1. Nanotechnology Research and Innovation Systems Assessment Group Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University (NSEC # SES 0531194) Authors: Philip Shapira, a Jan Youtie, Alan Porter, Juan Rogers, Georgia Institute of Technology Nanotechnology Research and Innovation Systems Assessment Group – Georgia Institute of Technology Key Research Questions Where? When? With whom? With what implication? Who is doing what in nano research and innovation? The Georgia Tech research group on nanotechnology research and innovation systems assessment undertakes research on and analyses of developments and implications of the trajectories and organization of nanotechnology research and nanotechnology enterprise and commercialization. Web site: www.nanpolicy.gatech.eduwww.nanpolicy.gatech.edu a Email: pshapira@gatech.edu Membership of Georgia Tech RISA group (2010-2011) Masters and BS Travis Horsley* Audrey Campbell* Annie Bidgood* Associates Yu Meng Jue Wang Visiting Researchers Lidan Gao (CAS) Tingting Ma (BIT) Wenping Wang (BIT) IISC Nils Newman Webb Myers Lead researchers Philip Shapira Alan Porter Jan Youtie Juan Rogers Doctoral students Li Tang** Stephen Carley* Luciano Kay** Sanjay Arora** **CNS-ASU; * related NSF project The 15 leading public sponsors of nanotechnology research 1 Funding OrganizationCountry# Publications% of TotalCumulative 1National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)China1022211% 2U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)US66517%18% 3China Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)China47195%24% 4European Union (R&D programs)EU35454%27% 5U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)US31153%31% 6China Ministry of Education (MOE)China30973%34% 7U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)US30083%38% 8U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)US25753%40% 9German Research Foundation (DFG)Germany25533%43% 10 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT)Japan23963%46% 11Taiwan National Science Council (NSC)Taiwan18242%48% 12 Korea Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Development (MEST) South Korea17332%50% 13Russian Academy of SciencesRussia12821%51% 14 Nature Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)Canada12171%52% 15Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) South Korea12151%54% Subtotal4915254% Total91614100% Nano multidisciplinarity 2 Nano encompasses multiple disciplines, as is the case with other emerging technologies, but clusters around core fields Nature Nanotechnology References Active nanostructures 3  Shift? Yes, after 2006  21,000+ articles from WOS/SCI from 1995 to 2008  Product implications  Remote Actuated (e.g., Magnetic, electrical, light and wireless tagged nanotechnologies)  Environmentally Responsive (e.g., actuators, drug delivery)  Miniaturized (e.g., molecular electronics)  Hybrid (e.g., uncommon material combinations, biotic- abiotic, organic-inorganic in chips)  Transforming (e.g., self- healing materials) Nano EHS 4 Little short term spread of nano EHS (1000 random nano pubs.) Citations of nanotechnology publications Corporate entry 5 Nano’s transition from discovery to application Ratio of corporate patents to corporate articles Leading US Nanodistricts by Publications and Cluster Type 1.9 or less 2.0 – 2.9 3.0 – 3.9 4.0 – 4.9 5.0 – 5.9 6.0 – 9.9 Nanotechnology Publications 1990-2007* x 1000 ONEOFF GOV TLEAD LENT GEOG UNIV DIV Nanodistrict Cluster Assignments Legend Forecasting nanobiosensor applications 6 Piezoeletric biosensor Piezoelectric effect Nanostructures 0D: Nanoparticles 1D: Nanowires 2D: Thin films 3D: Nanowire stacks Analytical Functions Quantum effect Catalytic function Enhanced heat transfer Enhanced electron transfer High binding capacity Biosensors Magnetic biosensor Thermometric biosensor Electrochemical biosensor Conductometric biosensor Optical biosensor Improved detection limit (e.g., single molecular detection) High sensitivity High selectivity (or specificity) Fast response High Stability (Ruggedness) Nano-Enhanced Biosensing Portable (or field deployable) Superparamagnetic effect Electro/chemiluminescent effect Plasma-optical effect 1.Analysis of Georgia Tech global nanotechnology publications database, August 2008 – July 2009 (inclusive); All records = 91,614; funding information available for 61,309 (67%); Some articles acknowledge multiple funders 2.Porter, A.L. and Youtie, J. 2009. Where does nanotechnology belong in the map of science? Nature Nanotechnology, 4, 534-536. 3.Vrishali Subramanian, Jan Youtie, Alan L. Porter, and Philip Shapira (2009). Is there a shift to "active nanostructures?" Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2009 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11051-009- 9729-4http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11051-009- 9729-4 4.Youtie, J., Porter, A.L., Shapira, P., Tang, L., and Benn, T. The Use of Environmental Health and Safety Research in Nanotechnology Research. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. (Forthcoming, 2010) 5.Shapira, P., Youtie, J., Kay, L, 2009. Corporate Entry into Nanotechnology through Patents and Publications: 1990 to 2008. STIP Working Paper. 6.Huang, L., Guo, Y., and Porter, A.L. 2009. Identifying Emerging Nanoparticle Roles in Biosensors. Journal of Business Chemistry. Forthcoming.