Present and futuristic military applications of nanodevices

Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic and Nano-Metal Chemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 231-235

  Kharat, D K ^a   Muthurajan, H ^a   Praveenkumar, B ^a  

^a ARMAMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Military applications; Nanodevices; Nanotechnology; Smart weapons

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645526283     PISSN: 15533174     EISSN: 15533182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15533170500524801     Document Type: Article

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