Nanotechnology Research – Initiatives, Networks & Associations

FUNFOX is a European Commission funded program which will demonstrate the capabilities of photonic crystals (PhC) to provide miniature and improved semiconductor optoelectronic devices needed in metropolitan core and access segments of optical networks.

FUNMAT is a newly established national consortium for research within functional materials and nanotechnology and has four senior partners: The University of Oslo; Norwegian University for Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim; SINTEF, Trondheim and Oslo; Institute for Energy Technology (IFE).

GALAXY - GALs interfAce for compleX digital sYstem integration. This EU project proposes to provide an integrated GALS (Globally Asynchronous, Locally Synchronous) design flow, together with novel Network-on-Chip capabilities, that will materially aid embedded system design for a significant class of problems. The project will evaluate the ability of the GALS approach to solve system integration issues and, by implementing a complex wireless communication system on an advanced 45nm CMOS process, explore the low EMI properties, inherent low-power features and robustness to process variability problems in nanoscale geometries.

(In French) This research group of the French CNRS researches the electronic structure of nanomaterials.

(In French) This research group of the French CNRS deals with all aspects of researching and developing nanoelectronics.

(In French) This research group of the French CNRS researches nanowires for applications in NEMS, nanoelectronics and semiconductors.

A nonprofit corporation organized to promote the research, education, development, funding, and commercialization of nanotechnology in Georgia by bringing together universities, research scientists, laboratories, emerging nanotechnology companies, large corporations with nanotechnology initiatives, private and public sources of funding, state and federal nanotechnology programs, and economic and legal advisors.

Initiated and coordinated by BAuA, UBA (Federal Environment Agency), BfR (Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) and BAuA have developed a joint research strategy, that addresses especially health and environmental risks of engineered nanoparticles. The draft proposes 25 different projects on nanotechnology.

Nano-map is a graphical tool for the visualization of the regional distribution of relevant nanotechnology institutions in Germany including major enterprises, SMEs, networks, research centers, university institutes, funding agencies, technology transfer and financing institutions.

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) is the central self-governing organisation of science and research in Germany. As a publicly funded research foundation, the DFG's defined mission is to fund and promote all fields of science and the humanities. Major research focus is on nanotechnology.

The Girvan Institute of Technology is a non-profit, public benefit corporation chartered to facilitate the transfer, development and commercialization of technologies and to foster the growth of early-stage high-tech companies.

The GoodNanoGuide is a collaboration platform designed to enhance the ability of experts to exchange ideas on how best to handle nanomaterials in an occupational setting. It is meant to be an interactive forum that fills the need for up-to-date information about current good workplace practices, highlighting new practices as they develop.

Will graphene really take the semiconductor industry towards the 'Beyond CMOS' era? Some answers to this key question are sought through experiment and simulation in this European research project on Graphene-based Nanoelectronic Devices called GRAND.

The alliance facilitates nanotechnology resource exchange, networking, development collaboration, and educational outreach activities between non-profit organizations in the greater Washington D.C. area.

The project's goal is 1) to identify key actors and emerging/potential national and Nordic knowledge bases in the cross-over fields of eco-efficient nanotechnology and construction; 2) to analyse the dynamics of value chains and innovation systems active in this field and point to policy action; 3) to assess and contribute to firm strategizing about the application of eco-efficient nanotechnology in construction; and 4) to create a Nordic platform for linking actors and stakeholders in the field, to pool and disseminate a better understanding of potentials of eco-efficient nanotechnology in construction.

GreenFacts is an independent non-profit organization with a multi-stakeholder governance and a non-advocacy policy. Their mission is to bring complex scientific reports on health and the environment to the reach of non-specialists. One of the focus areas is nanotechnologies.

The goal of the center, a collaboration of several universities, is to develop tools for understanding nanoscale systems that link Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

The objectives of the HelsinkiNano initiative are to spur the Helsinki region into a central position in nanoscience and technology, promote the use of nanotechnology in commercial applications, and strengthen cooperation networks within the field.

(German language site) An initiative to support nanotechnology activities from the Ministry of Economy of the German state Hesse.

The network of NanoScience edited by the Department of Surface Modification and Nanostructures, Chemical Research Center, Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

This EU FP7 funded project aims to improve access to information and opportunities for international collaboration. Among other things it provides an electronic archive of nanoscience publications that is freely accessible to researchers around the globe and an electronic database of nanoscience organizations and networks in the International Cooperation Partner Countries.

The purpose of the nanotechnology committee of the IEC is to deal with the relevant nanotechnological aspects in developing generic standards for electrical and electronic products and systems. Typically, these concern electronics, optics, magnetics and electromagnetics, electroacoustics, multimedia, telecommunication, and energy production and, more specifically, terminology and symbols, measurement and performance, reliability, design and development, electromagnetic compatibility.

The IEEE Nanotechnology Council is a multi-disciplinary group whose purpose is to advance and coordinate work in the field of Nanotechnology carried out throughout the IEEE in scientific, literary and educational areas. The Council supports the theory, design, and development of nanotechnology and its scientific, engineering, and industrial applications.

This website had been specifically developed to deliver the findings of two European Nanotechnologies Projects funded by the European Commission' Sixth Framework Programme, under priority 3: Nanotechnology and nanosciences, knowledge-based multifunctional materials and new production processes and devices (NMP). The complimentary activities of these projects has meant they are now co-ordinated as cluster project delivering the findings through a single dissemination channel.

The Nanotechnology Research and Education Foundation (IndiaNano) is a not for profit society established to promote the infusion of new technologies into manufacturing enterprises in India.