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Workshops & Events
Dec 2018: New Orleans, LA
Dec 2018: Waikiki Beach, HI
IEEE NanoMed 2018: The 12th IEEE International Conference on Nano/Molecular Medicine and Engineering
Dec 2018: Alexandria, VA
2018 NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Grantees Conference
Current Solicitations
Jun 21, 2016; Nov 22, 2016; Jun 21, 2017; Nov 22, 2017; Jun 21, 2018; Nov 22, 2018
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Nanotechnology Signature Initiatives and Nanotechnology-Inspired Grand Challenges
The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office leads two major efforts to enhance coordination and collaboration among the participating agencies of the National Nanotechnology Initiative and to engage with the public: Nanotechnology Signature Initiatives and Nanotechnology-Enabled Grand Challenges.
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Nanotechnology Research and Development Infrastructure
Under the National Nanotechnology Initiative, several participating agencies have built or supported the development of user facilities and have established and developed multidisciplinary research and education centers across the United States.
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Responsible Development of Nanotechnology
With the advent of new technologies, including nanotechnology, one should consider both potential benefits and unintended risks to human health and the environment that might accompany development.
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Nanotechnology Commercialization
NNI agencies are collaborating with industry to facilitate the commercialization of federally funded nanotechnology discoveries.
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Teaching about Nanotechnology
K–12 teachers can teach about nanotechnology with these resources.
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Networks and Communities
The NNI supports various networks and communities, including the U.S. Nano and Emerging Tech Student and Teacher Networks, the U.S.-EU Communities of Research, and a fledgling Entrepreneurship Community of Research.
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Learn About Nanotechnology
This newly updated NNI brochure introduces basic concepts in nanotechnology. Big Things from a Tiny World provides a general overview or nanotechnology and how it is used today.
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