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Nanoscience and Nanoengineering is an interdisciplinary subject. It uses resources from several other scientific and technical subject areas. For additional resources, please see the Chemistry and Physics Internet resource pages. |
The aim of AZoM (A to Z of materials) is to promote the use of advanced materials. It contains news and feature articles searchable by keyword, application, or industry, as well as a means to specify material properties. There are also links to conferences, courses, exhibitions, and book listings.
This site provides access to resources and information about micro-electro-mechanical sytems (MEMS). It includes access to Web resources, background information, definitions, applications, publications, images, and a calendar of events.
Based on the holdings of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Libraries, this site is a guide to essential resources for crystallography. It contains a lists of organizations, publications (directories, handbooks, manuals, major conference proceedings, indexing and abstracting services, and journals), databases, Internet resources, historical resources, and introductory texts. The University at Albany Libraries own several of the items listed; please consult the Minerva online catalog.
This site contains links to resource on electrochemical science and technology including subject collections, newsgroups, software, suppliers, consultants, graduate schools, researchers, reviews, proceedings, books, associations, journals and book series, handbooks, bibliographies, nomenclature, standards, and future meetings.
This Web site lists links to resources in all areas of materials science. It covers companies, organizations and societies, academic programs, newsgroups and listserves, employment sites, online courses, and databases.
This site is a repository of information on micro-electro-mechanical systems. It was established to foster communication and the rapid sharing of information within the MEMS community, and contains news, employment listings, events, a materials database, discussion groups, and listings of Internet resources, suppliers, and companies.
NanoScout is a portal to nanotechnology information on the Web. It provides access to news, companies, books, journals, software, databases, patents, organizations, jobs, gateways and portals, research groups, and funding.
This guide provides an entry to the growing nanotechnology resources on the Internet. The site is arranged under the following headings: academic, industry, government laboratories, government agencies, professional societies, non-profit organizations, books, periodicals, reports, and conferences.
Covering all nanotechnologies, Nanotechnology Now provides access to numerous basic and advanced resources including educational resources, news, publications, academic institutions, government programs, events, biographical information, and much more.
Created by the Institute of Physics with an emphasis on the UK, this site serves as a portal to nanotechnology resources on the Internet. It includes access to companies, suppliers, discussion sites, journals, professional societies, research centers, news, upcoming events, and citations to the latest, important papers.
Nanowerk is a portal to numerous resources for nanoscience and nanotechnology. It includes a nanomaterials database, a suppliers database, news feeds, reports, videos, an introduction to nanotechnology, an events calendar, blogs, and a career center.
OpticsNotes is a gateway to resources, references, and tutorials on optics and photonics. Users can browse through information on optics fundamentals, design, components, manufacture, applications, references, and industry, or search the site.
This is a World Wide Web Virtual Library site containing access to plasma information resources such as books, conferences, professional societies, funding agencies, journals, and educational materials.
The Semiconductor Subwary is a portal to Web resources on semiconductors. It furnishes access to information on fabrication, computer-aided design, VLSI circuits, and computer integrated manufacturing.
Although the main focus of this site is to introduce beginners and non-technical people to the world of superconductors, it also includes links to other superconductor sites including pictures and animations, tutorials, research groups, manufacturers, and upcoming conferences.
A listing of Internet search engines from the Internet Tutorials Web site.
TechXtra is a search engine for computing, mathematics, and engineering. It searches 25 different collections for articles, books, Web sites, industry news, job announcements, technical reports, technical data, full text eprints, the latest research, and teaching and learning resources. TechXtra includes content from over 50 publishers and providers. There are basic and advanced search modes.
Chemistry.org, the ACS Web site, provides information on products and services including publications, software, symposia, meetings, conferences, news, online journals, educational materials, and Internet resources.
The AIP Web site provides access to announcements, services, programs, books, journals, educational resources, news, meetings and conferences, career services, and links to AIP member societies.
Access the following information from the APS: meetings, journals, career and employment, prizes, fellowships, education resources, Internet resources, and news.
