Chapter Questions
Find the side of the cube that contains 1 attomole of silver.
How many grams of silica are present in a sphere with a diameter of $5 \mathrm{~nm}$ ?
How many molecules of copper are present in a cube of side $50 \mathrm{~nm}$ ?
Who invented the field of low temperature?
What was Percy Bridgman's claim to fame?
Explain the Raleigh criterion for minimum resolution size.
What did Feynman mean by miniaturization of the computer?
Does a circuit of seven atoms satisfy the laws of quantum mechanics?
How would you define nanotechnology?
What is a nanostructure?
When is something called a nanodevice?
What is the ion microscope?
Why is a scanning probe microscope needed?
What is the diameter of an electron?
Can atoms be rearranged at will?
How many lathes can be made with 2 percent of the material from a regular size lathe?
What is a pantograph?
What did Feynman illustrate by taking lubrication as an example?
What is miniaturization by evaporation?
What is the $\mathrm{f}$ value in the lens of an electron microscope?
What is the resolving power of the eye?
What is the fat fingers or sticky fingers objection of Smalley?
What are nanobots and how is it impossible to control the chemistry with them?
Discuss the self-replicating nanoassembler.
What are the implications of a self-replicating nanoassembler?
Why did Drexler discuss enzymes and ribosome in his debate with Smalley?
Why cannot molecular assemblers perform complex chemistry?
Discuss the use of CNTs in solar cells.
Discuss the use of nanostructures in disease diagnosis.
What is the role of nanostructures in drug discovery?
What is "pixie dust"?
What is a quantum dot?
What is the fastest computer possible?
What is the smallest gate size achievable in silicon chips?
What is the difference between mechanosynthetic reactions and traditional chemistry?
Can the use of conveyors and positioners of atoms lead to the void of undesired side reactions?
What is the role of water in reactions?
In his visionary talk what did Feynman have to say about the demagnification concept??
Writing using a light beam or ion beam in small letters was suggested by Feynman to whom?
How is nanotechnology used in sunscreens?
What is the diameter of a DNA molecule and that of a CNT?
What is the length of bacterium and the width of a house?
What does the movie Fantastic Voyage have to do with nanotechnology?
Discuss some features of the first commercial nanocomposite products put forward in the market by Toyota and GM.
How are thermal batteries improved by the development of nanotechnology?
How has nanotechnology been used in paints?
When was the first book on nanotechnology published?
When was the first journal on nanotechnology introduced?
Which U.S. President first allocated research funds for nanotechnology?
What is NNI?
Are molecular assemblers feasible?
Are self-replicating nanobots feasible?
What are MLCCs and how are they used in the enhancement of thermal battery performance?
What are PLI batteries and how is nanotechnology research improving their performance?
Why did Feynman call for improvement in SEM?
Can biological systems produce crystalline silicon, copper, or steel?
What are dendrimers and where are they used?
How is nanotechnology used in GMRs?
What is Kapsosi's sarcoma?
What is metastability?
Can nanotubes be synthesized using material other than carbon?
Can particles with spherical morphology be made with less than $5 \mathrm{~nm}$ in diameter?
What is the difference between metastability and instability?
Name two challenges of nanotechnology in the future.
What are the issues involved in characterization of nanostructures?