As part of a larger study of the immediate antecedents of nanoscience and nanotechnology, I examine, in this paper, the role played by John von Neumann’s work on self-reproduction in the constitution of these fields (see especially von Neumann 1951, 1956 and 1966). Von Neumann’s proposals have always been characterized by an overall unified vision, in which, depending on the domain under consid...

Nanoscience and Nanomedicine are close interrelated and demonstration of this interrelation is the main purpose of this new journal. Nanomedicine is the medical application of nanotechnology/nanoscience. It is concerns to the use of precisely engineered materials at nanoscale length to develop novel therapeutic and diagnostic modalities. Nanomedicine ranges from the medical applications of nano...

Crystal engineering has recently emerged as a method of choice for the design and construction of organic as well as metal-organic functional materials. Crystal engineering attempts to establish packing trends in whole families of compounds and seeks to establish connections between structure and function. The utility of crystal engineering has also been expanded to the nanoscience and the deve...

Nano Reviews in its 4th Volume N ano Reviews now in its 4th volume is a unique Open Access international journal which publishes articles in the fields of nanoscience, nanotechnology, nanobiotechnology, and single-molecule research, and has successfully published cutting-edge research results and reviews in these areas over the past three years (vols. 1 3). The importance of nanoscience and nan...

The scientific basis of nanotechnology as envisaged from the first principles is compared to bulk behavior. Development of nanoparticles having controllable physical and electronic properties has opened up possibility of designing artificial solids. Top down and bottom up approaches are emphasized. The role of nanoparticle (quantum dots) application in nanophotonics (photovoltaic cell), and dru...

Advanced semiconductor materials and films are building blocks for multifunctional devices circuits, integrated optoelectronic chips, high-throughput communications, which have proved basic material platforms nanoscience technologies [...]