Nanotechnology: A Gentle Introduction to the Next Big Idea

Glossary

Note: These definitions are intended to be convenient rather than complete. As such, they are restricted to the particular senses in which the word is used in this text and are simplified for clarity.

Amorphous Computing:

See [Swarm Computing]

Amorphous Polymers:

Polymers that do not form a crystalline structure, but are disordered in the solid phase (e.g., polystyrene in cups).

Analytes:

Chemical species, in solution or in the gas, whose presence and concentration are to be analyzed or sensed.

Antibody:

Proteins produced by the immune system to neutralize or destroy antigens.

Antigen:

A foreign substance that, when introduced into the body, becomes harmful because of immune response.

Artificial Photosynthesis:

Application of molecular or ...