Illinois ME 498NF: Introduction of Nano Science and Technology

03 Sep 2009 | Courses | Contributor(s): Nick Fang

Introduction to Nano Science and Technology This new elective course is intended to be a gateway for the senior and graduate students to the range of special graduate courses in nanoscience and technology for engineers. The course consists of topics in fundamental nanoscale science, plus an …

Illinois ECE 498AL: Programming Massively Parallel Processors

11 Aug 2009 | Courses | Contributor(s): Wen-Mei W Hwu

Spring 2009 Virtually all semiconductor market domains, including PCs, game consoles, mobile handsets, servers, supercomputers, and networks, are converging to concurrent platforms. There are two important reasons for this trend. First, these concurrent processors can potentially offer more …

MSE 376 Nanomaterials

24 Oct 2006 | Courses | Contributor(s): Mark Hersam

"Nanomaterials," is an interdisciplinary introduction to processing, structure, and properties of materials at the nanometer length scale. The course will cover recent breakthroughs and assess the impact of this burgeoning field. Specific nanofabrication topics include epitaxy, beam …

A Primer on Quantum Computing

18 Oct 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): David D. Nolte

Quantum computers would represent an exponential increase in computing power...if they can be built. This tutorial describes the theoretical background to quantum computing, its potential for several specific applications, and the demanding challenges facing practical implementation. The …