Tiny technology - big progress A summing up of 10 years of activity

The NANOMAT programme has boosted national knowledge development in the national priority area of nanotechnology and new materials by providing funding for basic and long-term research and technology development. The programme has also encouraged research and technology development activities in trade and industry by allocating funding to industry-oriented projects, thereby laying the foundation for tomorrow’s knowledge-based industry. The Large-scale Programme Nanotechnology and New Materials (NANOMAT) was conducted to fulfil national research needs. In the course of its 10 years of existence, the programme has given a significant boost to the quality and capacity of research in a field that was relatively new in Norway.