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 [and others]. Bridging the gap between nanometer and meter / Matthias Meyer, Jürgen Koglin, and Thomas Fries. Nanometer-scale view of the electrified interface : scanning probe microscopy study / Peter Müller, Laura Rossi, and Santos F. Alvarado. New technology for an application-specific lab-on-a-chip / Heike Schäfer [and others]. Impact of nanoscience on heterogeneous catalysis / Sharifah Bee Abd Hamid and Robert Schlögl. 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 [and others]. Self-assembled semiconductor nanowires / Theodore I. Kamins. 3D nanofabrication of rutile TiO₂ single crystals with swift heavy-ions / Koichi Awazu [and others] -- 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 [and others]. Commercial applications of diamond-based nano- and microtechnology / Peter Gluche [and others]. Bio-inspired anti-reflective surfaces by imprinting processes / Thomas Sawitowkski, Norbert Beyer, and Frank Schulz. Preparation and properties of MgO-Ni(fe) nanocrystalline composites / Oldřich Schneeweiss [and others]. 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.
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Two exciting worlds of science and technology - the nano and micro dimensions. The former is a booming new field of research, the latter the established size range for electronics, and for mutual technological benefit and future commercialization, suitable junctions need to be found. Functional nanostructures such as DNA computers, sensors, neural interfaces, nanooptics or molecular electronics need to be wired to their 'bigger' surroundings. Coming from the opposite direction, microelectronics have experienced an unprecedented miniaturization drive in the last decade, pushing ever further dow.