[sci.nanotech] Nanotechnology Reference List

thearlin%vdsvax@vdsvax.crd.ge.com (Thearling Kurt H) (10/06/89)

Here's the nanotechnology reference list that I mentioned in an
earlier posting.   It is somewhat annotated.  Since my backgound is
in CS, there are little or no papers that get into the nitty-gritty
chemistry/biology details.

I think that one of the better uses of sci.nanotech would be to 
consolidate appropriate references so that new (and old) nanotechnology 
reseach could be identified.  Since nobody has gone to the trouble 
of building a basic naotechnology reference list, I thought I'd start.
I encourage others reading this list to add to it and and make any 
additions available to other readers of sci.nanotech.   One of the 
problems I see in the field of nanotechnology is the lack of organized 
information distribution.  Many people in this field stress the use of 
knowledge (e.g., the use of hypertext and the like) yet there is very 
little done in the form of getting availble information out to people.
The Foresight Institute should be at the forefront but they are not.  
They have very few publications and don't even produce a basic reference
list for nanotechnology.  Very little is said (or produced in the form of 
proceedings) about nanotechnology meetings/symposia/conferences.  I 
think more needs to be done in this area.  

But, it would be foolish to put this all at the feet of the people at
FI.  Sci.nanotech has the potential to be a very valuable resource
if more people would post informative articles. 


kurt

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         References for an Introduction to Nanotechnology
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                Part 1: Papers by K. Eric Drexler
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   C. Peterson and K.E. Drexler
   "Nanotechnology"
   Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, Jan. 1988, pp. 48-60

   E. Drexler
   "Mightier Machines from Tiny Atoms May Someday Grow"
   Smithsonian, Nov. 1982, pp. 145-154

*  K.E. Drexler 
   "Molecular Engineering: An Approach to the Development of General
   Capabilities for Molecular Manipulation"
   Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., Vol. 78, No. 9, pp. 5275-5278

*  K.E. Drexler
   "Molecular Engineering: Assemblers and Future Space Hardware"
   Proc. 33rd Annual Meeting of the AAS, 1986, pp. 1327-1332

*  K.E. Drexler 
   "Molecular Machinery and Molecular Electronic Devices"
   in _Molecular_Electronic_Devices_II_, ed. by. F.L. Carter,
   Marcel Dekker, New York, pp. 549-571

*  K.E. Drexler 
   "Rod Logic and Thermal Noise in the Mechanical Nanocomputer"
   in _Molecular_Electronic_Devices_ (Proceedings of the Third
   International Symposium on Molecular Electronic Devices), 
   ed. by. F.L. Carter, R.E. Siatkowski, and H. Wohltjen,
   North Holland, Amsterdam, 1988

*  K.E. Drexler
   "Nanomachinery:  Atomically Precise Gears and Bearings"
   Proceedings of the IEEE Micro Robots and Teleoperators Workshop,
   Hyannis, Cape Cod, Nov. 1987

[Note: the last four references (the ones with the asterisks)
are available from the Foresight Institute for $3.50.  Since the 
proceedings of the AAS meeting and the IEEE teleoperators
workshop may be difficult to locate, this may be the easiest way
of obtaining these papers]

Although, the following reference is about, not by, Eric Drexler, 
some people might find it interesting:

   "Interview: Eric Drexler"
   Omni, Jan. 1989, pp. 67-68,104-108


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            Part 2: Publications of the Foresight Institute
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   K.E. Drexler
   "Studying Nanotechnology"
   Foresight Institute Briefing #1, 1988

   Foresight Update, No. 1, 1987
   Lead article is "Japan Moves Toward Nanotechnology"

   Foresight Update, No. 2, 15 Nov. 1987
   Lead article is "Nobel Paths to Nanotechnoloy"

   Foresight Update, No. 3, 30 Apr. 1988
   Lead article is "Nanometer Molecule-Zapping"

   Foresight Update, No. 4, 15 Oct. 1988
   Lead article is "Nanotechnology at Stanford"

   Foresight Update, No. 5, 1 Mar. 1989
   Lead article is "Government Policy Affects Nanotechnology, Hypertext"

   Foresight Background, No. 0, Rev. 4, 1987
   Lead article is "Japan Moves Toward Nanotechnology"

   Foresight Background, No. 0, Rev. 4, 1987
   Lead article is "Will Change be Abrupt?"


