Table of Contents

IntroductionPART ONE: DISCOVERYChapter 1: Buckyball DiscoveryChapter 2: NanoscaleChapter 3: What Makes Nano Special?Chapter 4: Nanoscience ToolboxTest: Part OnePART TWO: WET APPLICATIONSChapter 5: BiologyChapter 6: MedicineChapter 7: Environment Test: Part TwoPART THREE: DRY APPLICATIONSChapter 8: MaterialsChapter 9: Electronics and SensorsChapter 10: CommunicationsChapter 11: EnergyTest: Part ThreePART FOUR: FUTUREChapter 12: Business and Investing Chapter 13: Nanotechnology and Public PolicyChapter 14: From Here to ThereTest: Part FourFINAL EXAMAnswers to Quizzes, Test and Exam QuestionsAppendix 1: Acronyms and DescriptionsAppendix 2: Companies and ProductsAppendix 3: ReferencesIndex

About the Author

Linda D. Williams is a nonfiction writer with specialities in science, medicine, and space. She works in the Weiss School of Natural Sciences at Rice University, Houston, Texas. A resident of Houston, Texas, Ms. Williams' work has ranged from biochemistry and microbiology to genetics and human enzyme research. She has worked as a technical writer and chief scientist at NASA and McDonnell Douglas, and served as a science speaker for the Medical Sciences Division of NASA-Johnson Space Centre. She is the author of two other popular volumes in this series, Earth Science Demystified and Chemistry Demystified.



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