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]]. Items marked with an asterisk (*) appear more than once in the list.
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== General ==
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* [[History of nanotechnology]]
* [[Implications of nanotechnology]]
** [[Regulation 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]]
== Nanomaterials ==
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=== Fullerenes and carbon forms ===
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* [[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]]
=== Nanoparticles and Colloids ===
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* [[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]]
== Nanomedicine ==
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* [[Lab-on-a-chip]]
* [[Nanobiotechnology]]
* [[Nanosensor]]
* [[Nanotoxicology]]*
== Molecular self-assembly ==
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* [[DNA nanotechnology]]
** [[DNA computing]]
** [[DNA machine]]
** [[DNA origami]]
* [[Self-assembled monolayer]]
* [[Supramolecular assembly]]
== Scanning probe microscopy ==
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=== Microscopes and other devices ===
* [[Atomic force microscope]]
* [[Scanning tunneling microscope]]
* [[IBM Millipede]]
=== Processes ===
* [[Dip Pen Nanolithography]]
* [[Feature-oriented scanning]]
== Nanoelectronics==
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* [[Break junction]]
* [[Chemical vapor deposition]]
* [[Microelectromechanical systems]] (MEMS)
* [[Nanocircuits]]
* [[Nanocomputer]]
* [[Nanoelectromechanical systems]] (NEMS)
* [[Surface micromachining]]
=== Molecular electronics ===
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=== Nanolithography ===
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* [[Dip Pen Nanolithography]]
* [[Electron beam lithography]]
* [[Ion-beam sculpting]]
* [[Nanoimprint lithography]]
* [[Photolithography]]
== Molecular nanotechnology ==
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* [[Grey goo]]
* [[Mechanosynthesis]]
* [[Molecular assembler]]
* [[Molecular modelling]]
* [[Nanorobotics]]
** [[Smartdust]]
** [[Utility fog]]
* [[Nanochondria]]
* [[Programmable matter]]
* [[Self reconfigurable]]
* [[Self-replication]]
== Devices ==
* [[Micromachinery]]
* [[Nano-abacus]]
* [[Nanomotor]]
* [[Nanopore]]
** [[Nanopore sequencing]]
* [[Quantum point contact]]
* [[Synthetic molecular motors]]
== Institutions and corporations ==
:''See [[List of nanotechnology organizations]].''
== Persons involved in nanotechnology research ==
* [http://www.chem.rice.edu/FacultyDetail.cfm?RiceID=602 Vicki Colvin] Director for the [http://cben.rice.edu 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 (nanotechnologist)|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 film]]s
* [[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]]
== Related fields ==
=== Subfields ===
* [[Bionanotechnology]]
* [[Green nanotechnology]]
* [[Nanoengineering]]
=== Overlaps ===
* [[Calculus]]
* [[Chemistry]]
* [[Computer science]]
* [[Engineering]]
* [[Miniaturization]]
* [[Physics]]
* [[Protein engineering]]
* [[Quantum mechanics]]
* [[Self-organization]]
* [[Science]]
* [[Supramolecular chemistry]]
* [[Tissue engineering]]
==Miscellaneous==
* [[Catalyst]]
* [[Macromolecule]]
* [[Mesh networking]]
* [[Monolayer]]
* [[Nanometer]]
* [[Photonic crystal]]
* [[Potential well]]
* [[Quantum confinement]]
* [[Quantum tunneling]]
* [[Self-assembly]]
* [[Self-organization]]
* [[Technological singularity]]
* [[Transhumanism]]
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