http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 18 May 2013 09:14:52 PDT Sat, 18 May 2013 09:14:52 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=85937 BioMEMS and Bionanotechnology have the potential to make significant impact in a wide range of fields and applications. This lecture series introduces the basic concepts and topics underlying the interdisciplinary areas of BioMEMS and Bionanotechnology. Advances in this field require the knowledge of polymer processing and soft lithography in addition to silicon-inspired fabrication. Since the primary aim of many of these devices and systems is to form sensors for biological and chemical entities, an introduction to DNA, proteins, and microbiology is also essential. These devices and systems are designed to handle fluids at these small scale and hence the basic concepts of microfluidics need to be reviewed. Means to transport fluids and biological entities in these devices are necessary for the proper functioning and design of integrated devices, that can perform complete analysis on biological and chemical samples. These key topics are reviewed in this lecture series to equip the listener to get engaged deeper in these exciting areas of research. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=85553 The development of "nanotechnology" has made it possible to engineer material and devices on a length scale as small as several nanometers (atomic distances are ~ 0.1 nm). The properties of such "nanostructures" cannot be described in terms of macroscopic parameters like mobility or diffusion coefficient and a microscopic or atomistic viewpoint is called for. The purpose of this course is to convey the conceptual framework that underlies this microscopic viewpoint using examples related to the emerging field of nanoelectronics. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=657123 The Vega Science Trust, supported bu Florida State University and et al., has been developing a classic science lecture series representing lectures from eminent scientists. The Royal Discourses, instituted by Michael Faraday in 1826, represents one of today's premier science lecture series that endeavors to inform the general public about the "intellectual, economic, social, and ethical aspects of science." Other lecture series include: Richard Feyman's Science lectures; Royal Society Public lectures; Astrophysical Chemistry lectures by Harry Kroto; Toyo University's Bio-Nanotechnology lectures, and other science lectures.