UK has the world's first nanotechnology initiative, with a Department of Trade
& Industry (DTI) National Nanotechnology Initiative (NION) announced in
1986, followed in 1988 by a four-year LINK Nanotechnology programme. Although
dispersed research involving nanoscale science continued to be funded, this
trailblazing spirit in nanotechnology tailed off sharply thereafter, allowing
other countries to overtake in an area where the UK had to a certain extent
led.
The UK still maintains a vibrant nanotechnology scene with groundbreaking research
in companies and research groups. National action in nanotechnology is now cooridinated
through the KTN (Nanotechnology) and the Technology Strategy Board is currently
planning a new UK strategy for nano.
This 99 page report provides an in-depth analysis of companies, researchers,
government bodies, networks and funding initiatives in the UK
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