25-03-2011, 09:33 AM
Presented By
R.BHARATH REDDY
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Mesotechnology
Introduction
History
What is Meso/Nano technology?
• Technology on the scale of atoms -100 pm- up to bio molecular systems as large as cells -10’s mm
• “Top-down” - achieving increased miniaturization through extension of existing micro fabrication schemes
• “Bottom-up” - capability to construct functional components, devices, and systems from building blocks of atoms and molecules
• During past 9 months, MEL has explored measurements and standards needs of meso and micro-scale manufacturing.
• Visited 20 companies
• Conducted and participated in three workshops jointly sponsored with DARPA and NSF
• Organized informal NIST-wide co-ordinating group for meso/micro/nano scale activities
• All feedback from these efforts points toward an explodinggrowth of nanotechnology
• We see a continuum of needs for NIST efforts from the macro-scale to the maso-scale
Meso/Nano technology is important!
• We’ve got to learn how to build materials, devices and machines with the ultimate finesse that life has always used.
• “… with Meso/nano devices, … you could put all the information needed for some major fraction of your life (the equivalent of 1000 CDs) on your wristwatch.
• “Mesootechnology has given us the tools to make contact with the world of the molecule and the atom. … The possibilities to create new things appear limitless.
Why meso/nano/micro?
• Exciting diversity of new physical, chemical, mechanical, magnetic, and electronic phenomena
• Opportunities for dramatically new materials, products, and manufacturing processes
• Global competitive pressures and the ever increasing demand for faster, smaller, less expensive products
Mesoscale and Microscale
Devices: Not so obvious
• Ball point pens, watches
• Hearing aids, pacemakers
• Fuel injectors
• RF Tags
• Surface mount electronics
• CD read heads
• Computer disk read/write heads
• Fiber optic connectors and switches
• Smart toys
Mesoscale Devices
• Ball point pens, watches
• Hearing aids, pacemakers
• Smart toys
R.BHARATH REDDY
[attachment=10946]
Mesotechnology
Introduction
History
What is Meso/Nano technology?
• Technology on the scale of atoms -100 pm- up to bio molecular systems as large as cells -10’s mm
• “Top-down” - achieving increased miniaturization through extension of existing micro fabrication schemes
• “Bottom-up” - capability to construct functional components, devices, and systems from building blocks of atoms and molecules
• During past 9 months, MEL has explored measurements and standards needs of meso and micro-scale manufacturing.
• Visited 20 companies
• Conducted and participated in three workshops jointly sponsored with DARPA and NSF
• Organized informal NIST-wide co-ordinating group for meso/micro/nano scale activities
• All feedback from these efforts points toward an explodinggrowth of nanotechnology
• We see a continuum of needs for NIST efforts from the macro-scale to the maso-scale
Meso/Nano technology is important!
• We’ve got to learn how to build materials, devices and machines with the ultimate finesse that life has always used.
• “… with Meso/nano devices, … you could put all the information needed for some major fraction of your life (the equivalent of 1000 CDs) on your wristwatch.
• “Mesootechnology has given us the tools to make contact with the world of the molecule and the atom. … The possibilities to create new things appear limitless.
Why meso/nano/micro?
• Exciting diversity of new physical, chemical, mechanical, magnetic, and electronic phenomena
• Opportunities for dramatically new materials, products, and manufacturing processes
• Global competitive pressures and the ever increasing demand for faster, smaller, less expensive products
Mesoscale and Microscale
Devices: Not so obvious
• Ball point pens, watches
• Hearing aids, pacemakers
• Fuel injectors
• RF Tags
• Surface mount electronics
• CD read heads
• Computer disk read/write heads
• Fiber optic connectors and switches
• Smart toys
Mesoscale Devices
• Ball point pens, watches
• Hearing aids, pacemakers
• Smart toys
