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General questions on NanoTechnology and Materials Science. Specifically in Electron Microscopy
Worked with Electron Microscopes for 25 years
Microscopy Society of America, SAE, TMS.
PhD Materials Science
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While it started as a buzzword to get funding, this technology will provide breakthroughs in areas very important to humankind; in medicine, research for alternative and more efficient power, water purification, etc.
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| Fred | 10/01/09 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | Thanks for the links |
| Derick | 09/07/09 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| Nicolae | 07/28/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you very much for your response ..... |
| Ankit | 06/05/09 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | thanks for your answer :) |
Hi Derek, The laser on an AFM is used for positioning, not for shaping anything. The needle is not visible by naked eye since it is only a few atoms across. It can move atoms which are on a surface
Depends on the size of your cushion. See the following article for 'nano-springs': http://www.nano.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=385 Then there are advances in the area of cushions for automotive use:
Hi Derick, Your questions are intrigueing but I'm afraid we will not be using needles to manufacture things on the nanoscale. You can move atoms around using and atomic force microscope, which in essence
I would contact a government research laboratory or a university and see if you can access the facilities. I am sorry I do not have any idea what this would cost, but I would imagine it would depend on
Hi Ankit, Thank you for your question. The direction you are thinking about is very exciting and I think will be rewarding field for a long time. Especially the drug engineering side (genetic design)

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