1. Nanotechnology research funding and commercialization prospects: U.S. national nanotechnology initiative : planning for the next five years / Mihail C. Roco. Technological marketing for early nanotechnologies / Murielle Batude-Thibierge. Asia-Pacific nanotechnology : research, development, and commercialization / Lerwen Liu. Cooperation with small- and medium-sized enterprises boosts commercialization / Torsten Schmidt. Rapid commercialization of nanotechnology in Japan : from laboratory to business / Hiromichi Maeno. Nanomaterials and smart medical devices / Ottilia Saxl -- 2. Fundamentals and technology: Bridging dimensional and microstructural scaling effects / Uwe Erb ... [et al.]&. Bridging the gap between nanometer and meter / Matthias Meyer, Jeurgen Koglin, and Thomas Fries. Nanometer-scale view of the electrified interface : scanning probe microscopy study / Peter Meuller, Laura Rossi, and Santos F. Alvarado. New technology for an application-specific lab-on-a-chip / Heike Scheafer ... [et al.]&. Impact of nanoscience on heterogeneous catalysis / Sharifah Bee Abd Hamid and Robert Schleogl. Biomimetic nanoscale structures on titanium / Ralf-Peter Franke. Microwave-driven hydrothermal synthesis of oxide nanopowders for applications in optoelectronics / Witold Lojkowski. New approach to improve the piezoelectric quality of ZnO resonator devices by chemomechanical polishing / Jyrki Molarius ... [et al.]&. Self-assembled semiconductor nanowires / Theodore I. Kamins. 3D nanofabrication of rutile TiO b2 s single crystals with swift heavy-ions / Koichi Awazu ... [et al.]& -- 3. Applications: Nanoparticles-based chemical gas sensors for outdoor air quality monitoring / Marie-Isabelle Baraton and Lhadi Merhari. Amorphous electrically conducting materials for transducer applications / Alex Dommann ... [et al.]&. Commercial applications of diamond-based nano- and microtechnology / Peter Gluche ... [et al.]&. Bio-inspired anti-reflective surfaces by imprinting processes / Thomas Sawitowkski, Norbert Beyer, and Frank Schulz. Preparation and properties of MgO-Ni(fe) nanocrystalline composites / Olderich Schneeweiss ... [et al.]&. Nanocrystalline oxides improve the performances of polymeric electrolytes / Silvia Licoccia and Enrico Traversa. Optimized electromechanical properties and applications of cellular polypropylene, a new voided space-charge electret material / Michael Wegener and Werner Wirges.