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Research > Nanotechnology:
Small science, big impact
There are spaces in the
world too small to be seen with even the most powerful optical
microscopes. Nanotechnology, sometimes referred
to as the science of the very small, has far-reaching economic
and quality-of-life implications. How small is small? A nanometer
is
one-billionth of a meter. The human hair is approximately 80,000
nanometers wide, for example. A nanometer-sized particle also is
smaller than a living cell and can be seen only with the most powerful
microscopes available today. UC research and technologies for
integrated nanosystems target areas such as biomedical, communication
and
networking technologies.
Numerous products featuring the unique properties of nanoscale
materials – including
computer equipment, drug delivery systems and medical diagnostic
tools, burn and wound dressings in hospitals, car parts, protective
coatings on eyeglasses, cosmetics and clothing – are available
to consumers and industry today. And new uses in our homes, offices
and on the road are being envisioned and developed.
The National Science Foundation estimates that two million workers
will be needed to support nanotechnology industries worldwide within
15 years.
What is nanotechnology?
UC systemwide
UC Discovery
Grant
UC Discovery Grants are awarded by the Industry- University
Cooperative Research Program to stengthen and expand California's
economy through UC-industry research partnerships in electronics
manufacturing and new materials. They are state-funded matching
grants for expanding industry participation in UC research and
accelerating growth of California R&D firms. Grants are awarded
for research in the manufacturing of semiconductors and other electronic
materials used in semiconductors, antennas, data storage, flat
panel displays, sensors, smart energy sources, MEMs and biomedical
applications, for example. More than 300 California companies participate
in this UC program.
Berkeley
Berkeley Nanosciences and Nanoengineering Institute
Nanoscience and Nanoengineering Initiative
Nanotech News
from UC Berkeley
Center for Information
Technology Research in the Interest
of Society (CITRIS)
California Institute for Quantitative Biomedical
Research
(QB3)
Center of Integrated Nanomechanical Systems (COINS)
Nanotechnology Initiative Research Group
Berkeley Sensor and
Actuator Center - Develops sensors
and miniature moving mechanical elements (MEMS) using
advanced integrated circuit technology.
Berkeley Nanotechnology Club / Forum
Selected Nanotechnology Papers
Center for Scalable and Integrated Nano-Manufacturing
Western Institute of Electronics
Davis
Nanomaterials in the Environment, Agriculture and
Technology (NEAT)
Center for Biophotonics Science and Technology
Northern California Nanotechnology Center
Center for Information
Technology Research in the Interest
of Society (CITRIS)
Newswatch: "Nanoscience" (transcript
and Realplayer video)
Nanotech research by department:
Engineering (Navrotsky group)
Physics (Kai Liu group)
Nanotech stories:
Davis
receives DuPont nanotechnology patents
Aerogels - solid smoke may have many uses
Ceramics reinforced with nanotubes
Nanotech decoys for viruses
Irvine
Integrated Nanosystems
Research Facility
INRF web forums
UC Irvine Nanotechnology Group
Los Angeles
California NanoSystems Institute
Center for Embedded Networked Sensing
Center for Nanoscience Innovation for Defense
Functional Engineered Nano Architectonics Focus Center
Center for Scalable and Integrated Nano-Manufacturing
Institute for Cell Mimetic Space Exploration
Nano-Art – At
the forefront of the intersection of art and
science, two UCLA professors’ groundbreaking
project,
"
nano," now
on view at the Los Angeles County Museum
of Art, presents the world
of nanoscience through a
participatory aesthetic experience.
Western Institute of Electronics
Merced
Center for Information
Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS)
New lab to unlock multipurpose magic of nanotechnology
UC Merced’s collaboration with Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory will strengthen its programs in environmental sciences,
advanced computing and biotechnology. A combination of nanotechnology
emphasis in engineering and its Livermore connections suggests
exciting prospects for collaborative research and academic programs
on nano-scale issues in physical and inorganic chemistry, biochemistry
and X-ray laser physics.
Riverside
Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering
Center for Nanoscience Innovation for Defense
Functional Engineered Nano Architectonics Focus Center
San Diego
Nanoscale Characterization and Devices Laboratory
Center of Nanotechnology for Treatment, Understanding, and Monitoring of Cancer (NANO-TUMOR)
Jacobs School of Engineering
California Institute for Telecommunications
and Information
Technology - Cal-(IT)²
UCSD CONNECT
San Diego Supercomputer Center
Center for Scalable and Integrated Nano-Manufacturing
San Francisco
California Institute for Quantitative
Biomedical Research
(QB3)
Nanotechnology
brings promise to the field of medicine
Santa Barbara
California NanoSystems Institute
Santa Barbara Nanofabrication Facility
Center for Spintronics and Quantum Computation
National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN)
Center for Nanotechnology in Society
Functional Engineered Nano Architectonics Focus Center
Western Institute of Electronics
Santa Cruz
Baskin School of Engineering - Nanotechnology
Center for Information
Technology Research in the Interest
of Society (CITRIS)
California Institute for Quantitative
Biomedical Research
(QB3)
Advanced Studies Laboratories
University Affiliated Research Center
Quantum Electronics Group
UC-Managed National Laboratories
Berkeley (LBNL)
Molecular Foundry
Nanotechnology and microtechnology research
A conveyor belt for the Nano-Age
Livermore (LLNL)
Center for Micro- and Nanotechnology
Chemistry, Materials and Life Sciences Directorate
Los Alamos (LANL)
Nanoscience research, facilities and programs
Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies - one of five U.S.
Department
of Energy Nanoscale Science Research
Centers
LANL breaks ground for nanoscience building
Nanoscience and nanotechnology fact sheet
Softmatter Nanotechnology and Advanced Spectroscopy
Quantum Institute
Related links
U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative -
A multi-agency R&D
program to coordinate efforts in
nanoscale science,
engineering and technology. In addition to
funding
research, NNI support provides crucial
funds for the
creation of university and government nanoscale R&D
labs, and helps educate the future nanotechnology
workforce.
Nanotech news sites:
News.NanoApex.com
Smalltimes.com
Science Daily Nanotech News
NSTI Nanotech News
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In
2001, the California
NanoSystems Institute was established as one
of four California
Institutes for Science and Innovation, a state-industry
partnership with UC campuses to develop commercial applications
of nanotechnology, educate the next generation of scholars in nanosystems
R&D, and promote development in this key sector of California's
economy. CNSI is a joint effort of UC's Los Angeles and Santa Barbara
campuses.
The new Center
for Nanoscience Innovation for Defense involving
UC's Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Riverside campuses will help
to realize the potential applications of the nanosciences for the
defense sector.
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