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Nanotechnology/Expert Profile
Expertise
General questions on NanoTechnology and Materials Science. Specifically in Electron Microscopy
Experience in the area
Worked with Electron Microscopes for 25 years
Organizations
Microscopy Society of America, SAE, TMS.
Education/Credentials
PhD Materials Science
What do you like about this subject?
It's the future. Everything is getting smaller and faster.
What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?
Every day we learn something new
Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:
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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Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | P | Comments |
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| David | 10/14/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | thanks Jan |
| Amit | 05/19/11 | 8 | 5 | 9 | |
| Eddie | 02/12/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| stefan | 11/24/10 | 3 | 3 | 10 | well it was quite the plain answer ..... |
| Mike | 04/25/10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks for your answer, it helped me ..... |
Recent Answers from Jan
2011-10-13 funding:
Before the word Nano and nanotechnology became part of the general vocabulary, it was used mainly in proposals by Principal Investigators at Universities to try and get funding for new equipment or to
2011-05-17 Start of nanotechnology study:
Hi Amit, Nanotechnology is not an entry requirement for a research field, but it does enable different aspects of many research fields. If you are interested in space research, then you have to think
2011-03-26 Manufacturing of microcontrollers:
Manufacturing of these devices is done in a strict clean-room environment, as dust particles would destroy most devices. The materials are manufactured in a layer process, with masks that are activated
2010-10-13 Nano:
Well on the right we have sizes all the way up to infinity, a tricky thing to think about, and on the left we go to infinitessimally small, with a limit at zero, another interesting challenge since every
2010-09-26 School:
Hi Dave, There is no real subject specifically to major in for nanotechnology, as it is present in so many disciplines. So as long as you cover Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry or
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