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Who is winning the global nanorace?

Nature Nanotechnology volume 1, pages 81–83 (2006)Cite this article

Analysis of scientific papers, patent applications and funding, by geography and area of nanotechnology, reveals the different strengths and weaknesses of Europe with respect to the US, Japan and the rest of the world.

Nanotechnology is expected to be one of the most important technologies of this century because if offers solutions to a variety of health and environmental problems. Moreover, new nanomaterials and nanodevices will have a major impact in many areas of the global economy. Indeed, analysts estimate that the market for nanotechnology products will increase to $2,600 billion by 2014, and that ten million new jobs will be created in areas of manufacturing related to nanotechnology by then1.

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Hullmann, A. Who is winning the global nanorace?. Nature Nanotech 1, 81–83 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2006.110

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