Nanotechnology - Science and Technology Resource

• The Foresight Institute   - Non-profit institute focused on nanotechnology, the coming ability to build materials and products with atomic precision, and systems to aid knowledge exchange and critical discussion, thus improving public and private policy decisions.
  
  
• Nanotechnology Now   - Comprehensive and informative nanotechnology portal. Provides introduction to nanotechnology, general information, images, interviews, news, events, research, books, glossary and links.
  
  
• Applied Computational Research Society - Nonprofit organization fostering interdisciplinary approaches to modeling and simulation in the advancement of computational science and high technology. Focused on nanoscience and MEMS applications.
  
  
• The ASME Nanotechnology Institute - American Society of Mechanical Engineers: nanotechnology resources, events, programs, activities, online courses, webcasts, news and links.
  
  
• Cantion A/S - Manufacturer of MEMS nanonanofluidic dispensers and nanomechanical cantilevers. Denmark.
  
  
• CMP Cientifica - News, networks, conferences and nanotechnology resources in Europe
• Euspen - European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology - contains society news, conference information, discussion forums and expertise search. Euspen is a not-for-profit company based at Cranfield University in the UK, with members around the world.
  
  
• Exploring the Nanoworld - Movies of nano-structured materials: ferrofluids, memory metals, amorphous metals, LEDs, re-entrant foams, self assembly, DNA, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, atomix imaging, Lego models, Giant Magneto Resistance, silicon, carbon nanotubes, polymers, and semiconductor devices. National Science Foundation supported Materials Research Science and Engineering Center on Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  
  
• The gRobots Project - An open source project to build and run a globally distributed supercomputer for the simulation of evolvable nanotechnology.
  
  
• How Stuff Works: How Nanotechnology Will Work - Animated narrative shows how Nanotechnology has the potential to totally change manufacturing, health care and many other areas.
  
  
• IBM Almaden STM Molecular Art - Some of the famous images of atoms and molecules made with IBM's scanning tunneling microscope.
  
  
• Institute for Atomic-Scale Engineering - Personal page of Forrest Bishop: published and unpublished concept articles.
  
  
• Institute of Nanotechnology (UK) - The Institute of Nanotechnology has been created to foster, develop and promote all aspects of science and technology in those domains where dimensions and tolerances in the range of 0.1 nm to 100nm play a critical role.
  
  
• Iran Nanotechnology Policy Studies Committee - A committee for studying nanotechnology trends in Iran and the world.
  
  
• Minatec - Centre for Innovation in Micro and Nanotechnology in Grenoble. Teaching, research, and industrial development.
  
  
• Minatec - Centre for innovation in micro and nanotechnology. Teaching, research, and industrial development.
  
  
• MITRE Corp. Nanosystems Group - Reviews current nanotechnology research and people behind it, downloadable copies of several widely-used articles. Nanoelectronics focus.
  
  
• Molecular Imprints, Inc. - Manufacturer of imprint, step-and-flash lithography systems for creating nanometer-scale surface relief structures. Texas.
  
  
• Molecular Manufacturing Shortcut Group - Promotes developing nanotechnology as a way to facilitate space exploration and settlement.
  
  
• Moletronics and Nanotechnology references - Links to sites with information mainly on molecular electronics.
  
  
• Nano Science & Technology Institute - Events, publications and news in nanotechnology, microtechnology and biotechnology.
  
  
• Nano Space - Nano technology as it applies now and in the future to Space Exploration and Studies.
  
  
• NanoApex - Nanotechnology portal.
  
  
• Nanobase - Loyola College, Maryland. National Science Foundation sponsored site presenting up-to-date sources of information on nanotechnology in the areas of major research centers, funding agencies, major reports and books.
  
  
• NanoComputer Dream Team - Multidisciplinary project to make Earth's first nanometer supercomputer via Internet.
  
  
• Nanodot - News and Discussion of Coming Technologies: Weblog devoted to nanotechnology-related news stories, with attached discussion forum. (based on Slashdot software)
• Nanoforum.org: European Nanotechnology Gateway - Offers background information, news and developments in industry and research and a selection of publications.
  
  
• nanogloss - Online dictionary of nanotechnology.
  
  
• Nanoguys - Nanotechnology Career Consultants. Recruiting and placement of staff in nanotechnolgy related positions such as Organic, Inorganic, Biological, Project Management, Research Scientist, Engineer, and Lab Technician.
  
  
• Nanomagazine - Interviews with people in the Nanotechnology field.
  
  
• NanoManipulator: 3rdTech - Commercial version of the NanoManipulator system originally from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
  
  
• NanoManipulator: University of North Carolina - The nanoManipulator provides an improved, natural interface to SPMs (STMs and ATMs) by coupling the microscope to a virtual-reality interface giving a virtual telepresence on the surface, scaled by a factor of about a million to one.
  
  
• Nanomedicine - Devoted to the medical applications and implications of molecular nanotechnology. Nanomedicine may be defined as the monitoring, repair, construction and control of human biological systems at the molecular level, using engineered nanodevices and nanostructures. Includes the Nanomedicine Art Gallery. (From the Foresight Institute.)
• Nanonex Corp - Manufacturer of imprint, step-and-flash lithography systems. New Jersey.
  
