This unit is designed for students with TEE Physics, TEE Calculus and TEE Chemistry. Historical perspectives. Review of the micro and nanoscale and associated properties of matter. Micro and very-large-scale integration (VLSI) electronics and micro-electromechanical systems. Optical and quantum computers. Molecular machines and devices. Self-assembly of complex molecular architectures. Controlled orientation of molecular components. Reversibility in self-assembly processes. Implications of thermal disordering. Experimental techniques for probing the nanoscale. Electron microscopy, scanning probe microscopy, especially scanning tunnelling and atomic force microscopies. X-ray and neutron... -- Course Website
