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This guide is a starting point for research on Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Nanofabrication.  Reference support for Nanotechnology can be found at either Terman Engineering Library or Swain Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Library.

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Nanoscience and nanotechnology
Materials science and engineering

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Books and Journals on Nanotechnology

New Books and e-books on Nanotechnology

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  1. Nanoimprint lithography [electronic resource] : an enabling process for nanofabrication

    Weimin Zhou. 2013

  2. Plasma Engineering [electronic resource] : Applications from Aerospace to Bio and Nanotechnology
  3. Scanning probe microscopy for energy research [electronic resource]

    editors, Dawn A Bonnell, Sergei V Kalinin. 2013

  4. Vistas in nanofabrication [electronic resource]

    edited by Faiz Rahman. 2013

Selected Journal Titles

ACS nano.
Washington, DC : American Chemical Society
Chemistry & ChemEng Library (Swain) » Serials » Shelved by title V.3:NO.9-12 2009
Acta materialia.
Tarrytown, NY ; Oxford, England : Elsevier Science, c1995-
SAL3 (off-campus storage) » Stacks » 669.05 .A188 V.55:NO.19-20 2007
IEEE transactions on nanobioscience.
Piscataway, NJ : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, c2002-
SUL » Serials » (No call number)
IEEE transactions on nanotechnology.
New York, NY : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, c2002-
SAL3 (off-campus storage) » Stacks » T174.7 .I343 V.3-4:1-4,6 2004-2005
Journal of nanoparticle research [electronic resource].
[Dordrecht, Netherlands] : Springer Netherlands, 1999-
Journal of vacuum science & technology. B, Microelectronics and nanometer structures : processing, measurement, and phenomena : an official journal of the American Vacuum Society.
New York : Published for the Society by the American Institute of Physics, c1991-
Physics Library » Currently online only » TJ940 .J672 V.27 2009:P.1801-END
Nature nanotechnology.
London : Nature Pub. Group, 2006-
Chemistry & ChemEng Library (Swain) » Serials » Shelved by title V.3:NO.7-12 2008
Small.
Weinheim, Germany : Wiley-VCH, c2005-
Chemistry & ChemEng Library (Swain) » Serials » Shelved by title V.2:NO.2 2006

Databases and Online Subscription Resources

Sample keywords

Suggested keywords for searching Nanotechnology topics in online library catalogs or databases and other search engines. You can combine them or use plurals or other variations to get more results.

  •     nanocrystal
  •     fullerene
  •     nanostructure
  •     "solid state chemistry"
  •     nanocomposite
  •     "molecular electronics"
  •     nanophotonics
  •     nanofluids
  •     nanotube
  •     nanomedicine
  •     nanoparticle
Engineering index.
New York [etc.]
SAL3 (off-campus storage) » Stacks » Z5851 .E62 1906

Compendex / Engineering Index / Engineering Village covers the entire spectrum of engineering in depth, with abstracts from over 2,600 international journals, conference papers and proceedings, and technical reports.

INSPEC [electronic resource].
[United States] : Institution of Electrical Engineers, INSPEC service, [19--]-

Contains citations and abstracts to the literature in physics, electrical engineering, electronics, telecommunications, computers, control technology, and information technology. Covers journal articles, conference papers, significant books, technical reports, dissertations, and patents. INSPEC is the premier database for physics & related disciplines but also covers areas like systems management and operations research.

IEEE Xplore [electronic resource].
[Piscataway, N.J.?] : IEEE, c1998-

Provides full-image access to the publications of both the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE); includes all journals, magazines, standards and conference proceedings and is good for nanoscale devices, and nanofabrication topics.

Knovel [electronic resource] : answers for science and engineering.
[Norwich, N.Y.] : Knovel, 2003-

The nanotech part of this online book collection focuses on nanoscale materials, nanostructure-dependent properties and phenomena data as well as fabrication and manufacturing techniques.

National Technical Reports Library V3.0 [electronic resource]
Springfield, Va. : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Technical Information Service,

Containing over 2.0 million bibliographic records, the NTRL Database is the preeminent resource for accessing the latest research sponsored by the United States and select foreign governments.Contents include research reports, computer products, software, video cassettes, audio cassettes and more. The complete electronic file dates back to 1964. Access via NTRL (National Technical Reports Library) also includes full-text access to more than 500,000 documents.

SCI-TECHnetBASE [electronic resource].
Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press

This large online e-book library includes the collection of NANOnetBASE specialty titles.

Scopus [electronic resource].
[New York] : Elsevier, 2004-

The world’s largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and quality web sources. Contains 41 million records, 70% with abstracts including 18,000 titles from 5,000 publishers worldwide and over 3 million conference papers. Particularly strong international coverage of science and technology. Also includes sophisticated tools to track, analyze and visualize research. Linking between ScienceDirect and Scopus is available to access the full text of the article and related research.

SpringerMaterials [electronic resource] : the Landolt-Börnstein database.
Berlin : Springer, 2009-

Springer Materials is based on the Landolt-Börnstein New Series, the unique, fully evaluated data collection in all areas of physical sciences and engineering.

Internet Resources for Nanotechnology

A to Z of Nanotechnology

A free Nanotechnology information website, including a journal, news, new products, suppliers/companies, experts, courses, events, books, classifieds, videos and jobs. "We've also broken Nanotechnology down by application, industry and material to provide the complete A to Z of Nanotechnology".

Foresight Nanotech Institute

Foresight is the leading think tank and public interest institute on nanotechnology. Founded in 1986, Foresight was the first organization to educate society about the benefits and risks of nanotechnology.

Institute of Nanotechnology (UK)

This institute grew out of the Centre for Nanotechnology, part funded by the DTI through the UK 's National Initiative on Nanotechnology (NION). The Institute was one of the world's first nanotechnology information providers and is now a global leader.

NanoHUB

Community-contributed resources and geared toward educational applications, professional networking, and interactive simulation tools for nanotechnology from the Network for Computational Nanotechnology.

Nanotech Regulatory Document Archive

A free, searchable database of governmental documents from around the world relating to nanotechnology regulation.

National Nanotechnology Initiative (US)

Established in fiscal year 2001 to coordinate Federal nanotechnology research and development. The NNI serves as the central point of communication—cooperation and collaboration for all Federal agencies engaged in Nanotechnology research, bringing together the expertise needed to advance this broad and complex field. The website contains research publications, educational resources, news and funding opportunities.

NIOSH: Nanotechnology

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) offers free access to archived publications on advancing nanoscale measurement science, standards, and nanotechnology.

U.S. EPA: Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology has both applications and implications for the environment. This site highlights EPA's research in nanotechnology and provides useful information on related research at EPA and in other organizations. Includes a list of publications and proceedings.