| Posted: April 16, 2007 | |
Building up nanotechnology research |
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| (Nanowerk News) An article in Chemical & Engineering News look s at the National Nanotechnology Initiative's (NNI) funding of more than 60 facilities, centers, and networks linking existing facilities and activities across university campuses. | |
| When on the campus of any major U.S. research university with a nanotechnology agenda, look up, look around. Don't think small. One of the most tangible results of the billions of dollars being invested in nanotech research is likely to be a building looming in front of you. | |
| "The infrastructure will be a legacy of NNI," says Celia I. Merzbacher, assistant director for technology R&D in the Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP). She also serves on the National Science & Technology Council's Subcommittee on Nanoscale Science, Engineering & Technology, which oversees NNI. | |
| The article looks at the various nanotechnology center built around the U.S. | |
| A complete list of the NNI-funded nanotechnology centers can be found on the NNI's website. The NNI's 2007 update report "The National Nanotechnology Initiative - Supplement to the President's 2007 Budget", which is available on the NNI's website, also contains this timeline: | |
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| NNI Centers,networks, and user facilities (Source: NNI) | |
| Source: Chemical & Engineering News |
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