Nanotech market to top $1 trillion by 2010 at Nanotechbuzz

A new report from RNCOS, "World Nanotechnology Market - An Industry Update (2005)", predicts that nanotechnology will exceed $1 trillion in the world market by the end of 2010. Government spending on nanotech R&D has increased to over $3 billion per annum, and venture capitalists have increased their investments six times over the previous two years. Companies like Intel, IBM, DuPont, 3M, general electric, Samsung and Hitachi, for instance, spent [...] Read More


Nanotech market to reach $28.7 billion by 2008 at Nanotechbuzz

Nanotechbuzz got the scoop on the soon-to-be released report from Business Communications Company, Inc., "RGB-290 Nanotechnology: A Realistic Market Evaluation." Highlights: The total global demand for nanoscale materials, tools, and devices was estimated at $7.6 billion in 2003. Demand is expected to grow at an average annual growth rate of 30.6% to reach $28.7 billion in 2008. It is believed that nanotechnology is growing twice as fast as other emerging technologies. Global consumption [...] Read More


Nanotech market expected to reach $700 billion by 2007 at Nanotechbuzz

The world's largest market research firm is predicting that the nanotechnology market will grow from $225 billion in 2005 to $700 billion by next year. That's the remarkable conclusion of Research and Markets' hot-off-the-press report, "Nanotechnology - The Coming Revolution". "Until only a few decades ago," notes the report, "nanotechnology was an unknown entity in the public space. But now it is widely known to be the next revolutionizing frontier of science." "It [...] Read More


a nanotech primer at TJ's Weblog

You might have noticed that this publication has largely refrained so far from posting about Nanotech. Simply a matter of focus and indeed I do not think the area can live up to the hype. However the Economist features a survey of Nanotech with some interesting insights: - there is no Nanotech industry as such as inventions in this space tend to help many different industries "If there is one thing everyone agrees [...] Read More


Looking for Nanotech Geek at Creative Weblogging

Creative Weblogging is on the lookout for a super geeky science type weblog editor for our nanotech blog, Nanotechbuzz. Do you wear a pocket protector? Do you sometimes lose your glasses only to find them sitting on top of your head? Do you have weblogging experience and know all kinds of scientific stuff about nanotechnology and the related nanotech industry? Then consider applying for this blogging position. We are looking [...] Read More