3rd Workshop to Develop the Global Nanotechnology Network

Global Nanotechnology Database

for Promoting Interdisciplinary and
International Research Collaboration

May 26th, 2005

Masahiro Takemura
Nanotechnology Researchers Network　Center
of Japan (Nanonet)
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
http://www.nims.go.jp/
http://www.nanonet.go.jp/
 Nanotechnology Government
Organizations of Japan
Nanotechnology CSTP
Support Project NTPT
METI MEXT MHLW
Flagship type R&D Basic research Safety of
NEDO (FA) JSPS (FA) foods & drugs
AIST (NI) Universities NIHS (NI)
Occupational health
Long term challenge
for industrial use NIIH (NI)
Industries JST (FA) MOE
NBCI Generic technology Environmental
NIMS (NI) Protection
FA: Funding Agency
NI: National Research Institute
RIKEN (NI) NIES (NI)
CSTP: Council for Science and Technology Policy, MEXT: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology,
METI: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industries, MHLW: Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, MOE: Ministry of the
Environment, NTPT: Nanotechnology Project Team, JSPS: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, JST: Japan Science
and Technology Agency, NIMS: National Institute for Materials Science, NEDO: New Energy and Industrial Technology
Development Organization, AIST: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, NIHS: National Institute
of Health Sciences, NIIH: National Institute of Industrial Health, NIES: National Institute for Environmental Studies.
NBCI: Nanotechnology Business Creation Initiative
 Nanotechnology Support Project
(by MEXT since FY 2002)
Advisory Board
Chairman: Hiroyuki Sakaki (Univ. of Tokyo)

Facility Support Informational Support

National Network for Common Use Nanotechnology Researchers
Facility (14 Institutes) Network Center of Japan (Nanonet)

Common use of cutting-edge Director General: Teruo Kishi

facilities for fabrication
& characterization
・High-voltage Electron Microscope
・Nano Foundry
・Synchrotron Radiation
・Molecular Synthesis & Analysis
・Web page, Newsletter
& Publication
・Symposia & Workshop
・Data-base
・Education & Training
・International Collaboration
 National Network for
Common Use Facility
　　High-voltage Electron Microscope 4
　　Nano Foundry 5
　　Synchrotron Radiation 2
　　Molecular Synthesis & Analysis 3
Tohoku University
Kyoto University
Ritsumeikan University Institute for Materials Research
Institute for Chemical Research,
Research Organization
Venture Business Laboratory,
of Science and
Advanced Research Institute of
Engineering synchrotron National Institute
Nanoscale Science and Engineering
Radiation Center for Materials Science
Osaka University
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Center
National Institute
Kyushu University of Advanced Industrial
Research Laboratory Spring-8 Science and Technology
for High Voltage
Electron Microscopy
Waseda University
Nanotechnology
Research Laboratory
Kyushu University
Osaka University
Graduate School Tokyo Institute of Technology
Ultra High-voltage
of Engineering Research　Center for Quantum　Effect Electronics
Electron Microscopy Center

Hiroshima University
Okazaki National Research Institutes
Research Center for
Institute for Molecular Science
Nanodevices and Systems
 Nanonet – Clearinghouse
for Nanotechnology Information

Information National Institutes

Experimental Data Integration AIST
Standardization NIMS
Business Nanonet
Institutes, Laboratories, Facilities RIKEN
Researchers NBCI
Policies, Projects etc.
Consortiums, Networks
Education, Training
Publication, Patents
Societal Implications

Nanonet has been focusing on support

of interdisciplinary / International Collaboration
 Nanotech Lab Database by Nanonet
(Japanese laboratories only)

b or at or ies
an 60 0 la
more t h
 Complaints on Constructing Database

Big work, little reputation

9 Purposes may not be clear enough.
(Its importance seems to be easily denied)
9 It needs manpower, money, and motivation.
(It may be harder to keep updating it.)
9 It is hard to get the pole position in the websites.
(It is hard to make it attractive.)
9 It is hard to gain reliability of data.
(It is hard to obtain the right data on others only
from their websites.)

How about you?

 Nanotech Map (under construction)

Establishment of Global Nanotech Database by

International Collaboration of Clearinghouses
 Structure of Database
„Research Institute
‹ Research area
‹ Organization
„Researcher ‹ Scale „Program, Network
‹ Research area (fund, manpower) ‹ Research area
‹ Research institute ‹ Researcher ‹ Funding institute
‹ Program, Network ‹ Program, Network ‹ Research institute
‹ Activity ‹ Funding institute ‹ Researcher
‹ Publication, patent ‹ Facility ‹ Amount of funding
‹ Contact information ‹ Contact information ‹ Period
‹ Outline
‹ Contact information

Funding information (system, institute, …) Publication, Patent

Present
Future
SMEs (From a viewpoint of Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration
Japan: Knowledge Cluster (MEXT), Industrial Cluster (METI)

Health, Environmental, Ethical, and Social Issues

 What to do

1. Not to say “What for?” or “So what?” anymore

because we’ve already made it.

2. To discuss the re-arrangement of the

data sheets and the search system,
but not to take too much time and money.

3. To bring each existing database (like a home party).

Then,
4. To see what will happen
and to discuss the next move at the 4th workshop.