Funding Opportunities
Every week the NNI will be updating the latest nanotechnology and nanoscience-related funding opportunities drawn from announcements from agency websites, grants.gov, Commerce Business Daily and other government databases.
New Nanoprobe Network Website Launches
The Nanoprobe Network is a electronic platform for international community building around technical issues related to probes at the nanometer scale. It is a free, user-driven website for collaboration, communication, and information exchange on all research relating to the local probing of phenomena at the nanoscale. This is a focal point for resources which include featured blogs, user discussions, shared software, and Probe-Pedia - the new on-line encyclopedia for scanning probes. You are invited to log in and participate: voice your opinions on scientific advances, exchange hints and advice in the Forums, comment on blogs, list news and events of interest to the community, write or edit an article in Probe-Pedia, and contribute or download images, audio, video, software, and presentations. Live events include topical panels and featured discussions. To promote this new resource, prizes for new users and content contributed to the site will be awarded. Visit http://nanoprobenetwork.org today to join and participate. Twelve Nano Centers Win Funding in Triennial Competition
Twelve centers involved in nanotechnology research, including four new centers, were awarded funding as part of a National Science Foundation (NSF) competition. In total, 14 centers around the country received funding as a result of this year’s Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSECs) competition, which is held every three years.
OSHA Launches Nanotechnology Webpage
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched a
new nanotechnology section of their website. The pages address
potential benefits and applications of the emerging science, the health
and safety research priorities within the agency, as well as what OSHA
standards apply to the field of nanotechnology.
Science of Small
May 2008 —Nanotechnology offers the possibility to understand and control matter at the nanoscale better. Through the funding support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Services (CREES), land-grant university researchers are learning how to manipulate matter like never before.
See these videoclips for illustrations.
- New Skin: Scientists in Illinois are using corn protein to create new skin and deliver medicine through nanotubes.
- Following the Flow: Researchers are discovering how nano-scale tracers can uncover the sources of pollution in America's farm fields and waters.
- Super Cloth: Using nanotechnology, Cornell scientists created a fabric that can detect biohazards like E. coli and other pathogens.
- Disease Detectors: Scientists have developed nanoscale biosensors that can help detect diseases on farms and in hospitals.
NNI FY 2009 Budget Supplement
The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) budget report for 2009 has been released and provides $1.5 billion for nanotechnology research and development (R&D), reflecting steady growth in investments by NNI member agencies as the Initiative enters its eighth year.
The NNI encompasses the nanotechnology-related activities of 25 Federal agencies. For more information on the 2009 NNI budget, visit the Funding section of this website or view the full pdf version.
Big Things from a Tiny World
New nanotechnology brochure released.
The world of nanotechnology can be difficult for a non-scientist to
grasp, and few publications for general readers exist. Now, the
National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO), with assistance
from scientists in the 25 agencies of the National Nanotechnology
Initiative, has produced a brochure that is geared to a broad public: