NanoInk collaborated with nationally-recognized nanotechnology subject matter experts (SME) to contribute timely information covering the areas of Nanotechnology Basics, NanoPhysics, NanoChemistry, NanoBiology, and Environmental, Health, and Safety perspectives on nanotechnology. The educational elements of each of these stimulating chapters are as follows:Nanotechnology Basics (SME Contributor: John Ireland, PhD; Director, NanoProfessor Program, NanoInk, Inc.; Skokie, IL)- Exploring the Nanoscale- Nanotechnology Applications- The Mathematical Language of Scale- Working at the Nanoscale- Imaging Technologies- Nanofabrication Tools NanoPhysics (SME Contributor: Deb Newberry; Director, Nanoscience Technology Program, Dakota County Technical College; Director, Nano-Link NSF Regional Center for Nanotechnology Education; Rosemount, MN) - Forces and Interactions - A Closer Look at Fluidics- The Wave Nature of Light- Practical ApplicationsNanoChemistry (SME Contributor: Richard Holtz, PhD; Professor & Chair, Department of Chemistry, Loyola University of Chicago; Chicago, IL) - Periodicity of the Elements- Chemical Bonding- Intermolecular Forces- Nanoscale Structures- Practical ApplicationsNanoBiology (SME Contributor: Steve Lenhert, PhD; Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Science & Integrative Nanoscience Institute, Florida State University; Tallahassee, FL) - Biological Molecules: Components of the Molecular Machinery of Life- Structural Hierarchy in Biology Viewed from the Bottom-Up- Biological Function at the Nanoscale- Practical ApplicationsEnvironmental, Health, and Safety Perspectives on Nanotechnology (SME Roundtable: Robert Tanguay, PhD; Director, NIEHS Toxicology Training Grant, Oregon State University. Kristen Kulinowski, PhD; Director, External Affairs for the Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology; Director, International Council on Nanotechnology, Rice University. Walt Trybula, PhD; Director, Nanomaterials Application Center, Texas State University. Jennifer Kuzma; Associate Professor - Resident Fellow, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota.)- The Technology Maturity Model- Global Impact of Nanotechnology- Societal Issues and Opportunities- Nanobusiness Regulation