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Article: The national nanotechnology initiative: present at the creation; The U.S. government was a pioneer in supporting nanoscale research; now it must boost funding to maintain the nation's leadership.
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- Issues in Science and Technology
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- June 22, 2005
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The United States, which made a major early commitment to nanotechnology in 2000, has been the world's research leader, but as the promise of nanotechnology has grown the government commitment has flattened. We are concerned that lukewarm support for nanoscale science and engineering (S & E) puts U.S. technological leadership at risk and might prevent the country from realizing the full potential of nanotechnology.
President Clinton unveiled the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) in a major science policy address at Caltech on January 21, 2000. His fiscal year (FY) 2001 budget proposed almost doubling the federal funding for nanoscale S & E from $270 ...