The AVS Web site provides access to an events calendar, awards, membership information, educational resources, reference materials, symposia and technical meetings, journals, short courses, and a buyers guide.
The Web site for The Electrochemical Society is a resource for scientists interested in solid-state and electrochemical science and technology. It includes access to short courses, research groups, companies, publications, meetings, and awards.
The Foresight Institute seeks to guide emerging technologies by focusing its efforts on nanotechnology. Its Web site contains access to news, events, conferences, publications, and prizes and awards.
The IEEE is a professional association of more than 377,000 members in 150 countries. It is comprised of numerous technical societies, councils, and divisions, including the IEEE Nanotechnology Council and the IEEE Electron Devices Society. The IEEE Web site provides access to standards, conferences, publications, career and employment services, and educational resources.
The UK-based Institute of Nanotechnology was established in 1997 to provide a focus for the burgeoning interest in nanotechnology. Its Web site furnishes access to events, courses, Internet resources, books, images, educational materials, and news and developments worldwide.
The Institute of Physics (UK) Web site provides links to information about their books, journals, and magazines as well as news, education resources, career information, and industry support.
Users of this Web site will find information about the MRS, including its meeting, publications (books, conference proceedings, and journals), and news.
The MSA is dedicated to the promotion and advancement the science and practice of all microscopical imaging, analysis, and diffraction techniques useful for elucidating the ultrastructure and function of materials. The MSA site provides access to information on publications, educational resources, software, conferences, and Web resources.
This is a collaboration between the Institute of Physics and the International Society for Optical Engineering. It includes the latest industry information from around the world, a buyer's guide, a searchable bibliographic database to over 1,400,000 citations and abstracts, an employment service, a guide to Internet resources, and a collection of feature articles.
SPIE Web furnishes access to resources for optics, photonics, and imaging. Users can access information on SPIE publications and products, conferences, discussion forums, and exhibitions as well as educational materials, career services, news and announcements, and a searchable technical library to over 2,400,000 references.
An alphabetical listing of bibliographic databases and indexes for nanoscience and nanoengineering, and physics including INSPEC.
All Conferences is a directory that focuses on up-coming conferences, conventions, trade shows, exhibits, workshops, events, and meetings. It may be browsed by subject field or searched.
Created by InterDok, the publisher of the Directory of Published Proceeding, MInd lists information on future conferences, congresses, meetings and symposia. It can be searched by subject keyword, sponsor, location, or year.
This PhysNet site links to sites that list past and future physics related conferences, workshops, and summer schools.
Bourne Report Podcasts provide "insight into the emerging technology marketplace, with a focus on MEMS, nanotechnology, and the convergence of both. The podcasts highlight trends relating to the commercial use of Nano/MEMS across all major market segments and industries." A new offering is posted weekly.
Britney's guide provides the fundamentals of several key topics in semiconductor physics including semiconductor junctions; finite barrier quantum-well; density of states; edge-emitting lasers; photonic crystals; crystal growth, fabrication, and processing; and photolithography.
This Web site from UCLA contains software tutorials to help researchers and students determine their crystal structures.
The 13 tutorials provide an overview of microfabrication and some semiconductor background, and history. Other topics are photolithography, photoresists, vacuum systems, and clean room design and operation.
This site contains educational resources for all learning levels. The college level materials include movies, experiments, readings, and teaching resources.
IN-VSEE is a consortial effort to offer educational resources on the operation of advanced microscopes, nano-fabrication tools, and surface characterization methods. It includes instructional modules along with photographs, schematics, animations, and micrographs.
ITRS was developed through the cooperation of several semiconductor/electronics associations. Its objective is to outline the goals and future advancements for the worldwide semiconductor industry.
Hosted by Arizona State University, these are the lecture notes of John Venables that were used in the development of the graduate textbook, Introduction to Surface and Thin Film Processes, Cambridge University Press, 2000.
nanoHub was developed to advance the application computational science techniques to nanoscience and nanotechnology by providing a suite of simulation tools. Users can operate the simulation tools using standard Web browsers. Use of the tools is free, but registration is required. There are also links to addition resources.
