These investments, made under the auspices of the NNI, have enabled groundbreaking discoveries that have revolutionized science; established world - class facilities for the
characterization of nanoscale materials and their fabrication into nanoscale devices; educated tens of thousands of individuals from undergraduate students to postdoctoral researchers; and fostered the responsible incorporation of nanotechnology into commercial products.
In studies that could be important to understanding the
effects of nanoscale materials on living cells, the researchers are working to understand the suspected oxidative impacts of titanium dioxide nanoparticles.
The EPA launched the Nanoscale Materials Stewardship Program (NMSP) in January and requested that companies provide the agency with info on the composition and
volume of the nanoscale materials they manufacture, import, process or use.
Researchers studying the
behavior of nanoscale materials at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have uncovered remarkable behavior that could advance microprocessors beyond today's silicon - based chips.
A
number of nanoscale materials have been explored as potential electrode materials that could promise far higher performance than today's batteries.
Her work in the
area of nanoscale materials and microstructural evolution during severe plastic deformation has lead to advances in our understanding of this class of materials.