Title :
The promise of nanotechnology to the world of aerospace
Author :
Laurvick, C.A. ; Singaraju, Babu
Author_Institution :
Titan Syst. Corp., Fairfax, VA, USA
Abstract :
Nanotechnology is a hot scientific topic and the importance for aerospace applications is the focus of this paper. The world of the small is very big indeed. Nanotechnology is the study and manufacture of structures and devices with dimensions about the size of a molecule. In this paper, we review some of the progress that is being made in this exciting area of nanosciences and its potential impact on the future aerospace systems and capabilities.
Keywords :
aerospace; nanotechnology; aerospace system; nanotechnology; Government; Investments; Manufacturing; NASA; NIST; Nanobioscience; Nanotechnology; Power engineering and energy; Quantum computing; Research and development;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 2002. Proceedings. The 21st
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7367-7
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.2002.1052951
