This first volume in the series deals with the principles and fundamentals of nanotechnology, explaining what nanoscience and nanotechnology really means and, equally importantly, what it does not mean.
About the Author
Gunter Schmid, Professor em. at the University of Duisburg-Essen. His research is focused on the interface between chemistry an physics, covering clusters, nanoparticles and nanosciences. He published about 350 papers and edited several books on nanomaterials and nanotechnology. He acts as a member in several editorial boards, e.g. for Small and Advanced FunctionalMaterials. In 2003 he received the prestigious Wilhelm-Klemm award of the German Chemical Society.