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The NNI has been a highly successful initotiave : with 16 years of US leadership in nanotechnology, R&D . It enabled the development of unique nanofabrication and characterization facilities.

This document is a supplement to the President’s 2020 Budget request submitted to Congress on March 11, 2019, and serves as the Annual Report for the National Nanotechnology Initiative called for under the provisions of the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act (15 USC §7501). The report also addresses the requirement for Department of Defense reporting on its nanotechnology investments (10 USC §2358). Additional information regarding the NNI is available on the NNI website at www.nano.gov

The UNESCO Member States established the World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) in 1998.The present volume provides, f irst of all, information on nanotechnology: What is the state of the art in S&T? It also elaborates and analyses the ethical issues related to nanotechnologies. Finally, it addresses policy issues. COMEST is developing policy advice on the ethics of nanotechnology with recommendations for international action by UNESCO. This book is therefore a starting point for further exploration of ethical issues. It is also intended to stimulate interdisciplinary dialogue not only between scientists and ethicists but also with policy-makers, the general public and special interest grou.