The gallery contains images, movies, and presentations that highlight the research at the NASA Ames Center for Nanotechnology.
An educational resource containing both basic and advanced information on plasmas. It includes background information, applications, Internet resources, exhibition, and photo gallery.
Users of this site are offered a MEMS overview, resources on MEMS production and operation, descriptions of developing technologies, and examples of prototype systems. Image and movie sections show what MEMS looks like and how they operate.
Launching with over 1,000 entries, SciTalks is a repository of science lectures and talks from all over the world. The lectures (talks) range in length from brief to lengthy, and from basic or humorous to complex and serious. SciTalks can be browsed by scientific fields, or the entire collection can be searched.
This site contains a collection of interactive Java applets for semiconductor education. They cover topics like crystal structure, energy bands and charge carriers, PN junction diodes, PNP or NPN bipolar junction transistor, device fabrication, MOS FET, digital circuits, MOS memories, and junction field effect transistor.
Access a listing of online courses in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Physics.
From Credo Reference and Butterworth-Heinemann, this dictionary contains over 1,200 terms from all areas of engineering.
Hosted by RP Photonics Consulting GmbH and compiled by Rüdiger Paschotta, this encylcopedia covers basic terminology and principles of laser physics and technology as well as topics in general optics and optoelectronics, nonlinear optics, quantum optics, fiber optics, and optical communications.
This is a free electronic encylopedia of chemistry that is searchable and browsable.
This is a free electronic encylopedia of physics that is searchable and browsable.
Eurodic Autom translates between 12 European languages: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish.
The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Energy contains over 250 illustrated articles, covering all topics in the field of energy. It also includes biographies.
Oxford Reference Online provides access to several resources in its Physical Sciences & Mathematics section related to nanoscale science and engineering. They may be searched together at the link above or separately at the links below:
From Credo Reference, this dictionary provides clear and concise definitions to nearly 4,500 terms and concepts, from every area of physics.
Compiled by Laurin Publising, the Photonics Dictionary contains definitions to more than 6,000 terms, along with acronyms and abbreviations.
A plain language dictionary that allows users to submit new terms, search for terms, or browse an alphabetic listings.
ArXiv.org is a fully automated electronic archive and distribution server for research papers, covering physics and the related disciplines of mathematics, nonlinear sciences, and computer science. Based on arXiv.org, Eprintweb.org is a service from the Instiutue of Physics. It can be searched, browsed, and personalized. Althought it is free, registration is required for personalization.
This site provides access to preprint collections for institutions or preprints of individual scientists in materials science and physics.
Arranged by institution, the Virtual Technical Reports Center links to full text reprints, preprints, e-prints, and technical reports as well as theses, disserations, and research reports from around the world.
Access the full text of the Introduction to Microengineering which covers MEMS, microsystems, microsensors and microactuators.
Access a collection of freely available reports and books from the National Academy Press on materials and physics.
Access a collection of books for the subjects of physics, electrical engineering, and chemical technology.
Access is provided to the books in STMP series beginning with volume 165 (2000) as well as some out of print volumes.
Access AIP's "Science and Engineering Jobs" database or post a resume. There's also a feature to be notified when new jobs are posted.
A listing of job ads for micro-electro-mechanical systems.
MaterialsJobs.com is a site for materials professionals to find employment as well as employers who are seeking materials professionals. It is also linked to numerous employment Web sites.
PhysicsJobs.com is a site for physics professionals to find employment as well as employers who are seeking physics professionals. It is also linked to numerous employment Web sites.
Hosted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the Nanoparticle Information Library is a database containing reports on health and safety-associated properties of nanomaterials. The reports include composition, methods of production, particle size, applications, availablity, publications, and contacts for additional information. The database is fully searchable.
A registry of Web resources that lists or provide access to the full title of journal abbreviations.
Chemistry Central is a sub-set of BioMed Central. It features articles from journals that are peer-reviewed and open access.
This list contains links to chemistry journals that are "permanently" free and online. There are also a links to trials and temporarily available chemical journals, and chemistry journals in Russian.