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       Part 3: Nanotechnology Books and Conference Proceedings
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   K.E. Drexler
   _Engines_of_Creation_
   Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1986

   S.R. Hameroff,
   _Ultimate_Computing_
   Elsevier, 1987

   Nanocon Proceedings, Seattle, WA, Feb. 1989, edited by J. Lewis 
   and J.L. Quel, available for $15 from Nanocon, Box 40176, 
   Bellevue, WA  98004  

   ed. F.L. Carter
   _Molecular_Electronic_Devices_
   Marcel Dekker, 1985

   ed. F.L. Carter
   _Molecular_Electronic_Devices_II_
   Marcel Dekker, 1987

   ed. F.L. Carter, R.E. Siatkowski, and H. Wohltjen
   _Molecular_Electronic_Devices_ (Proceedings of the Third
   International Symposium on Molecular Electronic Devices), 
   North Holland, 1988

[Note: Due to the large number of papers included in the three
different MED books, the individual papers are not listed in this
bibliography.]

   ed. H.D. Gilbert
   _Miniaturization_
   Reinhold, 1961

[_Miniaturization_ includes the classic paper "There's Plenty of Room
at the Bottom" by Richard Feynman (pp. 282-296)]


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   Part 4:  Molecular Electonic Devices / Molecular Sized Comptuters
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   F.L. Carter
   "Prospects for Computation at the Molecular Size Level"
   Proceedings of the Spring COMPCON, 1984, pp. 110-114

   F.L. Carter
   "The Molecular Device Computer: Point of Departure for Large Scale
   Cellular Automata"
   Physica 10D, 1984, pp. 175-194

   F.L. Carter
   "Molecular Level Fabrication Techiques and Molecular Electronic Devices"
   J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B, 1(4), Oct.-Dec. 1983, pp. 959-968

   R.C. Haddon and A.A. Lamola
   "The Molecular Electronic Device and the Biochip Computer: Present
   Status"
   Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., April 1985, pp. 1874-1878

   B.H. Robinson and N.C. Seeman
   "The Design of a Biochip: A Self-Assembling Molecular-Scale Memory Device"
   Protein Engineering, vol. 1, no. 4, 1987, pp. 295-300

   J.J. Hopfield, J.N. Onuchic, and D.N. Beratan
   "A Molecular Shift Register Based on Electron Transfer"
   Science, 12 August 1988, pp. 817-819
   
   M. Conrad
   "On Design Principles for a Molecular Computer"
   Communications of the ACM, May 1985, pp. 464-480

   M. Conrad
   "Molecular Computer Design: A Synthetic Approach to Brain Theory"
   in _Real_Brains_Artificial_Minds_, ed. by J.L. Casti and A. Karlqvist,
   North-Holland, 1988

   M. Conrad
   "The Lure of Molecular Computing"
   IEEE Spectrum, Oct. 1986, pp. 55-60

   J.B. Tucker
   "Biochips: Can Molecules Compute"
   High Technology, Feb. 1984, pp. 36-47


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                   Part 5: Microelectronics
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   J.D. Meindl
   "Ultra-Large Scale Integration"
   IEEE Transactions on Electon Devices," Nov. 1984, pp. 1555-1561

   R.W. Keyes
   "Miniaturization of Electronics and its Limits"
   IBM J. Res. Develop. Jan. 1988, pp. pp. 24-28

   J.H. Douglas
   "The Route to 3-D Chips"
   High Technology, Sept. 1983, pp. 55-59

   D.A. Pathenopoulos and P.M. Rentzepis
   "Three Dimenstional Optical Storage Memory"
   Science, 25 Aug. 1989, pp. 843-845

   A.J. Blodgett, Jr.   
   "Microelectronic Packaging"
   Scientific American, [Date Unknown], pp. 86-96

   W.E. Pence and J.P. Krusius
   "The Fundamental Limits for Electronic Packaging and Systems"
   IEEE Transactions on Components, Hybrids, and Manufacturing
   Technology, June 1987, pp. 176-183

   R.F. Pease and O.-K. Kwon
   "Physical Limits to the Useful Packaging Density of Electronic Systems"
   IBM J. Res. and Dev., Sept. 1988, pp. 636-644


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                   Part 6: Micromachinery
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   A. Pollack
   "New Generation of Tiny Motors Challenges Science to Find Uses"
   New York Times, 26 July 1988, p. C1

   R. Pool
   "Microscopic Motor is a First Step"
   Science, 21 Oct. 1988, pp. 379-380

   I. Amato
   "Small Things Considered"
   Science News, 1 July 1989, pp. 8-10.

   T.A. Heppenheimer
   "Microbots"
   Discover, Mar. 1989, pp. 78-84

   R. Gannon
   "Micromachine Magic"
   Popular Science, Mar. 1989, pp. 88-92

   J.B. Angel, S.C. Terry, and P.W. Barth
   "Silicon Micromechanical Devices"
   Scientific American, [Date Unknown]

   L-S. Fan, Y-C. Tai, and R.S. Miller
   "Integrated Movable Micromechanical Structures for Sensor and
   Actuators"
   IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, June 1988, pp. 724-730
  
   R. Allan
   "Sensors in Silicon"
   High Technology, Sept. 1984, pp. 43-50

   H.G. De Young
   "Biosensors - The Mating of Biology and Electronics"
   High Technology, Nov. 1983, pp. 41-49


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