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2016 NNI Strategic Planning Stakeholder Workshop: Registration Now Open

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(April 4, 2016) Registration is now open for the 2016 Strategic Planning Stakeholder workshop. The goal of this workshop is to obtain input from stakeholders – both those new to nanoscale science, engineering, and technology and those already familiar with these fields and with the NNI – regarding the vision for the second era of the National Nanotechnology Initiative, known as NNI 2.0. Participants will be invited to comment on key aspects of the upcoming 2016 NNI Strategic Plan.

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Registration is now open for the 2016 Strategic Planning Stakeholder workshop.

NNI Agencies Announce Nanotechnology Signature Initiative for Water Sustainability

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(March 23, 2016) As a part of the White House Water Summit held yesterday on World Water Day, the Federal agencies participating in the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) announced the launch of a Nanotechnology Signature Initiative (NSI), Water Sustainability through Nanot

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This announcement coincides with the White House Water Summit and World Water Day.

Inspiring with Nano: NNCO Highlights a Suite of Education and Outreach Activities

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As highlighted in the White House blog today, the National Science Foundation (NSF), in partnership with NBC Learn, has launched Nanotechnology: Super Small Science, a series of videos for middle and high school students.  This video series features six

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With the release of three multimedia contests, two video series, and an animation project, the NNCO and the Federal agencies participating in the NNI are inspiring the next generation of scientists and engineers by expanding K-12 and college outreach.

Winner Announced for NNI’s EnvisioNano 2.0 Nanotechnology Image Contest

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(September 30, 2015) The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO) is pleased to announce the winner of the second round of EnvisioNano, a nanotechnology image contest for students. Elizabeth Sawicki, a member of the Medical Scholars Program and the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, won the top honors for her image entitled Gelatin Nanoparticles in Brain. Ms.

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Elizabeth Sawicki, a member of the Medical Scholars Program and the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, won the top honors for her image entitled Gelatin Nanoparticles in Brain.

Obama Administration Announces New Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Innovation Hub in San Jose, CA

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(August 28, 2015) Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, the seventh of nine new manufacturing institutes underway will invest $171 million in advancing next-generation flexible hybrid electronics manufacturing, fostering American leadership in manufacturing technologies from smart bandages to self-monitoring weapons systems to wearable devices.

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Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, the seventh of nine new manufacturing institutes underway will invest $171 million in advancing next-generation flexible hybrid electronics manufacturing, fostering American leadership in manufacturing technologies from smart bandages to self-monitoring weapons systems to wearable devices.

Call Scheduled for Nano and Emerging Tech Student Network

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(August 3, 2015) The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office is hosting a teleconference on August 10th for undergraduate students interested in participating in a network of student groups focused on emerging technology, research, and entrepreneurship! Email nanoed@nnco.nano.gov if you want to join the call.

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The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office is hosting a teleconference on August 10th for undergraduate students interested in participating in a network of student groups focused on emerging technology, research, and entrepreneurship! Email nanoed@nnco.nano.gov if you want to join the call.

New Public-Private Reciprocal Linking Agreement Supports the Goals of the NNI's Nanotechnology Knowledge Infrastructure (NKI)

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Articles on ScienceDirect and scientific and biomedical research data within NCI's cancer Nanotechnology Laboratory portal are now reciprocally linked 

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Articles on ScienceDirect and scientific and biomedical research data within NCI's cancer Nanotechnology Laboratory portal are now reciprocally linked, supporting the goals of the NNI's Nanotechnology Signature Initiative Nanotechnology Knowledge Infrastructure (NKI).

NNI Opens the Second Round of the Student Multimedia Contests

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In Honor of the 15th Anniversary of President Clinton's Landmark Speech Announcing the NNI    

 

 

 

 

 

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The NNI is now accepting submissions for the second cycle of the video and image contests for students.

ACS Hosting Special Webinar on Nano-Inspired Grand Challenges Next Tuesday

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The American Chemical Society (ACS) is holding a special webinar to address the White House’s recently announced Nanotechnology-Inspired Grand Challenges, featuring ACS Nano Editor-in-Chief Paul Weiss and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy’s Lloyd Whitman. View ACS’s announcement below and register for the July 7th webinar. This event is free and open to ACS members as well as the general public.

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The American Chemical Society (ACS) is holding a special webinar to address the White House’s recently announced Nanotechnology-Inspired Grand Challenges.

OSTP Calls for Nanotechnology-Inspired Grand Challenges

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***This RFI is now closed. Check our NNI News Releases for updates.***

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The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO) is pleased to highlight an important Request for Information (RFI) issued today by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) seeking suggestions for Nanotechnology-Inspired Grand Challenges for the Next Decade.