All about Carbon
History of Nano
Nano Scale
Abbreviations
Applications
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6 proton, 6 neutrons, 6 electrons.
How many of each subatomic particles are present in a Carbon molecule?
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Greek word meaning dwarf.
The prefix "nano" comes from a ...
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A unit equal to one billionth of a meter.
What is a Nanometer?
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SWNT
Single Walled Nano Tubes
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Spectra
Spectroscopy is used to study substances by examining their?
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Diamond, Graphite, Buckminsterfullerenes.
What are the different allotropes of Carbon?
200
Norio Taniguchi, 1974.
Who first used the term nanotechnology and when?
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Greater surface area.
What is one of nanoparticles most important properties?
200
CRT
Cathode Ray Tube
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Living organisms
"Wet" molecules are found in?
300
Soccer ball, bucky ball.
What is the shape of a C60 and what is it commonly known as?
300
Engines of Creation
Which was the ground-breaking book written in 1986 by K.Eric Drexler?
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Size and scale
What is the main difference between nanotools and regular lab equipment?
300
SEM
Scanning Electron Microscopes
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Electron densities and configurations
What does crystallographic imaging provide a 3D map of?
400
Carbon Molecules with a unique structure and ability to bond with each other
What are Carbon Nanotubes?
400
Molecular Assemblers.
What was the topic over which the famous debate between two pioneers of Nanotechnology took place?
400
Pico
What is the Metric Prefix used for the number 1/1,000,000,000,000?
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CBEN
Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology
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Nanocrystals
What are clumps of atoms that form a cluster?
500
Carbon is the 4th most abundant element.
By mass, what is the relative abundance of carbon in the entire universe?
500
1908
In which year did Ernest Rutherford receive the Nobel Prize for developing the modern atomic concept?
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10^-13 m
What is the size of a Uranium nucleus?(diameter)
500
NNI
National Nanotechnology Initiative
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Thermal noise, complexity of design and Quantum fluctuation.
Which of the following is such a challenge when designing molecular machinery?
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