Germany has been recognised as a European leader in nanotechnology.
Currently, more than half of Europe’s nanotechnology companies are from Germany and of all the patent applications from across the world, German researchers are only beaten by the Americans in terms of quantity.
“We’ve made huge progress in the past six years,” said Ulrich Kasparick, Parliamentary Secretary of State for Education and Research (BMBF).
Nanotechnology is considered the key technology of the 21st century. It enables the production of material and products with completely new functions, which are environmentally sensitive and energy efficient. Many products enable improved technical communication and the field has been hailed as having the potential to revolutionise the world of medicine.
