Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 6: N.N. Vohra, Governor, released a book titled “Nanotechnology-Science of Small” at the Raj Bhavan today.
This book has been written jointly by Dr. Shah Mohammad Ashraf, Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology and Dr. K.A. Shah, Head, Department of Physics, Govt. Women College, Anantnag.
The book provides an overview of the fundamental principles of nanotechnology and explores the engineering of functional systems at the molecular level. It also discusses various scientific and technological revolutions of the past and explains difference between macro-scale and nano-scale phenomena.
Dr. Rajat Gupta, Director, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Srinagar, and several senior NIT Professors, including Prof. M.F. Wani, Prof. G.A. Harmain, Prof. Seemin Rubab, Dr. P.A. Ganie; and Dr. B.A. Mir were present on the occasion.
The Governor complimented the authors of the book for bringing out a lucidly written informative guide on the rapidly developing field of nanotechnology and hoped that it would be of significant value for students, teachers and others who are interested in this field. He wished high success to the authors in all their future endeavours.