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Micro Nano Technology

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Micro Nano Technology is the interdisciplinary field that focuses on the design, fabrication, and application of structures, devices, and systems at the micro and nanoscale, typically ranging from 1 nanometer to 100 micrometers. It encompasses various scientific and engineering disciplines to manipulate materials and phenomena at these small dimensions.
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Micro Nano Technology is the interdisciplinary field that focuses on the design, fabrication, and application of structures, devices, and systems at the micro and nanoscale, typically ranging from 1 nanometer to 100 micrometers. It encompasses various scientific and engineering disciplines to manipulate materials and phenomena at these small dimensions.

Key research themes

1. What are the key fabrication and machining techniques enabling micro and nano scale manufacturing?

This theme addresses the fundamental fabrication methods used to achieve structures and devices at micro and nano scales. It matters because precision at these scales is essential for the development of nanoelectronics, nanomechanical systems, and other nanodevices whose performance depends critically on dimensional accuracy, surface properties, and material integrity.

Key finding: Demonstrates that micro and nano machining require processing energies far exceeding those in conventional machining due to atomic-scale material removal. It highlights the challenge that conventional solid tools suffer rapid... Read more
Key finding: Provides a comprehensive overview of key microfabrication techniques, including lithography, thin-film deposition, and etching, progressively moving from micro to nanofabrication methods like e-beam lithography, epitaxial... Read more
Key finding: Details the integration of top-down and bottom-up fabrication approaches for constructing nanoscale devices, highlighting techniques such as nanomanipulation and rapid prototyping. It discusses the mechanical and electronic... Read more
Key finding: Quantitatively identifies micro-nano machining as a rapidly expanding research area with robust global academic activity. It underlines the dominant role of physical sciences, materials science, and engineering in the... Read more

2. How is nanotechnology advancing microelectronics and optoelectronics through quantum and nanoscale device design?

This theme explores the exploitation of quantum phenomena and nanoscale structures in semiconductor materials to innovate new devices for microelectronics and optoelectronics. It matters because the continued miniaturization enabled by nanotechnology directly addresses limitations of classical scaling and unlocks novel functionalities such as quantum transport, resonant tunneling, and enhanced optical properties essential for future information technologies.

Key finding: Synthesizes foundational physical concepts and device applications related to semiconductor nanostructures like quantum wells and superlattices, showing how reductions to electron characteristic lengths induce novel quantum... Read more
Key finding: Provides a detailed review of semiconductor nanostructure fabrication methods including epitaxial growth of quantum wells, lithography, and self-assembly. The paper discusses physical processes enabled by these structures... Read more
Key finding: Analyzes the incorporation of nanotechnology in computing hardware, emphasizing the transition from microengineering to nanoscale device design such as nanochips and nanotubes. It highlights the role of nanoscale materials in... Read more
Key finding: Describes seminal developments in nanocomputers including single-electron transistors and carbon nanotube-based components. It contextualizes bottom-up assembly methods and quantum computing concepts as revolutionary... Read more

3. What are the current trends and challenges in transitioning nanotechnology from laboratory research to industry and commercialization?

This theme investigates the pathway from nanotechnology research breakthroughs to market-ready products, including patenting, industrial investment, global competitiveness, and ethical considerations. Understanding these factors is crucial to realizing nanotechnology's societal and economic impact, especially as nanomaterials, devices, and manufacturing mature into commercial applications.

Key finding: Provides a comprehensive overview of investment trends, patent landscapes, and global research outputs in nanotechnology, noting substantial government and private funding particularly in the USA and China. It emphasizes the... Read more
Key finding: Proposes modeling approaches linking reliability engineering and commercialization timelines (Time to Commercialize model) to predict nanotechnology product market entry. It underscores the exponential growth in... Read more
Key finding: Discusses the multidisciplinary application areas of nanotechnology including biomedical, industrial, and electronics sectors, highlighting the intersection between scientific breakthroughs and ethical/social considerations.... Read more
Key finding: Emphasizes workforce development and educational reform as critical enablers for nanotechnology commercialization. It details curriculum innovations designed to prepare students across science and engineering disciplines for... Read more

All papers in Micro Nano Technology

This paper aims to evaluate the benefits of using virtual reality and force-feedback to help teaching nanoscale applications. We propose a teaching aid that combines graphic analogies and haptics intended to improve the grasp of... more
Hybrid materials or hybrids incorporating organic and inorganic constituents are emerging as a very potent and promising class of materials due to the diverse but complementary nature of their properties. This complementarity leads to a... more
Hybrid materials or hybrids incorporating organic and inorganic constituents are emerging as a very potent and promising class of materials due to the diverse but complementary nature of their properties. This complementarity leads to a... more
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Катедра Информатика 1 и Катедра Материалознание и технология на материалите 2 , Русенски Университет (РУ) " А.Кънчев " eminev@uni-ruse.bg Резюме: Показана е възможността за изграждане на технологична верига за бързо производство на... more
by Roussi Minev and 
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Катедра Информатика 1 и Катедра Материалознание и технология на материалите 2 , Русенски Университет " А.Кънчев " eminev@uni-ruse.bg Резюме: Осъществено е свързване и настройване на параметрите и основните компоненти на 3D принтер... more
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