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NANOEDUCATORS QUARTERLY FORUM

NANOEDUCATORS QUARTERLY FORUM

Participants will receive an overview of nanomedicine and discuss classroom ready examples to engage and introduce students to current and future applications of nanomedicine. Presentations on: Nanomedicine, particularly multifunctional polymeric nanomaterials; How to make the content accessible to students at all levels by creating engaging lessons and programming.

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National Nano Day

NATIONAL NANO DAY

Celebrate how the world’s smallest technologies shape our daily lives.

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Meetings & Events

MEETINGS & EVENTS

At the heart of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) is nanotechnology research and development across the entire continuum, from basic research that fuels new discoveries through application-driven advanced research and development that leads to new products in the market.

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PUBLICATIONS

PUBLICATIONS

Explore NNI documents and reports including Federal Plans, Strategy Documents, Scientific and Technical Reports, Workshop Reports, Supplements to the President’s Budget, and a variety of additional resources…

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NOBEL-WINNING NANO DISCOVERIES

Nanotechnology-enabled discoveries have transformed everyday life, and their potential to shape the future is immense. Here are a few examples of Nobel Prizes related to nanotechnology. Whether you realize it or not, nanotechnology is already part of your daily life.

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News from the NNI community

MXene Nanomaterials Enter a New Dimension
January 30, 2026

MXene Nanomaterials Enter a New Dimension

(Funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy) Researchers who discovered a versatile type of two-dimensional conductive nanomaterial, called a MXene, nearly a decade and...

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Mini tornadoes spin out dried cellulose nanofibers
January 28, 2026

Mini tornadoes spin out dried cellulose nanofibers

(Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy) Researchers developed a new drying technique for cellulose nanofibers that uses counter-rotating vortices (“mini tornadoes”) of heated compressed air to rapidly dehydrate a...

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Articulating the Breakdown of Continuum Descriptions of Nanoconfined Fluid Flows
December 4, 2025

Articulating the Breakdown of Continuum Descriptions of Nanoconfined Fluid Flows

(Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy) Researchers established a theoretical analysis to define two regions, one where nanoscale interfacial dynamics are critical and another where the flow is accurately...

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