A tutorial on Micromechanics and MEMS
http://home.earthlink.net/~trimmerw/mems/tutorials.html
This tutorial consists of the following material: a tutorial on micromechanics and MEMS; a tutorial on surface micromachining; a tutorial on bulk micromachining; and a tutorial on single point diamond machining.
In addition, a number of MEMS pictures are offered, together with details of conferences and workshops, and links to other sites of related interest.
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AIST nanotechnology, materials and manufacturing laboratory
http://www.aist.go.jp/aist_e/aist_laboratories/3nanotech/index.html
This governmental laboratory site includes a description of current fields of research in nanotechnology, materials and manufacturing as well as links to related laboratories.
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology is provided by the Japanese government.
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AIST today
http://www.aist.go.jp/db_e/list/us_aist_today.html
AIST Today is a full-text magazine containing news and articles from the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, in Japan. The magazine reports on research and development in industrial science and technology, measurement standards, and technological applications for the private sector.
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AllConferences.com - Nanotechnology
http://www.allconferences.com/Science/Nanotechnology/
Nanotechnology is part of AllConferences.com, a directory of conferences, conventions, trade shows, exhibits, workshops, events and business meetings around the world.
The site includes a list of forthcoming conferences with links to relevant websites. There are also links to past conferences. The All Conferences parent site can be searched.
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American Elements
http://www.americanelements.com/
This company site includes detailed descriptions of a wide range of advanced and engineered materials including properties, safety information, applications and manufacture, particularly for academic research and laboratories. A periodic table diagram can be clicked on to find elements or they can be browsed alphabetically.
There is also detailed information on fuel cells, nanotechnology, crystal growth, coatings and solar energy. Details of services offered by the company are provided.
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AZoNano : the A to Z of nanotechnology
http://www.azonano.com/
This nanotechnology information site includes news, information about new products, supplier and expert directories, and details about conferences, courses, books, and exhibitions. Articles and news items are also classified in terms of materials, applications, and the industries they benefit. In addition, there is a nanotechnology RSS news feed of their 10 most current news articles.
AZoNano.com is a collaborative publishing venture between the Institute of Nanotechnology (Stirling, Scotland, UK) and the site owner AZoM.com Pty. Ltd. (Sydney, Australia). It is focused on the requirements of industrial end-users of nanotechnology.
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BizTech Library
http://cma.zdnet.com/texis/
This database site allows users to search publications and see summaries of articles from magazines, newsletters, and journals on computing and engineering.
Members have access to full-text articles.
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Brad Hein's Nanotechnology Site
http://www.nanosite.net/
This guide to nanotechnology provides information on the background to the subject, a section of FAQs, a glossary and details of leadingg people in the field.
There are also links to related sites, details of books, papers, audio/video, software, hardware and funding resources and details of upcoming events. The site is provided by software engineer Brad Hein.
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Caltech Engineering Design Research Laboratory
http://design.caltech.edu/
Research descriptions, examples, papers and abstracts are given on the Engineering Design Research Lab site, for projects involving digital micro-propulsion, structured design methods for MEMS, engineering design synthesis, and engineering design. GIFs, JPEG and QuickTime animations and full-text papers (PostScript and PDF formats) are included in these pages. Two PhD theses (Formalizing Negotiation in Engineering Design, and Evaluating Imprecision in Engineering Design) are included in the Engineering Design pages.
In addition, A bibliography of all Engineering Design Research Laboratory publications is offered in PDF format, with links to abstracts in HTML and full-text in PDF formats. Information on personnel involved in the Lab is given.
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Carbon Nanotubes
http://researchweb.watson.ibm.com/nanoscience/nanotubes.html
A site from IBM describing progress in nanoscale science. A definition and line illustration of carbon nanotubes introduces further information including: nanotube manipulation, molecular mechanics, nanotube field-effect transistor, and nanotube rings.
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Center for nano-liquid (CNL)
http://cnat.snu.ac.kr/
This university site includes information on research groups on nano-liquid physics, near-field optics and cold atom physics with recent research results. A list of publications from 1997 onwards with links to some full text papers is provided. The group is part of the School of Physics at Seoul National University. Links to related sites are provided.
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Centre for Applied Microtechnology
http://www.ee.washington.edu/research/microtech/cam/
The mission of CAM, a joint activity of The University of Washington and The Washington Technology Centre, is to promote microtechnological education, research, and industrial activity in the Pacific Northwest of the USA.
The CAM site contains a document explaining the rationale behind the Centre, details of personnel, a News page, information on conferences, and links to sites of related interest. In addition, details of microfabrication at CAM are provided. These include a description of soft lithography and five related processes (with a bibliography), and a process tutorial, in PDF format, providing an overview of microfabrication manufacturing. A glossary and links to other sites are included in the tutorial.
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Centre for molecular and nanoscale electronics at the University of Durham
http://www.dur.ac.uk/cmne/
This university site includes abstracts and bibliographic data for recent publications covering molecular and nanoscale electronics as well as information on research in the department. A gallery of research photographs is provided.
There is a description of facilities available in the department as well as a list of job vacancies.
