nanorobotics Mechanosynthesis
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Contents 1 General 2 Nanomaterials 2.1 Fullerenes and carbon forms 2.2 Nanoparticles and Colloids 3 Scanning probe microscopy 3.1 Microscopes and other devices 3.2 Processes 4 Nanoelectronics 4.1 Molecular electronics 4.2 Nanolithography 5 Molecular nanotechnology 6 Devices 7 Institutions and corporations 8 Persons involved in nanotechnology research 9 Related fields 9.1 Subfields 9.2 Overlaps 10 Miscellaneous 11 See also 12 External links

[edit] General

Main article: Nanotechnology

• History of nanotechnology
• Implications of nanotechnology
  • Nanotoxicology
• List of nanotechnology applications
  • Energy Applications of Nanotechnology
  • Potential applications of carbon nanotubes
• List of nanotechnology organizations
  • Nanotechnology education
• Nanotechnology in fiction

[edit] Nanomaterials

Main article: Nanomaterials

[edit] Fullerenes and carbon forms

Main article: Fullerene

• Allotropes of carbon
• Aggregated diamond nanorods
• Buckypaper
• Carbon nanofoam
• Carbon nanotube
  • Nanoknot*
  • Nanotube membrane
• Fullerene chemistry
  • Bingel reaction
  • Endohedral hydrogen fullerene
  • Prato reaction
• Fullerenes in popular culture
• Endohedral fullerenes
• Fullerite
• Graphene
  • Graphene nanoribbon
• Potential applications of carbon nanotubes
• Timeline of carbon nanotubes

[edit] Nanoparticles and Colloids

Main article: Nanoparticle

• Colloid
• Diamondoids
• Nanocomposite
• Nanocrystal
• Nanostructure
  • Nanocages
  • Nanocomposite
  • Nanofabrics
  • Nanofiber
  • Nanofoam
  • Nanoknot
  • Nanomesh
  • Nanopillar
  • Nanopin film
  • Nanoring
  • Nanorod
  • Nanoshell
  • Nanotube
  • Quantum heterostructure
  • Sculptured thin film
• Quantum dot

[edit] Scanning probe microscopy

Main article: Scanning probe microscopy

[edit] Microscopes and other devices

• Atomic force microscope
• Scanning tunneling microscope
• IBM Millipede

[edit] Processes

• Dip Pen Nanolithography
• Feature-oriented scanning

[edit] Nanoelectronics

Main article: Nanoelectronics

• Break junction
• Chemical vapor deposition
• Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)
• Nanocircuits
• Nanocomputer
• Nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS)
• Surface micromachining

[edit] Molecular electronics

Main article: Molecular electronics

[edit] Nanolithography

Main article: Nanolithography

• Dip Pen Nanolithography
• Electron beam lithography
• Ion-beam sculpting
• Nanoimprint lithography
• Photolithography

[edit] Molecular nanotechnology

Main article: Molecular nanotechnology

• Grey goo
  • Grey goo in fiction
• Mechanosynthesis
• Molecular assembler
• Molecular modelling
• Nanorobotics
  • Smartdust
  • Utility fog
• Nanochondria
• Programmable matter
• Self reconfigurable
• Self-replication

[edit] Devices

• Lab-on-a-chip
• Micromachinery
• Nano-abacus
• Nanomotor
• Nanopore
  • Nanopore sequencing
• Nanosensor
• Quantum point contact
• Synthetic molecular motors

[edit] Institutions and corporations

See List of nanotechnology organizations.

[edit] Persons involved in nanotechnology research

• Vicki Colvin Director for the Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology, Rice University
• Norio Taniguchi - coined the term "nanotechnology"
• Richard Feynman - gave the first mention of some of the distinguishing concepts in a 1959 talk
• Eric Drexler - was the first to theorise about nanotechnology in depth and popularised the subject
• Robert Freitas - nanomedicine theorist
• Ralph Merkle - nanotechnology theorist
• Sumio Iijima - discoverer of nanotubes
• Richard Smalley - co-discoverer of buckminsterfullerene
• Harry Kroto - co-discoverer of buckminsterfullerene
• Erwin Müller - invented the field ion microscope, and the atom probe.
• Gerd Binnig - co-inventor of the scanning tunneling microscope
• Heinrich Rohrer - co-inventor of the scanning tunneling microscope
• Chris Phoenix - co-founder of the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology
• Mike Treder - co-founder of the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology
• Phaedon Avouris - first electronic devices made out of carbon nanotubes
• Akhlesh Lakhtakia - conceptualized sculptured thin films
• Alex Zettl - Built the first molecular motor based on carbon nanotubes
• Mamuka Matsaberidze - Researcher of technology of medicinal preparations against HIV/AIDS
• Andre Geim - Discoverer of 2-D carbon film called graphene

[edit] Related fields

[edit] Subfields

• Bionanotechnology
• DNA nanotechnology
• Green nanotechnology
• Molecular self-assembly
• Nanobiotechnology
• Nanoengineering
• Nanomedicine
• Synthetic molecular motors

[edit] Overlaps

• Calculus
• Chemistry
• Computer science
• Engineering
• Miniaturization
• Physics
• Protein engineering
• Quantum mechanics
• Self-organization
• Science
• Supramolecular chemistry
• Tissue engineering

[edit] Miscellaneous

• Catalyst
• Macromolecule
• Mesh networking
• Monolayer
• Nanometer
• Photonic crystal
• Potential well
• Quantum confinement
• Quantum tunneling
• Self-assembly
• Self-organization

[edit] See also

• Technological singularity
• Transhumanism

[edit] External links

• http://www.nanohub.org/ nanoHUB.org is a community web site dedicated to education and research through online simulation and online tutorials. Online simulation on nanoHUB is a free service, users need to register for a free login.