  
• Nanoscale Science and Engineering - National Science Foundation. Activities, Information & Education, Research & Development, Connections, and NSF & NNI (National Nanotechnology Initiative) Reports.
  
  
• NanoScout - Portal with forums, and links sorted by topic and popularity.
  
  
• NanoSpace - The Center for NanoSpace Technologies is a Texas-based nonprofit scientific research and education foundation chartered to conceive, establish, and conduct cutting-edge technology, research, and development in the areas of aerospace, education, energy, life sciences, and shipping & transportation.
  
  
• NanotechNews - News for nanotechnologists and investors: regular updates, many links to other nanotechnology websites, archives, search function, newswire.
  
  
• Nanotechnology - Institute of Physics quarterly journal
• Nanotechnology - Institute of Physics monthly journal for aspects of nanoscale science and technology
• The NanoTechnology Group - A consortium of nano companies, universities and organizations developing a nano science curriculum for K-12.
  
  
• Nanotechnology in Manufacturing - What Next? The Coming Revolution In Manufacturing: Autodesk Technology Forum Presentation by John Walker, May 10th, 1990. Somewhat dated but well worth reading.
  
  
• Nanotechnology Journals Database - References, and links to, papers about nanotechnology, from selected scientific journals (eg PRB, PRL, JACS, JAP, JPCB).
  
  
• nanotechweb.org - Nanotechnology-specific news, products, jobs, events and information. Includes articles about nanotechnology of interest to the general public.
  
  
• NanoTechWire.com - Provides information for nanotechnology and research.
  
  
• Nanotek - Nanotechnology: articles online, news, pictures, cvs
• nanoTEN - Nanotechnology consulting firm. Services include nanotechnology matchmaking, assessment of trends, feasibility studies, materials and products analysis, and presentation assistance.
  
  
• nanoTITAN - Nanotechnology Software, Data & Services: nanoTITAN offers Java libraries and applications, a nanodevice database, the nanoML specification, custom simulation and visualization to the nanotechnology and general scientific communities.
  
  
• Nanotube Patent Search - Results from a search of nanotube or nanotube related patents at the United States Patent & Trademark Office
• The Nanotube Site - Michigan State University's Library of Links for the Nanotube Research Community
• NanoVantage Inc. - Portal offering monthly reports on new developments in nanotechnology. Emphasis on nanoparticles and nanocrystal materials.
  
  
• NanoWave - An MIT startup, Nanowave offers SPPE (Scanning Probe Position Encoder) technology for picometer-order (subnanometer) resolution over ranges greater than several inches.
  
  
• National Science Foundation - Partnership in Nanotechnology (US). Recent technical and policy reports, funding opportunities, profiles of projects currently supported, and links to other nanoscience/technology sites.
  
  
• Phantoms - European Union sponsored nano electronics network. Contains comprehensive information about European nanotechnology, and links to groups and events worldwide.
  
  
• Polymer Simulation - Computer simulation of a polymer sticking to a surface.
  
  
• Scanning Probe Methods Group - Univ of Hamburg - Academic research group using scanning probe methods (SPM), emphasis on investigating the relationship between nanostructure and nanophysical properties. Hamburg.
  
  
• Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM) - Describes the invention of the topografiner, a precursor instrument, between 1965 and 1971, and also tells of the STM's development.
  
  
• Scientific American - Nanotechnology articles, some free and some archived.
  
  
• Self Replicating Systems - NASA and Self-Replicating Systems: Implications for Nanotechnology.
  
  
• Small Times - Daily articles covering MEMS, nanotechnology, and microsystems, with a business angle.
  
  
• Stony Brook Buckyballs - A virtual tour of fullerenes in Laszlo Mihaly's laboratory at the Physics Department at SUNY, Stony Brook.
  
  
• STT: Netherlands Study Center for Technology Trends - Somewhere in this confusing site is good material in English, though it is often labeled in Dutch, and Dutch material is often labeled in English. STT hopes to bring their project to the attention of a wide audience, thereby contributing to the development of nanotechnology.
  
  
• Technology Review: Nanotechnology and Materials - Articles, discussion and services for nanotech built on MIT's award-winning monthly magazine.
  
  
• Thermodynamics Research Laboratory - Classical, Quantum, Nanoscale & Statistical Thermodynamics & Mechanics data and property calculation sites.
  
  
• Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology - A weekly multijournal compilation of the latest research on nanoscale systems. Published by the American Institute of Physics and the American Physical Society.
  
  
• VISION Online - Virtual Institute supported by the EC, committed to promotion and training in the precision engineering and nanotechnologies. Contains discussion forums, training programmes and patent library.
  
  
• Xerox/Zyvex Nanotechnology - Former Xerox Palo Alto Research Center Nanotechnology page: brief introduction to core concepts of molecular nanotechnology (MNT), and links for further reading.
  
  
• Yahoo Groups: Nanotechnology - Active nanotechnology discussion group.
  
  
• Yashnanotech - Provides marketing and consultancy services for products developed by nanotechnology. Promotes nanotech awareness through training, educational publications, seminars, workshops and conferences.