Library: Electrical Engineering: Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology Research Databases

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Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Database (ProQuest) "Includes the renowned Aerospace Database and provides full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications."
Career & Technical Education Database (ProQuest) "ProQuest Career & Technical Education is the definitive source for vocational information. The database includes nearly 600 titles, with more than 500 available in full text for quick access to research on virtually any technical topic."
Computer Science Database (ProQuest) "A premium resource for those who need access to comprehensive coverage of computer topics. The database includes numerous titles, most of them in full text, allowing users to search records dating back to the early 1990's."
Engineering Database (ProQuest) Covers subjects such as Aircraft design and engineering, Arctic and tropical engineering, Automotive design and engineering, Bridges and tunnels, Buildings, towers and tanks, Civil engineering for air and space transportation, Coastal and offshore structures, Construction materials, Design and properties of substructures, Electric and hybrid vehicles, Engineering for electric power generation, Engineering for industrial and manufacturing processes, Industrial robots and automation, Nuclear power plants, Pollution, waste and water engineering, Thermoelectric energy, and much more!
Materials Science Database (ProQuest) Covers subjects such as engineering, chemistry, construction, energy, mathematics, mechanics, nuclear engineering, recycling, robots and automation, sustainability, waste management and much more!
Science & Technology Databases (ProQuest) Searches 15 science and technology databases simultaneously: Advanced Technologies & Aerospace, Agriculture Science, Biological Science, Canadian Business & Current Affairs Database: Science & Technology, Career & Technical Education Database: Science & Technology, Computer Science, Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science, Engineering, Environmental Science, India Database: Science & Technology, Materials Science, Military, Research Library: Science & Technology, Science, and Telecommunications.
ScienceDirect Health & Life Sciences and Physical Sciences Collections Access to over 1,550 full text journals in health & life sciences, chemistry, computer science, physics, mathematics, and earth & planetary sciences. On the results page, green icons mean the full text is available (white means abstract only). Please note: Articles are available from 1995 to present only.
Telecommunications Database (ProQuest) "Whether you’re looking for the latest news on WAP technology, following market penetration of new technologies, or gathering information about the key players in this field, ProQuest Telecommunications helps you stay one step ahead."

eBooks on subjects in business and technology:

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Multidisciplinary eBook databases:

eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) Multidisciplinary eBooks representing a broad range of subjects.
Ebook Central (ProQuest) eBooks on a range of subjects such as business, information technology, education, engineering, health, history, humanities, life & physical sciences, and social and behavioral sciences.

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Films On Demand (Engineering) Contains over 650 videos on many areas of engineering such as environmental, electrical, mechanical, materials science, and much more.
Films On Demand (Technology & Society) The Technology & Society collection of the Films On Demand database includes over 900 full-length streaming videos in the field of technology.
Afrotechmods: Fun with Electronics (YouTube) Straight to the point electronics tutorial videos with practical examples.
Applied Science (YouTube) Interesting applications of science and technology. Topics usually include electromechanical systems, chemistry, and electronics.
Khan Academy (Electrical Engineering)
PhET Interactive Simulations PhET provides fun, free, interactive, research-based science and mathematics simulations; a project by the University of Colorado.

Skillsoft Note: This database has scheduled downtime every Sunday from 1-3 pm ET. Please plan ahead. The full STEM Bundle includes access to: Business, Engineering, & IT eBooks, IT & Desktop 3-5 minute videos, book summaries of popular books on leadership and business, and the Leadership Channel, which contains videos and live events.
Alexander Street: Academic Video Online‎ A large multidisciplinary collection of streaming videos. Includes documentaries, interviews, performances, news programs and newsreels, field recordings, commercials, raw footage, award-winning films, including Academy® and Emmy® winners, newly released films, and archival material previously unavailable.
ImageQuest (Britannica) Nearly 3 million rights-cleared images from more than 50 collections including Getty Images, the National Portrait Gallery of London, and the National Geographic Society.
Credo Reference Specialized reference eBooks for background information on all subjects, including audio, video, and image results.

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Credo Reference Specialized reference eBooks for background information on all subjects, including audio, video, and image results.
Britannica Academic The largest, most authoritative encyclopedia in the world, this database contains articles, maps, images, videos, and yearbooks from 1993 to present. Use it instead of Wikipedia for your research!
Gale eBooks More than 50 reference eBooks in business, communications, history, law, literature, medicine, nation & world, science, and technology.

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Biomicrofluidics A peer reviewed journal covering novel microfluidic techniques with diagnostic, medical, biological, pharmaceutical, environmental, and chemical applications.
Biosensors & Bioelectronics A peer reviewed journal devoted to research, design, development and application of biosensors and bioelectronics.
ISRN Nanotechnology A peer reviewed open access journal publishing original research articles as well as review articles in all areas of nanotechnology. (full text from 2011 to present)
Journal of Nanoparticle Research A peer reviewed journal exploring specific concepts, properties, phenomena and processes of structures at the nanoscale size range.
Microporous & Mesoporous Materials A peer reviewed journal covering novel and significant aspects of porous solids classified as either microporous (pore size up to 2 nm) or mesoporous (pore size 2-50 nm).
Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, & Medicine (NBM) A peer reviewed journal presenting theoretical and experimental results related to nanoscience and nanotechnology in the life sciences.
Nano Today A peer reviewed journal for researchers with interests across the whole of nanoscience and technology.
Nature Nanotechnology A peer reviewed journal covering design, characterization and production of structures, devices and systems that involve manipulation and control of materials and phenomena at atomic, molecular and macromolecular scales.
Photonics & Nanostructures A peer reviewed journal about photonic crystals and photonic band gaps for physicists, material scientists, chemists, engineers and computer scientists.
Plasmonics A peer reviewed journal covering the theory, physics and applications of surface plasmons in metals and rapidly emerging areas of nanotechnology, biophotonics, sensing, biochemistry and medicine.
Scripta Materialia A peer reviewed journal for rapidly publishing short communications on the relationship between the structure and the properties of inorganic materials.

Nanotechnology Selected eBooks

Fundamental Principles of Engineering Nanometrology

Nanosensors for Chemical and Biological Applications

Application of Nanotechnology in Water Research

Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials in the Treatment of Life-Threatening Diseases

Introduction to Nanoscience & Nanotechnology

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How to use this guide

This guide is designed to help you with your research, introducing a range of Nanotechnology resources available to you. The Nanotechnology Research Databases box lists recommended databases in your subject area that you can search to find articles, eBooks, etc.

Background Information

King-Holmes, J. (n.d.). Ultra-high vacuum atomic force microscope [Photograph].

Nanotechnology Topic pages contain background information in many formats. It also pulls in resources from other Excelsior Library databases, making it a one-stop place to brush up on your topic!

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