Welcome to the National Nanotechnology Initiative web site. The NNI envisions a future in which applications of nanotechnology will lead to a revolution in technology and industry that benefits society. 

strategy.nano.gov

NNI Strategic Planning Workshop: Providing Critical Stakeholder Input to the 2010 NNI Strategic Plan
July 13-14, 2010 at the Palomar Hotel in Arlington, VA
The goals of this workshop are to:

  • Bring together those who are new to nanoscale science, engineering, and technology as well as those familiar with the NNI.

  • Obtain stakeholder input regarding the goals and objectives of an updated NNI Strategic Plan. This is currently under development and scheduled for completion by December 2010.

  • Gather suggestions for the U.S. Government interagency task force that is drafting the new plan. This is an update of the December 2007 NNI Strategic Plan (see http://www.nano.gov/NNI_Strategic_Plan_2007.pdf). 

 

WATCH THE ARCHIVED WEBCAST SESSIONS HERE

CLICK HERE TO PROVIDE INPUT TO THE 2010 STRATEGIC PLAN

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE OFFICIAL WORKSHOP PRESS RELEASE

Nanotechnology-Enabled Sensing, Report of the National Nanotechnology Technology Initiative, May 5-7,2009


The NNI is pleased to announce the publication of the report “Nanotechnology-Enabled Sensing” based on a 2009 workshop. This report describes the state-of-the-art in nanotechnology-enabled sensing and identifies high impact opportunity areas as wide-ranging as medicine, national security, agriculture, energy, and transportation. 

AOL.COM Nanotechnology Article

AOL posts NNCO Director Dr. Clayton Teague's response to the recent news series: "Opinion: A Misleading Portrait of Nanotechnology"

nano rust

The NNI plans and hosts a number of workshops and meetings throughout the year based on achieving goals from the 2007 Strategic Plan.

disease detectors

The NNI updates the latest nanotechnology and nanoscience-related funding opportunities drawn from announcements from agency websites, grants.gov, Commerce Business Daily and other government databases.

budget supplement

NNI Supplement to the President's 2011 Budget As indicated in this document, the total investment by NNI member agencies for 2011 is nearly $1.8 billion for nanotechnology R&D. Among other subjects, the document highlights Nanotechnology Signature Initiatives to accelerate nanotechnology development in support of the President's priorities and innovation strategy. NNI member agencies identified areas for these initiatives ripe for significant advances through close and targeted program-level interagency collaboration.

big things brochure

Nanotechnology is the ability to understand and control matter at the nanoscale or about 1 to 100 nanometers. One nanometer is one billionth of a meter. A sheet of paper is 100-thousand nanometers thick. Materials can have different properties at the nanoscale. Learn more from: "Nanotechnology: Big Things from a Tiny World".

NNI Publications