Northern California's preeminence in cutting edge technologies, venture capital, hi-tech industries and entrepreneurial spirit, provide the competitive advantage for the region to become a leading nanotechnology cluster. By facilitating a multidisciplinary approach to develop the biotechnology, molecular electronics, advanced materials and manufacturing technologies of Northern California, we are redefining the industries that will dominate science and the economy in the 21st century.



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WASHINGTON — A nanotechnology report attached to a Bush administration supplemental budget request touts the technology as the next big thing in areas like data storage, sensors and manufacturing. The Bush administration requested $849 million for nanotechnology research in its fiscal 2004 budget request.

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