Nanomaterials

Technology Map Contents

Arpil 2008

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Importance of the Technology

The Technology in Brief

• Nanotechnology and Nanoscience Concepts
• Nanomaterials
  • Nanoparticles
  • Nanocrystalline materials
  • Dendrimers
  • Nanoporous Materials
  • Nanofilms and Nanocoatings
  • Nanofibers
  • Nanocapsules
  • Nanowires
  • Quantum Dots
  • Nanocomposites
  • Special Carbonaceous Nanomaterials
• Top-Down and Bottom-Up Manufacturing
• Top-Down Approaches
  • Nanoimprint Lithography
  • Printing
• Bottom-Up Approaches
• Synthesis and Manufacture of Nanomaterials
• Computer Modeling and Simulation
• Nanometrology

Commercial Development Parameters

• Demand Factors
• General Constraints
• Synergistic Technologies
  • Chemicals, Minerals, and Materials Technologies and Processes
  • Computational Analysis, Characterization, and Inspection Tools
  • Information-Processing Technologies
  • Energy and Storage Technologies
  • Nanobiotechnology
  • Nanomanufacturing Techniques
• Competing Technologies
• Required Resources
• Regulatory Factors

Areas to Monitor

• Engineering Materials and Structures "By Design"
• Real-World Use of CNTs
• Nanomaterial Costs
• Nanotoxicity
• Intellectual-Property strategies
• Nanoelectronics and Moore's Law
• Nanomanufacture
• Nanomaterials and Process Integration
• Nanobiotechnology
• Funding Sources
• Advanced Computational Methods
• Characterization and Diagnostic Tools
• Public Perceptions
• Molecular Self-Assembly and Replication: Wild Card

Implications of Commercialization

• Emergence of Advanced Nanomaterials
• Nanobiotechnology Prospects
• Carbon-nanotube–Based Electronics
• Niche Applications
• Nano-Bio-IT Convergence

Opportunities

• Automotive Industry
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Aerospace and Defense Industry
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Nanoelectronics
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Sensors
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Energy Conversion
  • Photovoltaics
  • Fuel Cells
  • Thermoelectricity
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Energy Storage
  • Rechargeable Batteries and Supercapacitors
  • Hydrogen Storage
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities: Rechargeable Batteries
  • Commercial Opportunities: Supercapacitors
  • Commercial Opportunities: Hydrogen Storage
• Medicine and Health Care
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Cosmetics and Personal-Care Products
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Consumer Products
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Construction Products
• Environmental
• Propellants, Explosives, and Pyrotechnics

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