Posted: August 18, 2009 | |
Mapping nanotechnology in the U.S. |
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(Nanowerk News) Every U.S. state can now lay claim to the nanotechnology revolution. | |
Data released today by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) highlights more than 1,200 [editor's note: here at Nanowerk we have over 1,600 U.S. entries in our nanotechnology directory; so they seem to be missing a few...] companies, universities, government laboratories, and other organizations across all 50 U.S. states and in the District of Columbia that are involved in nanotechnology research, development, and commercialization. This number is up 50 percent from the 800 organizations identified just two years ago. | |
While many of the original "Nano Metro" clusters -- areas with the nation's highest concentration of nanotechnology companies, universities, research laboratories, and organizations -- have maintained their prominence in the field, areas such as Boston have moved up in the rankings, while others, such as Raleigh, N.C., have broken into the top-ranked locations for the first time. | |
This information is part of PEN's interactive map displaying the growing "Nano Metro" landscape, powered by Google Maps(R), and available online at www.nanotechproject.org/121. The map's accompanying analysis ranks cities and states by numbers of companies, academic and government research centers, and organizations and technology focus by sector. | |
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"The rapid growth in nanotechnology activity across the United States illustrates the impact of continued and significant investments in nanoscience and nanoengineering by the federal government and private sector," said PEN Director David Rejeski. "There is now not a single state without organizations involved in this cutting-edge field." |
Source: Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies |
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