About Us

Nanowerk.com is the leading nanotechnology and nanosciences portal developed and maintained by Honolulu-based Nanowerk LLC. The reason we have become the premier nanotechnology portal is the depth, rich scope and relevance of our editorial content and the resources we put at users' fingertips.

Editorial content

One of the most popular features on Nanowerk is our Spotlight section – our daily Nanowerk-exclusive feature article. We look behind the buzz and hype to inform our readers on what’s hot and new from around the globe. Some stories are more like an introduction to nanoscience, some are about understanding current developments, and some are advanced reviews of leading-edge nanotechnology research.

Almost every Spotlight is crafted in cooperation with the authors of a scientific paper. Spotlight essays appear every workday, and so far we have done well over 500 of them. Scientists appreciate the publicity they receive through our articles and in turn help spread the word about Nanowerk among their colleagues and scientific communities.

News coverage

On average we run between 70-100 news articles every week. For the convenience of our readers, the news section is separated into Business News and Research & General News.

The Spotlight and News sections draw over 50% of the Nanowerk page views and have become a valuable resource for business insiders as well as scientists, engineers and officials from various public and government bodies.

Nanomaterial Database™

Our unique Nanomaterial Database™ is a powerful, free tool for the nanotechnology community to research nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes, nanoparticles or quantum dots from over 130 suppliers worldwide. Currently, the database contains over 1,900 nanomaterials. We have negotiated agreements with several nanomaterial suppliers to offer their products to Nanowerk visitors at a 5% discount off list prices.

Directories, calendars, etc.

We maintain the largest, best-structured and easy to navigate free links directory with over 3,100 links to nanotechnology companies, laboratories, networks and associations (moreover, our commercial links are only business-to-business and don’t include consumer products). No other directory provides the structure and convenience of our industry directory

An extensive nanotechnology conference calendar that we believe is the most complete events directory for the nanoscience and nanotechnology community, currently listing almost 500 events for 2008

Our "Nano Tube" video library with dozens of animations and videos about nanotechnology research, speeches and lectures

A report library with well over 100 noteworthy industry reports and documents from the past few years as free downloads

A periodicals directory that lists the 60 magazines and journals that now cater to the nanotechnology community

Various other compilations such as an encyclopedia, important blogs, and a section we simply call “neat stuff”

Nanotechnology Introduction

Especially for smaller companies that are not directly involved in nanotechnologies yet struggle to understand the concepts and opportunities – and for all other newcomers to the field – we have created a 28-page introduction section, complete with a Carbon Nanotube 101.

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