VAST 289 - Room at the Bottom:Nanotechnology and Modern Society

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Lafayette College

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Description:

Nanotechnology has become the popular term to describe manipulation and manufacturing where the characteristic dimensions are less than about 1,000 nanometers, which is about 1/100 the thickness of a human hair. This course will develop the language and introductory scientific basis of nanotechnology and provide the technological foundation for discussions of ethical and societal issues related to its various uses. Wiesner

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lafayette.edu/

Phone Number:

(610) 330-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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