Plunkett's Nanotechnology & MEMs Industry Almanac 2010

Jack W. Plunkett is CEO & Publisher of Plunkett Research, Ltd., a Houston-based provider of market research and industry information in printed and electronic formats. Plunkett Research provides analysis, statistics and other vital data on all major industry sectors, from InfoTech to Retailing to Banking and Nanotechnology. Plunkett's client list includes 10,000 leading corporations, universities and government agencies worldwide. Plunkett's research products are distributed electronically through subscriptions to its website and around the globe by major booksellers and news distributors, including Bloomberg and ThomsonReuters.Jack Plunkett is the author of numerous books, including The Next Boom: What you absolutely, positively have to know about the world between now and 2025. This book won a 2011 gold medal in the Business Book Awards competition sponsored by Axiom and INC Magazine. Plunkett is frequently interviewed as an expert source by publications such as Time magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Investor's Business Daily, media outlets such as NPR's Marketplace, ABC, and CBS Marketwatch, as well as local and regional newspapers and national columnists. Plunkett received an Academic Book of the Year Award for his Plunkett’s Health Care Industry Almanac, and he was a regional finalist in the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards sponsored by Ernst & Young.

Overall, this book is on the right subject at the right time.A" Recommended for engineering and nanotechnology business collections.A" American Reference Books Annual

• PLUNKETT'S NANOTECHNOLOGY & MEMS INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2010 CONTENTS A Short Nanotechnology & MEMS Industry Glossary xi Introduction 1 How To Use This Book 3 Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Nanotechnology and MEMS Industry 7 1) Introduction to Nanotechnology & MEMS 7 2) What is Nanotechnology? 8 3) A Brief History of Nanotechnology's Rapid Emergence 9 4) Advances in Microscopes Enable Nanotechnology Research 10 5) Self-Assembly and Fabrication on the Atomic Level Enable Nanomanipulation 10 6) Innovations in Bucky Balls, Nanotubes and Single Wall Nanotubes (SWNTs) Make Commercial Production a Reality 11 7) Nanotechnology & MEMS Applications in Optics and Displays Lead to a Breakthrough in Wireless Device Screens 12 8) Nanotechnology Will Create Powerful Semiconductors in the Near Future 13 9) Nanotechnology Holds the Key to the Ultradense Digital Memory of the Future 14 10) Nanotechnology Sees Applications in Fuel Cells and Solar Power-Micro Fuel Cells to Power Mobile Devices 14 11) Advances and Applications Are Made in MEMS 15 12) Government and Private Nanotechnology Research Funding is Substantial 16 13) Nanotechnology Safety and Ethics Are a Major Concern 16 14) High-Tech, Nanotech and Smart Fabrics Proliferate 17 15) Nanotechnology Has a Growing Role in Sports Equipment 18 16) Nanotechnology Converges with Biotech 19 17) Nanotechnology Makes Breakthroughs in Health Care 20 18) Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) Ready to Spread/Nanotechnology Applications 20 19) Emphasis on R&D in Nanotechnology 21 20) Nanochemicals Hold Promise for Advanced Coatings and Specialty Chemicals 21 Chapter 2: Nanotechnology Industry Statistics 23 Nanotechnology & MEMS Industry Overview 2010 24 U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Budget: 2009-2011 25 U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Budget History: 2003-2009 26 U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Actual Agency Investments by Program Component Area: 2009 27 U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Estimated Agency Investments by Program Component Area: 2010 28 U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Planned Agency Investments by Program Component Area: 2011 29 U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Centers, Networks & User Facilities 30 Lux Nanotech Index as of May 2010 32 Chapter 3: Nanotechnology & MEMS Industry Contacts Addresses, Telephone Numbers and Internet Sites 33 Chapter 4: THE NANOTECHNOLOGY & MEMS 300: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 61 Industry List, With Codes 62 Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups 64 (The firms grouped by industry, and ranked by sales and profits) Alphabetical Index 72 Index of U.S. Headquarters Location by State 75 Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 78 Index by Regions of the U.S. Where the Firms Have Locations 79 Index by Firms with International Operations 85 Individual Profiles on each of THE NANOTECHNOLOGY & MEMS 300 88 Additional Indexes Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 390 Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Affiliations 391