Masterprogram, nanoteknik

Nanotechnology is an emerging field of science/technology dealing with the manufacture and engineering of materials, structures and systems with nano-scale size in at least one dimension.

This is a regime where the properties and functionalities of the materials' building blocks may be different as their size grows from the nano-regime, or even molecular level, up to the micro regime towards bulk structures. Thus, quantum-size effects become important and may be used for new devices or material structures.

This is at the heart of future nanoelectronics and photonics but is also the size regime of the smallest entities of living organisms such as biomolecules and the content of cells. The essence of nanoscience and nanotechnology is, therefore, the ability to understand, manufacture and engineer materials, devices and systems in the nanometer regime. This requires an interdisciplinary knowledge of physics, materials science, chemistry and biotechnology.

The Nanotechnology programme is multidisciplinary and focuses on understanding the size- dependent properties of materials, devices and nano-systems. It is intended to improve the students' competence at all levels from the nano-science basics and nanomaterials to the industrial applications of nanotechnology. This includes the introduction of a variety of novel concepts e.g. manipulation of atoms and molecules to form novel products and nano-devices, the synthesis and consolidation of nano-objects to construct nanostructured materials with novel properties or other larger objects with nanometer precision, as well as nano-engineering and assembly of nano-objects to build future nano-machines such as computers, sensors, mechanical or medical devices.

Thus, the programme will give the students an opportunity to participate in the development of, and work in, one of the fastest growing and most expanding areas of future science and technology.