Nanoengineering

Nanoengineering is the practice of engineering on the nanoscale. It derives its name from the nanometre, a unit of measurement equalling one billionth of a meter.

Nanoengineering is largely a synonym for nanotechnology, but emphasizes the engineering rather than the pure science aspects of the field.

Degree programs 1
Techniques 2
References 3
See also 4
External links 5

Degree programs

The first nanoengineering program in the world was started at the University of Toronto within the Engineering Science program as one of the Options of study in the final years. In 2003, the Lund Institute of Technology started a program in Nanoengineering. In 2004, the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at SUNY Polytechnic Institute was established on the campus of the University at Albany. In 2005, the University of Waterloo established a unique program which offers a full degree in Nanotechnology Engineering. ^[1] Louisiana Tech University started the first program in the U.S. in 2005. In 2006 the University of Duisburg-Essen started a Bachelor and a Master program NanoEngineering. ^[2] The University of California, San Diego followed shortly thereafter in 2007 with its own department of Nanoengineering. In 2009, the University of Toronto began offering all Options of study in Engineering Science as degrees, bringing the second nanoengineering degree to Canada. DTU Nanotech - the Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology - is a department at the Technical University of Denmark established in 1990.

Techniques

Scanning tunneling microscope (STM) - Can be used to both image, and to manipulate structures as small as a single atom.
Molecular self-assembly - Arbitrary sequences of DNA can now be synthesized cheaply in bulk, and used to create custom proteins or regular patterns of amino acids. Similarly, DNA strands can bind to other DNA strands, allowing simple structures to be created.

References

External links

Nanoengineering
Alliance of the Fraunhofer Society

Engineering

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Mechanical engineering	Aerospace Acoustical Automotive Marine Mechatronics Railway

Electrical engineering	Computer Control Electronics Electromechanics Optical Power Photonics Telecommunications Radio Frequency

Chemical engineering	Biochemical Biological Molecular Nanotechnology Process Reaction Thermodynamics Transport phenomena

Interdisciplinarity	Audio Mathematics and Computing Biomedical Environmental Fire Industrial Materials science Robotics Military Nuclear Security Systems

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