Understanding nanotechnology : from the editors of Scientific American / compiled and with introductions by Sandy Fritz ; foreword by Michael L. Roukes.

New York : Warner Books, 2002.

x, 149 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

"A Byron Preiss book."

Includes index.

Little big science / Gary Stix -- Plenty of room, indeed / Michael L. Roukes -- Art of building small / George M. Whitesides and J. Christopher Love -- Less is more in medicine / A. Paul Alivisatos -- Making molecules into motors / R. Dean Astumian -- Nanobot construction crews / Steven Ashley -- Incredible shrinking circuit / Charles M. Lieber -- Machine-phase nanotechnology / K. Eric Drexler -- Computing with molecules / Mark A. Reed and James M. Tour -- Nanotubes for electronics / Philip G. Collins and Phaedon Avouris.