A list from PhysNet of physics-related journals which are freely available on the Web.
Search for journal holding using the ADVANCEWeb online catalog interface. Links are provided for online journals.
Nanoworld is dedicated to the microscopy and microanalysis of materials at the atomic, molecular, cellular, and macromolecular scales. The image gallery contains pictures of various materials.
From the American Chemical Society, the goal of ACS Nanotation is to be "the premiere destination for nanoscience and nanotechnology news and highlights." It includes Nano Picks (commentary and reviews of the most important findings), Ask the Scientist forum, ACS Journals in Focus (links to the latest articles in ACS journals), Multimedia (podcasts, images, and videos), and a Wiki for collaboration. Access is free, but registration is required to search for other users, submit videos and images, and edit the Wiki.
From the Materials Research Society, this Web site provides the latest news, information, developments, and applications from the field of materials.
This site contains recent news on micro-electro-mechanical systems from the MEMS Clearinghouse.
From the American Chemical Society's Chemical & Engineering News, this resource provides original nanotechnology news content, collects nanotechnology news from other sources, and serves as an archive for that information. The "top stories" content is freely available to all users. The archives is only available to ACS members.
From the IOP, this is a nanotechnology news site that is continually updated.
Physics News Update is a digest of news items from meetings, journals, newspapers, magazines, and other news sources. It is compiled by the AIP and updated weekly.
From the Institute of Physics, physicsworld.com contains continually updated news and other features.
From the American Chemical Society (ACS), Science Elements offers brief webcasts on cutting-edge discoveries described in ACS journals. In addition to chemistry, ACS journals cover topics in fields like medicine, health, nutrition, energy, and the environment.
Semiconductor Fabtech is a current awareness resource that provides access to breaking news in the semiconductor/integrated circuit industry.
DEPATISnet is a service of the the German Patent and Trademark Office. Available via a German or English interface, it provides access to the fulltext of all German patents from 1877 forward.
Esp@cenet is a gateway to patents from the countries of the European Patent Organization, as well as patents from the European Patent Office and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The entire database, covering all countries, may be searched; or individual countries may be selected and searched.
This Web site from the Science and Engineering Library at the University of California San Diego lists several patent sites as well as tutorials and books that answer frequently asked patents questions.
This Web site offers a fully searchable patents database as well as free access to the full text of the patents from U.S. patent 4,000,000 forward. The patent images are available in PDF and TIFF formats.
Each week FreshPatents.com lists the latest published U.S. patent applications under review by the USPTO. Innovative services include keyword monitoring, RSS/XML feeds, and browsing by location. This service is free, but registration is required.
Enter a U.S. patent number and Pat2PDF will generate a free copy of the patent in PDF format.
From the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, it links to U.S. government and worldwide patent, copyright, and intellectual property offices.
From the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, SurfIP provides simultaneous access to several patent sources, including the European Patent Office, the UK Patent Office, the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), the Japan IPDL, China Patent Infonet, and the USPTO.
This site provides access to the U.S. Patent Full-Text Database (a database of issued patents, full-text since 1976, full-page images since 1790) and the Patent Applications Database (a database of patent application published since March 15, 2001).
WikiPatents is a free U.S. patent database beginning with patent 3,930,271, and running through the most recent patents and patent applications. It includes a basic patent number search as well as an advanced search mode. In addition to providing both HTML and PDF versions of patents, WikiPatents features a wiki-like interface to review, rate, and discuss patents. Registration is required to access PDFs and use the wiki-like features.
This site contains crystallographic programs and databases that use data from the International Tables for Crystallography. Arranged in 6 sections, users can select specific criteria and view data.
A table of internationally agreed upon values for the thermodynamic properties of key chemical substances.
This Web site lists over 600 scientific constants and 425 equations. Also included are conversion factors, SI units, symbols, and a Java program that names compounds from structures that are drawn.
From NIST, the Elemental Data Index provide data and information about each element including atomic weight, ground state configuration, atomic spectra, ionization energy, X-ray and gamma-ray data, radiation dosimetry data, nuclear physics data, and condensed matter physics data.
