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There is no doubt our lives have been changed by the small and powerful computers we now use in everything from our cell phones to our coffeemakers. This week you will learn how nanotechnology has been a part of this revolution and what the limits are to making wires and transistors super, super small.

Lectures: 

Lecture 2.1: Moore's Law: Small is the answer (10:18)

Lecture 2.2: Fabrication - Crafting "Nano" electronics (12:44)

Lecture 2.3: Conduction in solids- The WIRE  (10:08)

Lecture 2.4: Cutting Edge Nanowires  (12:31)

Lecture 2.5: The wire – challenges and nano-solutions (12:45)

Lecture 2.6: Expanding electrontics-not your mother's nanoelectronics (12:19)

Week 2 lecture series  (pdf) This file is large, please be patient as it downloads :)

Enrichment Lectures: These lectures are introductory and provide a foundation for week two content. The in-depth (distinction) resource material for week two can be found here.

Semiconductors and Doping: Background (18:13)

Transistors, FETs and MOSFETs  (12:45)

Enrichment series pdf

Demonstrations & Explanations:

Lecture 2.3 Demo: How Current Flows through Wires   (2:21)

Small Talk Episode #2  (26:28)

Quizzes and Surveys:

'Basic' quizzes are for students seeking a statement of accomplishment.  'In-depth' quizzes are for those seeking a statement of accomplishment with distinction. The in-depth track requires students complete all basic activities plus in-depth activities.

Basic Quiz: Basic Nanoelectronics

In-Depth Quiz: In-depth Nanoelectronics

Provocative Survey: Nanoelectronics

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