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National Nanotechnology Initiative at 20 years: enabling new horizons
A succession of breakthrough discoveries at the nanoscale and the transforming vision formulated in 1999, which inspired the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) in the US and other research programs aroun...
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Open AccessThe Journal of Nanoparticle Research victim of an organized rogue editor network!
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Principles of convergence in nature and society and their application: from nanoscale, digits, and logic steps to global progress
Knowledge, technology, and society as well as natural systems are increasingly coherent and complex, and new systems are continuously formed at their interfaces. Convergence is a problem-solving strategy to ho...
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Comparing nanotechnology landscapes in the US and China: a patent analysis perspective
The United States (US) and the People’s Republic of China (China) have the most patents in nanotechnology in their own depositories and overall in the international depositories. This paper compares nanotechno...
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International perspective on nanotechnology papers, patents, and NSF awards (2000–2016)
This paper presents the development of nanotechnology between 2000 and 2016 as reflected in the Web of Science papers, United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), World International Property Organizati...
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Science and technology convergence: with emphasis for nanotechnology-inspired convergence
Convergence offers a new universe of discovery, innovation, and application opportunities through specific theories, principles, and methods to be implemented in research, education, production, and other soci...
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Convergence-Divergence Process
Scientific discovery and technological innovation in various areas evolve in coherence but in a nonuniform manner. This process leads to domains of scientific convergence, technology integration, and divergenc...
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Principles and Methods That Facilitate Convergence
The main benefits of science and technology convergence are increasing creativity, innovation, and productivity. Various methods to improve and expedite convergence aim at adding value in the convergence proce...
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NBIC
Progress in science and technology (S&T) is increasingly integrated across disciplines, application sectors, and societal goals. At the core of this process in the first part of the twenty-first century is the...
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The Era of Convergence
For more than a decade, hundreds of scientists and engineers debated in conferences and contributed to books exploring the need and value of convergence across their fields and with society. Convergence advanc...
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Modeling knowledge diffusion in scientific innovation networks: an institutional comparison between China and US with illustration for nanotechnology
Knowledge is a crucial asset in organizations and its diffusion and recombination processes can be affected by numerous factors. This study examines the influence of the status of individual researchers in soc...
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Living Reference Work Entry In depth
Convergence-Divergence Process
Scientific discovery and technological innovation in various areas evolve in coherence but in a nonuniform manner. This process leads to domains of scientific convergence, technology integration, and divergenc...
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Living Reference Work Entry In depth
The Era of Convergence
For more than a decade, hundreds of scientists and engineers debated in conferences and contributed to books exploring the need and value of convergence across their fields and with society. Convergence advanc...
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Living Reference Work Entry In depth
NBIC
Progress in science and technology (S&T) is increasingly integrated across disciplines, application sectors, and societal goals. At the core of this process in the first part of the twenty-first century is the...
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Living Reference Work Entry In depth
Principles and Methods That Facilitate Convergence
The main benefits of science and technology convergence are increasing creativity, innovation, and productivity. Various methods to improve and expedite convergence aim at adding value in the convergence proce...
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Nanotechnology knowledge diffusion: measuring the impact of the research networking and a strategy for improvement
Given the global increase in public funding for nanotechnology research and development, it is even more important to support projects with promising return on investment. A main return is the benefit to other...
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Journal of Nanoparticle Research: looking forward
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The new world of discovery, invention, and innovation: convergence of knowledge, technology, and society
Convergence of knowledge and technology for the benefit of society (CKTS) is the core opportunity for progress in the twenty-first century. CKTS is defined as the escalating and transformative interactions amo...
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Global nanotechnology development from 1991 to 2012: patents, scientific publications, and effect of NSF funding
In a relatively short interval for an emerging technology, nanotechnology has made a significant economic impact in numerous sectors including semiconductor manufacturing, catalysts, medicine, agriculture, and...
