Website References
A small selection of additional overview or introductory nanotechnology material has been collected to provide an introduction to topics and issues relevant to nanotechnology.
Introduction
Nanotechnology is defined as fabrication of devices with atomic or molecular scale precision. Devices with minimum feature sizes less than 100 nanometers (nm) are considered to be products of nanotechnology. See NanoWord
Conferences/Webinars
- SETAC® Environmental Quality Through Science
Steve Klaine, with five esteemed colleagues from around the world, discuss nanotechnology and the issues involving fate and effects on the environment in this
Video. - Workshop on Nanomaterials and the Environment
- Institute of Nanotechnology
- Nanotechnology Conferences
- Protein Aggregation: Measuring the Onset at NanoScale
Webcast
Newsletters/Journals
- Nanotechweb: Editor's Choice - best of 2011—Technology Update, In Depth, Lab Talk, Journal Cover Gallery, Research Highlights, Corporate Partners, White Papers.
- Scientific American—Nanotechnology
General Nanotechnology Websites
- IOPSCIENCE—Nanotechnology
- NanoWerk—Welcome to Nanowerk - Enjoy exploring the world's most comprehensive nanotechnology and nanoscience resources Nanowerk is the premier and most popular source for nanotechnology information.
- Technology Roadmap for Productive Nanosystems
- The International NanoScience Community—since 2007
- National Nanotechnology Initiative
- National Science and Technology Council (NSTC)—Nanotechnology Shaping the World Atom by Atom
Nanotechnology and Society
- Nanotechnology Research Directions for Societal Needs in 2020: Retrospective and Outlook
- Nanotechnology and Energy (Small Times newsletter)
- Nanotechnology and the Environment (Papers, Presentations, & Posters)
- Nanotechnology and Green Chemistry (L. C. McKenzie and J. C. Hutchison, Green nanoscience, chimica oggi Chemistry Today September 2004 PP:30-33).
- National Nanotechnology Initiative: University Education: Degrees in Nanotechnology
- Report of the National Nanotechnology Initiative Workshop
- National Initiative Status— 2005 report from President's Council of Science and Technology Advisors
- Nanotechnology Market Assessments: Nanomarkets provides information about where nanotechnologies may impact different areas.
Nanotechnology Roadmaps: Governments, technology groups and companies have looked at how nanotechnology can impact specific technologies and industries. A series of links provides a contact to some of the results of these technology road maps.
- NanoRoadMap Project - Energy
- NanoRoadMap - Health and Medical Systems
- MANCEF—Micro and Nanotechnology Commercialization Education Foundation: 2nd Edition of International Micro-Nano Roadmap
- NanoMarkets Printable Electronics: Roadmaps, Markets and Opportunities
- NIH Roadmap for Medical Research: National Institutes of Health Nanomedicine
- EURON: European Robotics Research Network
- Quantum Information Science and Technology Expert Panel
- National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Vision for R&D in the Next Decade
Additional References
- Battelle Strategic Technologies: 2020 Technology Forecasts
- Nanotechnology: A Policy Primer, May 20, 2008
- Nanotechnology and U.S. Competitiveness: Issues and Options, May 15, 2008
- PNNL Environmental Biomarkers Systems Toxicology of Nanomaterials
- PHYSORG.ORG
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California Department of Toxic Substances Control—Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology is a science that promises breakthroughs in all kinds of areas. We are already seeing it in stain resistant clothes, stronger materials and even in makeup. DTSC is working to make sure that Nanotechnology is safe for our health and the environment, that industry and government build strong partnerships, that the consumers get product information and that the benefits of Green chemistry will be incorporated.