Fundamental Physical Constants provides the values of the basic constants and conversion factors of physics and chemistry.
This site is an index to resources that contain chemical, physical, thermodynamic, mechanical, toxicological, and safety data. Its heart is an alphabetical listing of properties linked to resources that contain data on that property. Although this site is based on resources in the Arizona State University Libraries, many of the same resources are available to UAlbany users.
ICT contains the best (critical) data derived from the literature up to 1924. It includes data on physical, thermodynamic, mechanical, and other important properties for chemistry, physics, and engineering. The data is presented as text, equations, tables, graphs, and charts. ICT is fully searchable and the index is hyperlinked to the data.
Search for data and properties in the Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data.
Knovel Critical Tables (kCT) are based on the International Critical Tables of Numeric Data, Physics, Chemistry, and Technology, and include up-to-date, evaluated data on over 13,000 compounds. The tables contain data on organic and inorganic compounds, and pure substances. New tables will be added to kCT on a regular basis. kCT is fully searchable.
Access calculators from the basic to the complex for chemistry, engineering, and physics.
MatWeb provides access to a database of properties of over 28,000 materials. Free registration is required to access premium features.
NIST Physical Reference Data provides access to critically evaluated physical constants, atomic spectroscopic data, molecular spectroscopic data, ionization data, X-ray and gamma-ray data, radiation dosimetry data, nuclear physics data, condensed matter physics data, and other NIST data.
Originally designed for professionals in the semiconductor industry, this handbook is a massive resource for applied statistics methods and probability.
The PGM Database (Platinum Group Metals) contains published data on the physical properties and characteristics of platinum group metals and their alloys. There is information on over 400 alloys. It is fully searchable and browsable.
This Web site, developed at the University of Wisconsin Chemistry Library, is a subject index to numerous physical and chemical property resources, both in print and online. Although it is an index to resources at the University of Wisconsin, the University at Albany has many of the books and online resources that are cited. You will need to check the UAlbany's Minerva catalog to see if is available.
This page contains a set of links to collections of physical and chemical properties data.
This is a collection of currently accepty physical properties of carbon nanotubes including equilibrium structure, optical properties, electrical transport, thermal transport, and elastic behavior. There is also a quick facts section and a glossary of abbreviations.
This is an index to selected print and Internet resources that contain chemical, physical, thermodynamic, mechanical, toxicological, and safety data.
The Smithsonian Physical Tables cover a wide range of common physical and chemical data. It includes general physical constants and units of measurement as well as tables on photometry, mechanical properties, building materials, density, acoustics, diffusion, geomagnetism, radiation, abundance of substances, colloids, electron emission, fission, and gravitation. The 901 tables are fully searchable and the index is hyperlinked to the data.
Tables that appeared in the 71st-79th editions of the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics but have been removed, retitled, or rearranged in the 83rd Edition (2002-2003) are listed on the page.
After the structure is entered, this program will estimate the property. The following properties are covered: vapor pressure, critical temperature, critical pressure, critical volume, boiling point, density, heat of formation, Gibbs energy of formation, and entropy of formation, heat capacity, solubility parameter, octanol-water partition coefficient, heat of vaporization, viscosity, thermal conductivity, hydrogen bonding energy, refractive index, and surface tension.
The data in this resource is a revision of the tables in the thermochemistry section of the International Critical Tables of Numeric Data, Physics, Chemistry, and Technology. It contains heats of formation, transition, fusion, vaporization, and reaction. It is fully searchable and the index is hyperlinked to the data.
ThermoDex is a searchable database containing records for over 90 printed handbooks and Web-based compilations of thermodynamic and thermophysical data for chemical compounds.
The OpenScience Project contains a directory of open source scientific software. Although resources are listed in the nanotechnology section, currently, there are no categories. Other sections, like chemistry and physics, should be consulted. A search engine is also included.
The Nanomaterials Database is a free and growing database of materials from over 90 suppliers and manufacturers.