Nanotechnology: What, Why, and Why Now? Some Physics Fundamentals Pertinent to Nanotechnology Some Chemistry Fundamentals Pertinent to Nanotechnology Some Biology and Biochemistry Fundamentals Pertinent to Nanotechnology Some Material Science Fundamentals Pertinent to Nanotechnology Properties of Nanotechnology Materials An Overview of Nanotechnology Characterization Approaches Nano Material Preparation and Device Fabrication: Non-Biological Approaches Nano Material Preparation and Device Fabrication: Biological Approaches Nanotechnology and Engineering: Computing, Communications, Imaging, and Sensing Nanotechnology and Engineering: Materials, Energy Technologies, the Environment, Food and Agriculture, and Chemical Processes Nanotechnology and Medicine: NP Targeting for Therapy and Imaging Nanotechnology and Medicine: Devices and Materials Nanotechnology: The Risks Nanotechnology: Economic, Environmental, Societal, and Health Impacts Appendix Index Skryť popis