At the nano-scale, nature exhibits properties - electrical, magnetic, mechanical and optical properties - that are radically different than bulk materials. Thanks to the confluence of advances in instrumentation (e.g., STM, AFM, lasers), computing power, chemistry, physics and biology, we now have the ability to observe, measure, model, manipulate and reproduce materials at the nano-scale. These breakthroughs allow existing products to become better, smaller and faster, as well as entirely new products to be created.
There are tremendous opportunities within nanotechnology and we have assembled a unique group with the ability to understand, to identify and to take advantage of these opportunities.
Selected nanotechnology-related resources:
Wikipedia Definition of Nanotechnology
TryNano from the IEEE Nanotechnology Council
Nano Science and Technology Institute (NSTI)
Nanoforum – European Nanotechnology Gateway
National Nanotechnology Initiative
The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies
Nature Magazine on Nanotechnology
