The interest in nanoscale materials stems from the fact that new properties are acquired at this length scale and, equally important, that these properties * To whom correspondence should be addressed. Phone, 404-8940292; fax, 404-894-0294; e-mail, mostafa.el-sayed@ chemistry.gatech.edu. † Case Western Reserve UniversitysMillis 2258. ‡ Phone, 216-368-5918; fax, 216-368-3006; e-mail, burda@case.edu. § Georgia Institute of Technology. 1025 Chem. Rev. 2005, 105, 1025−1102

Chemistry and properties of nanocrystals of different shapes.

The technology of hydrodynamic modeling and marine craft motion control systems has progressed greatly in recent years. This timely survey includes the latest tools for analysis and design of advanced guidance, navigation and control systems and presents new material on underwater vehicles and surface vessels. Each section presents numerous case studies and applications, providing a practical understanding of how model-based motion control systems are designed.

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Handbook of Marine Craft Hydrodynamics and Motion Control: Fossen/Handbook of Marine Craft Hydrodynamics and Motion Control

Stimulus-responsive hydrogels have previously been developed that display heat-, light-, pH- or redox-induced sol–gel transitions. Nakahata et al. develop a self-healing supramolecular hydrogel based on host–guest polymers in which redox potential can induce a reversible sol–gel phase transition.

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Redox-responsive self-healing materials formed from host–guest polymers

Nearly optimal control laws for nonlinear systems with saturating actuators using a neural network HJB approach

Birth of a new macromolecular architecture: dendrimers as quantized building blocks for nanoscale synthetic polymer chemistry

This paper studies uncertain nonlinear systems when control inputs are subject to upper bounds on magnitude. The robust tracking control problem is approached and solved. In particular, an innovative design framework is developed, and the existing results are extended to synthesize the robust tracking controllers. Nonquadratic Lyapunov functions are used to perform stability analysis, and innovative integral tracking controllers with nonlinear error and state feedback maps are synthesized. Another contribution of this paper is the application of the theoretical results. The implementation of the method proposed to design robust control laws for servomechanisms with induction motors is presented to illustrate the theoretical feasibility, versatility, and practical effectiveness of the procedure. The controller designed is implemented, and experimental results are documented to validate the control algorithm and to study the servo-system performance.

Design of the constrained controllers for uncertain nonlinear systems using the Lyapunov stability theory

This paper researches robust data fusion, descriptive reality and control solutions. Cognitive autonomy, vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-ground communication, as well as wireless hybrid mobile mesh networks are considered. In dynamic and contested environments, the nodes and autonomous swarms must transmit and assess states, evaluate shared data, adapt to dynamic countermeasures, reconfigure, and, ensure secure communication. Robust algorithms and protocols must accomplish data management, perform vulnerability analysis, support data trustworthiness assessment, support physical-virtual reality, and evaluate functionality. Reliability of information sources and communication should be guaranteed despite adversary electronic warfare and disruptive actions. We examine science and technology of communication and data management in distributed processing, control and autonomy applications typifying adversarial environments. Our results ensure sufficient throughput, low latency, robustness, connectivity and secure communication. Topics on target recognition, object classification and dynamic tracking are researched with experimental substantiations.

Resilient Communication, Object Classification and Data Fusion in Unmanned Aerial Systems

This paper examines possible mechanisms of control and decision-making in Escherichia coli (E.coli) bacteria. In particular, by making use available experimental data, we illustrate that many phenomena can be studied applying viable optimization paradigms. The simulation and data-intensive analysis performed illustrate that the proposed methods suitable to coherently examine complex behavior of biosystems. In particular, bacteria perform the following synergetic functions: intelligence, learning, adaptation, analysis, sensing, decision-making, planning, coordination, etc. For example, complex swarming patterns are observed. The ultimate objective was to develop mathematical foundations and apply the results for complex multi-agent systems that require adaptive distributed control in highly dynamic adverse environments.

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel5/8708/27574/01231006.pdf

Modeling, simulation, control and optimization paradigms for E.coli bacteria

This paper reports the developments of a NanoScience Concentration Program at University of Texas at Brownsville. The long-term goal is to introduce nanoscience, nanoengineering and nanotechnology through interdisciplinary approaches into undergraduate education. The rationale for the proposed multidisciplinary NanoScience Program is to integrate and expand nanotechnology-relevant courses within a comprehensive curriculum. This program is expected to reach out to a large group of undergraduate students in a coordinated manner, enable students knowledge and skills, as well as facilitate efforts of individual faculty members. We discuss the integration of quantum physics, electronics, microsystems and nanotechnology in science, engineering and technology curricula. The proposed NanoScience Program includes a number of undergraduate courses which currently under developments, offering, assessment and evaluation. Coherent, cohesive and consistent courses coverage spans from the first principles and basic fundamentals to design, analysis, fabrication, testing, characterization and evaluation of nanodevices and nanosystems.

NanoScience Concentration Program for science, engineering and technology curricula

This paper applies information theory to examine communication and processing in nanoscale and quantum optoelectronic systems. Classical, semiclassical and quantum information-theoretic analyses and measures are proposed and examined. The reported results and new findings enable practical technological solutions supported by nanoscaled microelectronics and optoelectronics. Our results may advance communication and processing schemes. We contribute to areas of a critical importance and significance, such as communication, data processing, biotechnology, neurophotonics, photonics, etc.

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel7/6547265/6551989/06552059.pdf

Sergey Edward Lyshevski

Papers

Design of the constrained controllers for uncertain nonlinear systems using the Lyapunov stability theory

Resilient Communication, Object Classification and Data Fusion in Unmanned Aerial Systems

Modeling, simulation, control and optimization paradigms for E.coli bacteria

NanoScience Concentration Program for science, engineering and technology curricula

Information-theoretic estimates of communication and processing in nanoscale and quantum optoelectronic systems