Nanostructure Science and Technology

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction and Overview

   • Richard W. Siegel

   Pages 1-14

3. Synthesis and Assembly

   • Evelyn L. Hu, David T. Shaw

   Pages 15-33

4. Dispersions and Coatings

   • John Mendel

   Pages 35-47

5. High Surface Area Materials

   • Donald M. Cox

   Pages 49-66

6. Functional Nanoscale Devices

   • Herb Goronkin, Paul von Allmen, Raymond K. Tsui, Theodore X. Zhu

   Pages 67-91

7. Bulk Behavior of Nanostructured Materials

   • Carl Koch

   Pages 93-111

8. Biologically Related Aspects of Nanoparticles, Nanostructured Materials, and Nanodevices

   • Lynn Jelinski

   Pages 113-130

9. Research Programs on Nanotechnology in the World

   • M. C. Roco

   Pages 131-149

10. Back Matter

    Pages 151-335

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Timely information on scientific and engineering developments occurring in laboratories around the world provides critical input to maintaining the economic and technological strength of the United States. Moreover, sharing this information quickly with other countries can greatly enhance the productivity of scientists and engineers. These are some of the reasons why the National Science Foundation (NSF) has been involved in funding science and technology assessments comparing the United States and foreign countries since the early 1980s. A substantial number of these studies have been conducted by the World Technology Evaluation Center (WTEC) managed by Loyola College through a cooperative agreement with NSF. The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), Committee on Technology's Interagency Working Group on NanoScience, Engineering and Technology (CT/IWGN) worked with WTEC to develop the scope of this Nanostucture Science and Technology report in an effort to develop a baseline of understanding for how to strategically make Federal nanoscale R&D investments in the coming years. The purpose of the NSTC/WTEC activity is to assess R&D efforts in other countries in specific areas of technology, to compare these efforts and their results to U. S. research in the same areas, and to identify opportunities for international collaboration in precompetitive research. Many U. S. organizations support substantial data gathering and analysis efforts focusing on nations such as Japan. But often the results of these studies are not widely available. At the same time, government and privately sponsored studies that are in the public domain tend to be "input" studies.

• chemistry
• computer
• development
• materials science
• nanoparticle
• nanotechnology
• physics
• science

• Materials Science and Engineering Dept., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, USA

  Richard W. Siegel

• Center for Quantized Electronic Structures, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA

  Evelyn Hu

• Exxon Research & Engineering, Annandale, USA

  Donald M. Cox

• Motorola EL 508, Tempe, USA

  Herb Goronkin

• Center for Advanced Technology in Biotechnology, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

  Lynn Jelinski

• Materials Science & Engineering Dept., North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA

  Carl C. Koch

• Eastman Kodak, Rochester, USA

  John Mendel

• National Science Foundation, Arlington, USA

  M. C. Roco

• Electrical & Computer Eng. Dept., Buffalo, USA

  David T. Shaw

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