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Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology is the science of designing, manipulating, and building things at atomic and molecular levels. What follows is a selected list of UMass Amherst Library and Internet resources on the subject of nanotechnology prepared by the Library staff at the Integrated Sciences and Engineering Library.

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Library Resources

Finding Library Materials

Databases
Our subscription databases index and/or provide access to articles, books, and other scholarly materials on nanotechnology. These resources are available on Library computers to all. These resources are available off-campus to UMass Amherst students, faculty, staff, and affiliates with an OIT account; enter your OIT username and password when prompted. Following is a list of suggested nanotechnology databases and periodical indexes. (See the Database Locator for the Library's complete database list.) Search tip - in any database, enter nano* to receive the highest number of hits.

ABI Inform
Bibliographic citations and abstracts of articles appearing in 1,600 leading business and management journals published worldwide. Business aspect's of nanotechnology.

Biological Abstracts
Citations and abstracts for journal articles, conference papers, and books relating to life sciences.

Chemical Abstracts via SciFinder Scholar Citations to articles in chemistry journals.

Digital Dissertations
Bibliographic citations and abstracts of doctoral dissertations and some masters theses completed at primarily American and Canadian colleges and universities since 1861. Includes full-text of the first 24 pages of most recent (1997-) dissertations and full-text of recent UMass Amherst dissertations. To borrow theses and dissertations from other institutions, place a request through Interlibrary Loan or purchase dissertations directly through this database.

Engineering Index - Village 2
Citations and some abstracts for engineering journal articles, conference papers, and web sites.

IEEE Xplore
All Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) journals (including Spectrum), transactions, and major conference proceeding since 1998, plus indexing since 1988.

Inspec
Citations to journals, reports, dissertations, and some books relating to physics, electrical engineering, electronics, communications, control engineering, computing, and information technology.

MathSciNet
Provides full-text to the world's mathematical literature from 1940. Journals, conference proceedings, and books. 1,700 serials are reviewed.

Nanopedia
Peer-reviewed encyclopedia on nanotechnology

PubMed
Service of the National Library of Medicine. Includes some 14 million citations for biomedical articles beginning in the 1950's.

Science Direct
Full-text scholarly journals from the sciences, including the social sciences, published within the last five years.

Web of Science
Indexes scholarly journals in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities beginning in 1945. Multidisciplinary access to nanotechnology applications.

WorldCat
Search the catalogs of thousands of libraries around the world. Material not locally owned can often be borrowed through Interlibrary Loan.

Journals
Following are examples of currently received journals in Nanotechnology. Online access from off-campus is limited to UMass affiliates with an OIT account; enter your OIT username and password when prompted. Print copies are designated with a call number and are mostly located in the Integrated Science & Engineering Library.

Research Institutes

ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Nanotechnology Institute
Dedicated to further the art, science, and practice of nanotechnology. Clearinghouse for ASME activities in nanotechnology.

Foresight Institute
Intends to guide emerging technologies to improve the human condition with a focus on nanotechnology.

Institute for Molecular Manufacturing
Nonprofit foundation formed in 1991 to conduct and support research in molecular systems engineering and molecular manufacturing. Promotes guidelines for research and development practices that will minimize risk from accidental misuse or from abuse of molecular nanotechnology.

Institute of Nanotechnology
Grew out of the Centre in Scotland for Nanotechnology and was partly funded through the UK's National Initiative on Nanotechnology (NIoN) between 1994 and 1996.

MassNanoTech
Research center for nanotechnology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

MIT's Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies
Nanotechnology to improve the survival of the soldier in the future. Site includes people, research, partners, and news/events.

NanoScienceWorks.org  Research community portal project includes: research summaries, encyclopedia, book and journal extracts, and directories of researchers and institutions

National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT)
Canadian Institute with a national manadate for molecular and nano-scale technology research, development, and commercialisation.

National Institute of Standards and Technology
As the nation’s premier measurement laboratory, NIST is a key contributor to the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI).

National Institutes of Health Bioengineering Consortium (BECON)
Nanotechnology programs at NIH are coordinated through the Bioengineering Consortium (BECON). See Nanotechnology Research at the National Institutes of Health.

National Technical Information Service
Largest central resource for government-funded, scientific, technical, engineering, and business information available today.

Purdue University. Reifenberger Nanophysics Lab
Lab uses innovative experimental techniques to examine the physical properties of objects in nanoscale size. Focuses primarily on scanning probe techniques.

Rice University. Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology
Devoted to nurturing science and technology at the nanometer scale.

Sandia National Laboratories. Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Department of Energy. Expertise in nanochemistry, nanomechanics, nanooptics, and self-assembled monolayers.

Internet Resources

Center for Responsible Nanotechnology
Investigates societal implications, long-range risk, and effective use of nanotechnology. Educates those who will influence its use or be affected by it.

dmoz Open Directory Project - Nanotechnology
Open Directory Project is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web. Links to academic departments, articles, books, conferences, funding, materials, research institutions, and websites on sociopolitical issues.

Foresight Institute - Nanotechnology
Good starting point.

NanoLink
Links to websites doing work or providing information on nanotechnology and related areas.

Nanotechnology
Contains links to recent nanotechnology news, initiatives, conferences, Feynman prizes in nanotechnology, and other relevant links.

National Nanofabrication Users Network (NNUN)
Provides users with access to some of the most sophisticated nanofabrication technologies.

National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network
Integrated partnership of thirteen user facilities. Provides extensive support in nanoscale fabrication, synthesis, characterization, modeling, design, computation, and hands-on training.

National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI)
Provides a multi-agency framework to ensure US leadership in nanotechnology. NNI invests in fundamental research to further understanding of nanoscience phenomena and facilitates technology transfer. Site includes links to government agencies, research, funding opportunities, nanotechnology centers, and other resources.

Science.gov
Gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by US Government agencies, including research and development results.

 

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