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DISPLAY&docID=1&page=0&chapter=0. Accessed May 28, 2009. he
researchers report the development of a tiny oscillating device.
Romero, H. E., and M. Drndic. “Coulomb Blockade and Hopping Con-
duction in PbSe Quantum Dots.” Available online. URL: http://prola.
aps.org/abstract/PRL/v95/i15/e156801. Accessed September 24,
2009. The researchers crafted quantum dots made of lead and sele-
nium, and adjusted the packing to turn the solid from a nonconduc-
tor into a semiconductor.
Sargent, Ted.
The Dance of Molecules: How Nanotechnology Is Chang-
ing Our Lives.
New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 2005. This highly
optimistic topic, written by a researcher, lucidly explains the sci-
ence of nanotechnology as well as its practitioners and its many
applications.
Scientific American. Understanding Nanotechnology.
New York: War-
ner Books, 2002. Containing a special set of essays originally pub-
lished in
Scientific American,
this topic explores molecular motors,
nanotubes, medical applications, and much more.
Tong, Ling, Yan Zhao, Terry B. Huff, Matthew N. Hansen, Alexan-
der Wei, and Ji-Xin Cheng. “Gold Nanorods Mediate Tumor Cell
Death by Compromising Membrane Integrity.”
Advanced Materials
19 (2007): 3,136-3,141. he researchers show that nanorods get hot
when illuminated, as expected, but this heat causes the formation of
tiny bubbles of hot gas.
Web sites
Carnegie Mellon University: NanoRobotics Lab. Available online. URL:
http://nanolab.me.cmu.edu/. Accessed May 28, 2009. The Nano-
Robotics Lab at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Penn-
sylvania, is exploring wall-climbing robots, water-running robots,
water-striding robots, swimming robots, and other tiny mechanical
machines, as outlined on this Web site.
Center for Responsible Nanotechnology. Available online. URL: http://
crnano.org/. Accessed May 28, 2009. This nonprofit group aims to
explore the rewards as well as the risks of nanotechnology, raising
public awareness of the issues and informing government policies
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