About Us

Understanding Nanotechnology is a Web site dedicated to making nanotechnology concepts and applications understandable by anyone.

On this site there are excerpts from Nanotechnology For Dummies (Richard Booker & Earl Boysen, Wiley Publishing); explanations of nanotechnology concepts; links to articles and resources such as manufacturers’ Web sites; and nanotechnology stories in the news. Click on any of the items to the left to explore a topic of your choice.

Who's Who

The Understanding Nanotechnology Website is owned and published by Hawk's Perch Technical Writing, LLC.

Earl Boysen; the publisher of the Understanding Nanotechnology Website, is also the co-author of Nanotechnology For Dummies (with Richard Booker), Electronics Projects For Dummies (with Nancy Muir), and Electronics For Dummies (with Gordon McComb). Earl has over twenty years of engineering experience in integrated circuit manufacturing. He holds a masters in Engineering Physics. He maintains another Web site, www.BuildingGadgets.com, dedicated to electronics projects.

Nancy Muir, Senior Editor and Design Director, consults on site design and edits site content. Nancy is a professional writer with over 50 technology books to her credit, including Microsoft Project For Dummies and Microsoft PowerPoint Plain & Simple. She has taught technical writing at the university level. She holds a certificate in Distance Learning.

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