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Tables of Contents for Travels to the Nanoworld
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
I. Introduction
Welcome to the Nanoworld
3
22
Molecules: The Building Blocks of Life
5
4
Interactions: The Weakest Are the Best
9
2
Self-Organization: Together We Will Make It
11
3
Catalysts: Making Chemical Reactions Fast and Accurate
14
2
Compartmentation: Keeping Your Cells Tidy
16
2
Evolution: Molecules to Organisms
18
1
Technology: Back to Molecules
19
6
II. The Role Model: The Living Cell as a Nanotechnological Factory
Proteins: The Cell's Nanomachines
25
30
Molecular Motors: Muscle Research Moves On
27
4
The Enzyme that Feeds the World
31
1
Ways & Means: Structure Determination by X-Ray Crystallography
32
5
Protein Movies: Snapshots of an Enzyme Reaction
37
1
Profile: Irving Geis---The Art of Protein Architecture
38
5
G Proteins: The Cell's Switchboard
43
4
Crystals Made to Measure: Proteins Directing Crystal Growth
47
8
From Genes to Proteins
55
36
Five Minutes for a Vital Mission: The Short Life of an Insulin Molecule
56
4
Profile: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
60
2
The Language of the Genes: Linguistic Methods Help to Make Sense of DNA
62
2
Ways & Means: DNA Sequencing and Genome Analysis
64
6
Death of a Dogma: The Genetic Code is Not Universal
70
3
Round and Round the Ribosome
73
3
Skiing the Energy Landscape: The New View of Protein Folding
76
4
Ways & Means: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
80
2
Safeguarding Adolescent Proteins: Molecular Chaperones Prevent Dangerous Liaisons
82
4
Recycling Scheme in the Cell: Understanding How the Proteasome Works
86
5
Amazing Cells
91
22
Three Kinds of Cells
92
2
A Different Kind of Bug: Methanococcus jannaschii
94
2
Knowing Where You're Going: Magnetotactic Bacteria Can Tell North from South
96
2
Cells with a Vision: The Rods and Cones of the Retina
98
4
Cell Wars (1): How Taxol Keeps Cancer Cells from Multiplying
102
3
Cell Wars (2): How Bacteria Get the Better of Antibiotics
105
8
III. Toward the Nanoworld: Biology, Chemistry, and Physics Pave the Way for Nanotechnology
From Molecules to Supramolecules
113
32
The Neglected Dimension: Macromolecular Chemistry
114
2
Profile: Hermann Staudinger
116
1
The World's Smallest Tree: Dendrimers Are Not Just Pretty Molecules
117
5
Writing the Amino Acid Code: The Surprising Success of Protein Design
122
4
A Tunnel through the Cell Membrane: Self-Assembling Nanotubes
126
4
Tying the Knot: Topological Chemistry
130
3
A Few Useful Things to Do with DNA
133
4
Be Fruitful and Multiply: Self-Replicating Peptides
137
2
Toward Artificial Enzymes: Synthetic Supramolecules Compete with Catalytic Antibodies
139
6
From Quantum Dots to Micromachines
145
28
Divide and Discolor: Q Particles Are Different
146
3
Gold Clusters Shine Brightly
149
3
Carbon Nanotubes as Electronic Devices
152
2
Ways & Means: How to Make Fullerenes and Nanotubes
154
4
Carbon Nanotubes as AFM Tips
158
1
Wafer-Thin Patchwork: The Rubber-Stamp Trick Combines Nanoand Biotechnology
158
2
Ways & Means: Scanning Probe Microscopies (STM and AFM)
160
4
``Organic Metals'' as Novel Protective Coatings
164
3
Small Wonders: The Era of the Micromachines Has Begun
167
3
Ways & Means: Photolithography
170
3
Biotechnology
173
18
How to Tell Right from Wrong in Genetic Engineering
175
2
The Quest for the Blue Rose: Trying to Make a Fashion of ``Blue Genes''
177
1
The Green Spark: A Fluorescent Protein Helps Tracing Gene Expression
178
6
Squeezed Eggs for Breakfast: Why Pressure Cooks Better Than Heat
184
1
Sleeping Beauty in the Glass State: How to Preserve Biochemicals
185
6
IV. A Big Future for Tiny Machines?
Which Ingredients Are Needed for a Technological Revolution?
191
10
How to Start a Technological Revolution
192
2
Materials
194
2
Production Methods
196
1
Miniaturization
197
1
A Definition of the Buzzword Nanotechnology
198
3
Visions of the Future
201
18
Profile: Richard P. Feynman
202
1
The Prophets of Nanotechnology
203
1
Profile: K. Eric Drexler
204
3
Drexler's Brave New World---A Guided Tour
207
4
Maxwell's Demon---A Predecessor of Nanotechnology?
211
3
The Future of Computation
214
5
Nanotechnology: Present versus Future
219
10
The ``Top-Down'' Approach: From Micro to Nano
221
1
The ``Bottom-Up'' Approach: Self-Organization Comes Together
222
1
From Old Materials to Advanced Materials
222
2
A Farewell to Factories?
224
1
Nanotechnology: The Next Industrial Revolution?
225
4
Glossary
229
8
Further Reading and Internet Links
237
12
Index
249