CODE 62744 ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/2019 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 2 FISICA 9012 (LM-17) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno 1 SCIENZA E INGEGNERIA DEI MATERIALI 9017 (LM-53) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno 2 SCIENZA E INGEGNERIA DEI MATERIALI 9017 (LM-53) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR FIS/03 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester PREREQUISITES Propedeuticità in ingresso Per sostenere l'esame di questo insegnamento è necessario aver sostenuto i seguenti esami: PHYSICS 9012 (coorte 2017/2018) MATTER PHYSICS 2 61844 2017 THEORETICAL PHYSICS 61842 2017 MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN PHYSICS 61843 2017 NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE PHYSICS AND ASTROPHYSICS 2 61847 2017 PHYSICS 9012 (coorte 2018/2019) MATTER PHYSICS 2 61844 2018 THEORETICAL PHYSICS 61842 2018 MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN PHYSICS 61843 2018 NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE PHYSICS AND ASTROPHYSICS 2 61847 2018 TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The course is an introduction to the actual research in the field of nanotechnology. It is known that many properties of the matter changes if it is confined in the nanometer scale. Today there is a big interest in the field since the technological relapses, already applied in many commercial products, are important in many fields, from energetics to mechanics AIMS AND CONTENT AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of the course, the student must be autonomous in the reading of a scientific paper, understanding the theorethical and experimental content. More, he must be able to present a topic in a clear and complete way. TEACHING METHODS Lesson in a room. Visit to laboratories. SYLLABUS/CONTENT In the first part the most important experimental techniques will be presented (STM, AFM, X-ray …) In the second part some specific topics will be introduced, especially from biomimetics: Lotus effect, Geko effect, spider silk … RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY For each argument, one or more scientific papers will be posted in the web space of the course TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD CORRADO BORAGNO Exam Board CORRADO BORAGNO (President) FRANCESCO BUATIER DE MONGEOT MAURA SASSETTI LESSONS Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION The exam consists in a presentation on a topic choosen by the student. The topic is not restricted to those presented in the course, but it must be related to the nanoscience field. After the presentation, the professor can ask more details about. ASSESSMENT METHODS The exam is carried out by the professor and a second expert in the field. The time needed is between 20 and 40 min. The assessment is determined by the knowledge of the topic, by the answers to the proposed questions and by the level of clarity and completeness