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Nanotechnology in Action

NANOTECHNOLOGY IN ACTION

Although nanotechnology remains an active area of research and development, these are just a few examples of how it’s impacting our everyday lives.

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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

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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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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Treating liver disease with microscopic nanoparticles
December 4, 2025

Treating liver disease with microscopic nanoparticles

(Funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health) Biomedical engineering researchers are exploring a novel treatment for alcohol-related liver disease using nanoparticles a thousand times...

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Nanoparticle Blueprints Reveal Path to Smarter Medicines
December 4, 2025

Nanoparticle Blueprints Reveal Path to Smarter Medicines

(Funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy) Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are the delivery vehicles of modern medicine, carrying cancer drugs, gene therapies and vaccines...

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