Berkeley Lab Research Review Fall 2001

THE COMING OF THE NANO-AGE:
SHAPING THE WORLD ATOM BY ATOM
 
THE COMING OF THE NANO-AGE
The emerging field of nanotechnology promises to change the way almost everything—from vaccines to computers—is designed and made.
  LEGOS FOR THE NANO-AGE
 
Scientists and engineers are designing, synthesizing and characterizing new types of nanoscale building blocks in an effort to create the micromachines of the future.
Nanocrystals
Nanotubes
Dendrimers
  BEYOND ALCHEMY AND
THE WRIGHT BROTHERS
  It's their nanostructure that makes many crucial materials useful: there's a lot more to nanoscience than itty-bitty widgets.
  MICROTOOLS FOR THE NANOWORLD
  An array of new micromachines is helping
researchers understand and manipulate nanoscale devices.
  IMAGINING THE NANOWORLD
  Theorists create atom-by-atom models from "first principles" to study the mysterious world of nanodevices.
  TINY PARTICLE CAUSES BIG STIR
  After collecting more than a year's worth of data, the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory delivers a long-awaited verdict: neutrinos have mass.
  TRAVELS OF A YOUNG PHYSICIST
  A young researcher's work in basic materials science unexpectedly leads him to develop new approaches for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
     
  FRONT LINE
  IN THE NEWS:
Scientists find oldest, farthest supernova
Physics
Online
Health
Energy
PHOTO JOURNAL
Ernest Lawrence: Building on a 100-year legacy
  SCIENCE NOTES
A Magnetic Moment
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