Sections
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| Cover | 1 | 8 |
| CONTENTS | 9 | 2 |
| Glossary | 11 | 15 |
| INTRODUCTION | 26 | 2 |
| HOW TO USE THIS BOOK | 28 | 4 |
| Chapter 1 | 32 | 18 |
| Introduction to Nanotechnology &MEMS | 32 | 2 |
| What is Nanotechnology? | 34 | 1 |
| A Brief History of Nanotechnology | 34 | 1 |
| Advances in Microscopes Enable Nanotechnology Research | 35 | 1 |
| Self-Assembly and Fabrication on the Atomic Level Enable Nanomanipulation | 36 | 1 |
| Innovations in Bucky Balls, Nanotubes and Single Wall Nanotubes (SWNTs) Make Commercial Production a Reality | 36 | 1 |
| Nanotechnology &MEMS Applications in Optics and Displays Lead to a Breakthrough in Wireless Device Screens | 37 | 1 |
| Nanotechnology Will Create Powerful Semiconductors in the Near Future | 38 | 1 |
| Nanotechnology Holds the Key to the Ultradense Digital Memory of the Future | 39 | 1 |
| Nanotechnology Sees Applications in Fuel Cells and Solar Power Micro Fuel Cells to Power Mobile Devices | 40 | 1 |
| Graphene Shows Immense Promise | 41 | 1 |
| Advances and Applications Are Made in MEMS | 41 | 1 |
| Government and Private Nanotechnology Research Funding is Substantial | 42 | 1 |
| Nanotechnology Safety and Ethics Are a Major Concern | 42 | 1 |
| High-Tech, Nanotech and Smart Fabrics Proliferate | 43 | 2 |
| Nanotechnology Has a Growing Role in Sports Equipment | 45 | 1 |
| Nanotechnology Makes Breakthroughs in Health Care | 46 | 1 |
| Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) Ready to Spread/Nanotechnology Applications | 47 | 1 |
| Nanochemicals Hold Promise for Advanced Coatings and Specialty Chemicals | 48 | 2 |
| Chapter 2 | 50 | 10 |
| Nanotechnology &MEMS Industry Overview 2011 | 51 | 1 |
| U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Budget: 2010-2012 | 52 | 1 |
| U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Budget History: 2003-2009 | 53 | 1 |
| U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Actual Agency Investments by Program Component Area: 2010 | 54 | 1 |
| U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Estimated Agency Investments by Program Component Area: 2011 | 55 | 1 |
| U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Planned Agency Investments by Program Component Area: 2012 | 56 | 1 |
| U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Centers, Networks &User Facilities | 57 | 2 |
| Lux Nanotech Index as of May 2011 | 59 | 1 |
| Chapter 3 | 60 | 28 |
| Chapter 4 | 88 | 27 |
| INDUSTRY LIST, WITH CODES | 89 | 2 |
| INDEX OF RANKINGS WITHIN INDUSTRY GROUPS | 91 | 8 |
| ALPHABETICAL INDEX | 99 | 3 |
| INDEX OF U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY STATE | 102 | 3 |
| INDEX OF NON-U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY COUNTRY | 105 | 1 |
| INDEX BY REGIONS OF THE U.S. WHERE THE FIRMS HAVE LOCATIONS | 106 | 6 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS WITH INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS | 112 | 3 |
| Individual Data Profiles On Each Of THE NANOTECHNOLOGY &MEMS 300 | 115 | 286 |
| ADDITIONAL INDEXES | 401 | 20 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS NOTED AS HOT SPOTS FOR ADVANCEMENT FOR WOMEN &MINORITIES | 402 | 1 |
| INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS | 403 | 18 |