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Centre for Nano-Device Modelling at the University of Leeds
http://www.amsta.leeds.ac.uk/cndm/
The Centre for Nano-Device Modelling (CN-DM) at the University of Leeds coordinates the work of nanotechnology device modelling within the University. It is currently supported by the departments of Applied Mathematical Studies, Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Physics and Astronomy, and the Centre for Self-Organising Molecular Systems (SOMS).
The CN-DM server provides an overview of nano-device modelling at Leeds, together with the activities in this field within each of the participating departments.
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Constants and conversion factors in nanotechnology
http://www.zyvex.com/nanotech/constants.html
This page contains a list of useful constants, units, and conversion factors in nanotechnology. It is part of a nanotechnology website provided by Dr Ralph C. Merkle. References are provided to related websites and books.
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Cornell Nanophotonics Group at Cornell University
http://nanophotonics.ece.cornell.edu/research.html
This university site includes descriptions, photos and drawings of nanophotonic structures and their operation as well as full-text papers in PDF format.
There are descriptions of projects within the group. Press releases and news stories are provided.
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Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering at the University of Glasgow
http://www.elec.gla.ac.uk/
The Department of Electronics & Electrical Engineering at the University of Glasgow is engaged in research under the following groups: optoelectronics, bioelectronics, nanoelectronics, control, power, ultrafast systems, device modelling, analogue VLSI research, evolutionary computing, dry etching, AC electrokinetics and electrohydrodynamics, microsystem technology and the MBE research group. The SPEED (Scottish Power Electronics and Electric Drives) Laboratory is based in the department and specialises in advanced CAD software for electric motors and drives, supported by special control hardware and test equipment.
The site contains information about staff, and available courses. There are details of commercial projects as well as information on events and conferences.
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Digest journal of nanomaterials and biostructures
http://www.chalcogen.infim.ro/digest.html
This journal digest site includes full text papers in pdf format covering nanomaterials and biostructures.
An archive of articles from 2006 onwards is provided.
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e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology
http://www.sssj.org/ejssnt/
The full-text of this free electronic Journal is available from this site as well as an archive of past issues.
It publishes "research papers on fundamental theory and experiments at frontiers of science and technology relating to surfaces, interfaces, thin films, fine particles, nanowires, nanotubes, and other nanometer-scale structures, and their interdisciplinary areas such as crystal growth, vacuum technology, and so on. It covers their physics, chemistry, biology, material science, and their applications to advanced technology for computations, communications, memory, catalysis, sensors, bio- and medical purposes, energy and environmental problems." Articles in PDF are available from J-STAGE (Japan Science and Technology Information Aggregator, Electronic). The journal is published by The Surface Science Society of Japan and the Japan Science and Technology Agency.
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Electrochemistry Group in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Liverpool
http://www.liv.ac.uk/Electrochem.html
This site provides information about the activities of this University research group. Current projects are summarised, some with illustrations.
Publications are listed and there are links to related sites. Also available is a link to the Centre for Nanoscale Science which is based at Liverpool University.
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Electronics.ca Publications
http://www.electronics.ca/
This site includes brief summaries of marketing reports, training materials and standards all of which can be purchased online. It covers semiconductors, advanced materials, nanotechnology, electronics manufacturing and wireless technology.
There are full text industry news stories as well as a buyers guide for electronic components, chemicals, materials, electronic equipment, information sources and nanotechnology research. A discussion forum is provided.
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Engines of Creation : the Coming Era of Nanotechnology
http://www.foresight.org/EOC/index.html
Originally published in 1986, the theme of this book is the consequences of new technologies.
It contains three main sections: The Foundations of Foresight; Profiles of the Possible; and Dangers and Hopes. A glossary is included, and there are three afterwords (1985, 1990, 1996) tracing the developments in nanotechnology in relation to the contents of the book.
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European Microsystems Network
http://www.nexus-emsto.com/
This governmental site includes articles and reports covering microsystems and nanotechnology.
There is a list of conferences and events with links to event websites. Information on research projects organised by NEXUS is given. Job vacancies in the field of microsystems are listed. It is funded by the Network of Excellence on Multifunctional Microsystems sponsored by the ESPRIT Programme of the European Commission.
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European Physical Journal - Applied Physics
http://www.edpsciences.org/epjap
This site is a monthly journal that deals with structural and functional materials; surfaces, thin foils and nanomaterials; characterisation of materials; physics of energy conversion and coupled phenomena; lasers, optics and telecommunications; nano and micro electronics, microsystems and devices; plasmas, discharges and processes; physics and mechanics of fluids; physics and mechanics of biological systems; and instrumentation, measurement and metrology.
The site provides abstracts and the table of contents of every issue of the journal and of some forthcoming papers, plus some free full-text papers in PDF format which can be seen by registered users. Subscribers can access the full-text online in PDF.
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Exploring the Nanoworld
http://mrsec.wisc.edu/Edetc/index.html
The site covers nanotechnology. It includes pictures and movies of technical processes as well as information on research programmes. A bibliography and information on other resources including presentations and links to other webpages is provided.
Teaching modules for use in high schools are available. It is provided by the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center at the University of Wisconsin - Madison in the USA.
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