Nanotechnology Research – Initiatives, Networks & Associations

This virtual centre of expertise brings together leading edge academic research and expertise in applied materials chemistry at the universities of Bolton, Liverpool, Manchester and the molecular modelling capabilities of the Science and Technology Facilities Council at Daresbury, all in the UK. KCMC aims to drive industrial growth for the UK chemistry-using industries through the coordination, development and exploitation of leading edge materials chemistry research.

South Korean nanotechnology portal.

(Spanish/English language website) ReLANS provides a discussion forum and act as a source for information exchange about the issues related to the process of nanotechnology development in Latin America.

The Lehigh Nanotech Network maintains a strong, connected nanotechnology cluster in an opportunity-rich networking environment to: Advance nanotechnology business, partnerships, and workforce development; Connect academic research with business drivers for commercialization; Promote visibility and alignment of the network with government initiatives and policies; Facilitate inclusion of socioeconomics, arts, and education in nanotechnology pursuits; Establish a nanotechnology identity for the membership.

This EU 6th Framewrok project brings together leaders in the field of magnetoelectronics to adapt the technology not just for data storage and memory, but also for computation.

MAGMANet is an interdisciplinary Network of Excellence that focuses on the magnetic properties of molecular based systems. The consortium comprises 22 leading European players in the field from 8 EU states plus Romania and Switzerland. The entire range of expertise necessary for carrying out research in molecular magnetism is involved, from theoretical and solid state physics, to synthetic organic and inorganic chemistry.

MANCEF globally supports the creation, exchange, and dissemination of knowledge vital to people, organizations, and governments interested in the commercialization of miniaturization technologies.

This European Nanotechnologies Project is 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 first level objective of the project is to provide the manufacturing industry with an entirely new platform for manufacturing (i.e. even beyond micromanufacturing), by way of the high productivity, high resolution, direct, one step laser sintering process.

A 300-acre greenfield site designed to become the nanoelectronics manufacturing and R&D cluster for the state of New York.

A project of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative to foster research, new ventures and new job creation from the Commonwealth's rich base of nanoscale science and engineering.

The research of the group is centered around the optical antenna properties of metallic nanostructures.

The group is interested in the development of novel optical techniques and their applications in cell biology and nanotechnology.

(Site in German) The BMBF supported research project on metal gate electrodes and epitaxial oxides as gate stacks for future CMOS logic and memory generations (MEGA EPOS) refers to the BMBF research program IKT2020 - Elektronik und Mikrosysteme. The consortium is coordinated by Gesellschaft für Angewandte Mikro- und Optoelektronik (AMO) and consists of seven partners acting from basic research to application.

An information resource for the MEMS and Nanotechnology development community

The main scientific objective of the partners of this consortium is to develop new types of artificial materials, referred to below as metamaterials, with electromagnetic properties that cannot be found among natural materials. The results of this development should lead to a conceptually new range of radio, microwave, and optical technologies, based on revolutionary new materials made by large-scale assembly of some basic elements (nanoscopic and microscopic) in unprecedented combinations.

Establish and strengthen an international network of excellence in the field of Micro- and Nanotechnology with Austrian leadership

MANA is a collaboration to develop and position the tri-state region (PA, NJ, DE) as a global hub for the expanded research, development, application and commercialization of nanotechnology

Turkish center of excellence for nanotechnology & biotechnology

(Site in Dutch) A network to strengthen the economic acitivities of companies active in the areas of micro- an nanotechnologies.

The aim of the network MINAEAST-NET is to prepare the participation of organisations from associated candidate countries (ACCs) for projects in FP6 in the area of Micro and Nano Technologies (MNT). The main objective is networking on micro and nanotechnologies, according to priority thematic areas 2 (IST) and 3 (NMP) from FP 6.

A 'competitiveness cluster' that brings together major corporations, small and mid-sized businesses, government agencies, and organizations from the public and private sectors to develop a unique hybrid of micro- and nanotechnologies and embedded software.

(Portugese language site) The nanotechnology information site of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Brazil.

MINOS-EURONET is devoted to stimulating, encouraging and facilitating the participation of New Member States (NMS) and the Associated Candidate Countries (ACC) in the activities of IST. The proposal has a pan-European focus on one strategic objective in IST, namely micro- and nanosystems.

In the process of being set up.

MN Nano is a statewide, private sector led coalition of industry, higher educational institutions, government entities, service providers and investors with a common goal to establish Minnesota's standing as a region of excellence in nanoscience.