Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part 1: Discovery -- 1: Buckyball discovery -- In the beginning -- Plenty of room at the bottom -- Single-walled carbon nanotubes -- Let's roll -- Quiz -- 2: Nanoscale -- Micro vs nano -- Size matters -- All about scale -- Quiz -- 3: What makes nano special? -- Carbon forms -- Single walled carbon nanotubes -- Nanorods -- Color -- Surface area -- Quantum mechanics -- Manufacturing -- Products -- Quiz -- 4: Nanoscience tools -- Tools of discovery -- Fabrication -- Theory, modeling, and simulation -- Quiz -- Part One Test -- Part 2: Wet Applications -- 5: Biology -- Wet/dry interface -- Bioimaging -- Bionanosensors -- Affecting the biological world -- Quiz -- 6: Medicine -- Treatments -- Targeting cancer -- Bioengineering -- Nanotoxicity -- Medicine of the future -- Quiz -- 7: Environment -- Pollution -- Nano to the rescue -- Water purification -- Nanotechnology and government research -- Environmental exposure routes -- International Council on Nanotechnology -- Quiz -- Part Two Test -- Part Three: Dry Applications -- 8: Materials -- Alchemy -- Smart materials -- Nanocrystalline materials -- Nanocrystals -- Alloys -- Nanocomposites -- Nanorings -- Nanocoatings -- Nanoshells -- Catalysts -- Microcapsules -- Quiz -- 9: Electronics and sensors -- Moore's Law -- Electronics competition -- What's the hold up -- Uniformity -- Quantum effects in nanoscale electronics -- Bionanosensors -- Biochips -- Quiz -- 10: Communications -- Quantum communications -- Chemical challenges -- Size -- Nano-optics -- Information storage -- Quiz -- 11: Energy -- Energy -- Availability -- Alternatives -- Carbon nanotubes -- Research and development -- Investment -- Future of energy -- Quiz -- Part Three Test -- Part 4: Future -- 12: Business and investing -- Players -- Nanobusiness alliance -- Implementation 101 -- What to watch for -- Local nano hopes -- International outlook -- Nano forecasts -- Worth watching -- Quiz -- 13: Nanotoxicity and public policy -- Nanotechnology and you -- Solubility and toxicity -- Icon -- Responsible development -- Environment, health, and safety implications -- Getting the word out -- International coordination -- Bottom line risks and benefits -- Quiz -- 14: From here to there -- Big picture -- Products and markets -- Patents -- Key applications -- Nano worldwide -- Quiz -- Part Four Test -- Final exam -- Answers to quiz, test, and exam questions -- Appendix 1: Acronyms and descriptions -- Appendix 2: Companies and products -- Appendix 3: References -- Index.

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