Massively Parallel Nanorobotics for Lithography and Data Storage

International Journal of Robotics Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 344-350

  Requicha, Aristides A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACT DISKS; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; LITHOGRAPHY; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS;

MASSIVELY PARALLEL NANOROBOTICS; SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPES (SPM);

ROBOTICS;

EID: 0033096889     PISSN: 02783649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/02783649922066259     Document Type: Article

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