Title : 
Nano transformations: a future of our making
         
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
"Nano" denotes the very small in scale, but there is nothing diminutive about the expectations generated by nanotech-the application of fundamental research at the nanoscale.
         
        
            Keywords : 
engineering education; innovation management; international collaboration; investment; nanotechnology; physics education; research and development; technological forecasting; international competition; nano education; nanoscale engineering; nanoscale fundamental research; nanotechnology; national support; new technology; public funding; Agricultural engineering; Agriculture; Computer displays; Economic forecasting; Educational products; Environmental economics; Humans; Industrial economics; International collaboration; Investments;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Electron Devices Meeting, 2003. IEDM '03 Technical Digest. IEEE International
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Washington, DC, USA
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
0-7803-7872-5
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/IEDM.2003.1269156