NNI News Releases

Welcome to the Nano.gov newsroom. The National Nanotechnology Initiative –the NNI –envisions a future in which applications of nanotechnology will lead to a revolution in technology and industry that benefits society. At its heart the NNI stimulates collaboration and coordination of nanotechnology R&D among the 25 Federal agencies that are involved.

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NNI Member Agencies Develop New Nanotechnology Signature Initiative

May 14, 2012

Organized under the auspices of the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), the NKI will stimulate the development of models, simulation tools, and databases that enable the prediction of specific properties and characteristics of nanoscale materials and phenomena.

Apr 27, 2012

PCAST Report: NNI Continues to be a “Successful Cooperative Venture”

In this report, PCAST finds that “substantial progress” has been made in expanding the efforts to enable commercialization and coordination with industry. Additionally, the report points to the NNI’s creation of a stand-alone environmental, health, and safety (EHS) research strategy as a crucial milestone in the responsible development of nanotechnology.

Mar 20, 2012

National Nanotechnology Coordination Office Welcomes New Director

Dr. Robert Pohanka joins the NNCO after serving as the Director of the Defense Venture Catalyst Initiative (DeVenCI), where he led and directed the strategy for finding private sector technologies, developed independently of DoD, and transitioned them to DoD Research, Development and Acquisition.

Mar 19, 2012

Celebrate NanoDays 2012 at a Museum Near You

NanoDays-- a nationwide festival of educational programs about nanoscale science and engineering-- is organized by the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net), and takes place nationally from March 24 - April 1, 2012.

Feb 17, 2012

National Nanotechnology Initiative's Budget Brief for FY 2013

NNI's manufacturing and job creation reflected in strong budget numbers for FY 2013; A cross-cut budget of $1.8 billion, totaling a 4% increase over FY 2012, shows the Administrations's continued support of the NNI.

Jan 30, 2012

NRC Report Maps Well with NNI EHS Research Strategy

The agencies participating in the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) appreciate the National Research Council’s (NRC) recently released report. It is unfortunate that the NRC report was already completed and in peer review when the NNI released its EHS Research Strategy in October 2011, which precluded the NRC from considering the NNI’s strategy in its deliberations.

Oct 28, 2011

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) Announces the Initiation of a Public Private Industry Partnership on Translation of Nanotechnology in Cancer (TONIC)

An immediate consequence of this effort will be the formation of a consortium involving government and pharmaceutical, and biotechnology companies. This consortium will evaluate promising nanotechnology platforms and facilitate their successful translation from academic research to clinical environment.

Oct 20, 2011

Federal Government Releases Environmental, Health, & Safety Research Strategy for Nanotechnology

Noon Webinar to Discuss Strategy’s Development and Focus Areas

Sep 19, 2011

SRC and National Science Foundation Award $20 Million to Fund U.S. University Research on "Nanoelectronics for 2020 and Beyond"

Jul 19, 2011

NNI Releases Four Workshop Reports from the nanoEHS Series

The NNI released four reports that are the result of the "nanoEHS" workshop series, part of an ongoing strategy to coordinate nano-EHS research.

Jun 24, 2011