C:
Center for Engineering Science Advanced Research (CESAR) - Conducts fundamental theoretical, experimental, and computational research in intelligent systems [Department of Energy (DOE), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)]

Center for Nanoscopic Materials Design - Defines broad new directions in the nanoscale design and control of self-assembled epitaxial semiconductor quantum dots [National Science Foundation (NSF), Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)]

Center for Nanotechnology - Contains a multimedia gallery of research and development products. [National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Ames Research Center (ARC)]

Center for X-Ray Optics (CXRO) - Demonstrates the scientific capabilities and usefulness of the x-ray and extreme ultraviolet regions of the spectrum and developing equipment and techniques to make these capabilities available [Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)]

Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory (CSTL) - Resource for chemical, biomolecular, and chemical engineering measurements, data, models, and reference standards [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST)]

Collective Phenomena in Restricted Geometries (CPRG) - Research on the collective dynamics of photons, fluids, and electrons within ordered nanostructured matter [National Science Foundation (NSF), Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)]

Columbia University Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) - Investigating how nanoparticles can be combined to form useful films [National Science Foundation (NSF), Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)]

Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) - [National Science Foundation (NSF), Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)]

F:
Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center (FLC MRC) - A principal center covering basic LC science to the development of materials and devices with enhanced capabilities for electro-optic, nonlinear optic, and other novel applications [National Science Foundation (NSF), Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)]

H:
Harvard University Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) - Research focuses on micromechanical systems, engineering interfaces between synthetic and biological systems, and electronic microsystems [National Science Foundation (NSF), Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)]

J:
Johns Hopkins University Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) - Focuses on nanostructures made from novel materials that exhibit enhanced magneto-electronic properties [National Science Foundation (NSF), Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)]

L:
Linac Coherent Light Source - A project to build the world's first x-ray free electron laser which will permit scientists to explore new domains in the ultra-fast and ultra-small world. [Department of Energy (DOE), Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)]

M:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Materials Science and Engineering - Research covers microphotonic materials, nanostructured polymers, electronic transport in mesoscopic semiconductors, microstructure and mechanical performance of polymeric materials, and doped mott insulators [National Science Foundation (NSF), Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)]

Materials Research Science and Engineering Center on Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces - Carries out research in the formation, characterization, and exploitation of materials at the nanoscale - the scale of individual atoms [National Science Foundation (NSF), Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)]

Materials Science and Engineering Center - Expertice in materials techniques with capabilities ranging from electronic and optical materials to failure analysis [Department of Energy (DOE), Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)]

Molecular Foundry - Design, synthesis and characterization of nanoscale materials. [Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)]

N:
Nano Science, Engineering, and Technology (NSET) - Fundamental sciences work in soft materials interfaces; synthesis and characterization; nanoscale biological processes; and theory, modeling and simulation [Department of Energy (DOE), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)]

Nano*High - Provides upcoming and archived lectures on nanoscience from world-renowned scientists for high school students and teachers including educational resources and links. [Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)]

Nanobiotechnology Center (NBTC) - Applies the tools and processes of nano-microfabrication to build devices for studying biosystems [National Science Foundation (NSF), Science and Technology Centers (STC)]

Nanotechnology Programs at NIST - Nanotechnology is the new frontier of science and engineering. [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST)]

Nanotechnology Regulation - An information site devoted to the Food and Drug Administration's regulation of products that use nanotechnology. The site links to various nanotechnology resources, and it offers slide shows and other presentations on the subject [Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA)]

Nanotechnology resources - Access to over 700 publications on nanotechnology [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Technical Information Service (NTIS)]

National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) - Links to information about research, centers, meetings, industry, publications, conferences, professional societies, and courses [National Science Foundation (NSF)]

P:
Physical Sciences Directorate - Projects range from range from quantum-level understanding of materials to the synthesis of novel materials [Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)]

Physical, Chemical, & Nano Sciences Center - Expertise in nanoscale structures and devices, the science base for predictive materials performance and reliability, advanced sensing science, and the science of semiconductor technologies [Department of Energy (DOE), Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)]

Physics - Conducts applied research to develop measurement systems, often with emphasis on hardened, noncontact sensors for field measurements, industrial process control, or insitu use [Department of Energy (DOE), Idaho National Laboratory (INL)]

Physics Laboratory - Providing measurement services and research for electronic, optical and radiation technology [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST)]

Princeton Center for Complex Materials (PCCM) - Studies unusual phases and excitations in low-dimensional electronic materials, organic thin films and quantum structures, amphiphilic polymers-functional materials through self assembly, and bioinspired composites [National Science Foundation (NSF), Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)]

S:
Sandia Physical, Chemical, and Nano Sciences Center - Expertise in physical, chemical, and nano sciences that will enable future microsystems [Department of Energy (DOE), Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)]

T:
The National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN) - A link to University Centers that perform nanotechnology research. [Ad Hoc Organizations, National Science Foundation (NSF)]

U:
University of Alabama Materials Research Science & Engineering Center (MRSEC) - Focuses on thin film media and particulate materials for ultra-high density information storage [National Science Foundation (NSF), Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)]

University of Maryland/Rutgers Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) - Research focuses on polarization dynamics in ferroelectric thin films, surface nanostructures: from fluctuations to driven systems, and metal oxides with high spin polarization [National Science Foundation (NSF), Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)]

University of Pennsylvania Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) - Focuses on functional biomolecular materials, carbon nanotube-derived materials, microscale soft materials, and multifunctional complex oxides [National Science Foundation (NSF), Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)]