Films, leaflets and brochures

Brochure: "Nanotechnology: Innovation for tomorrow's world" (3.8 MB)

Brochure of the European Commission to illustrate to the public what nanotechnology is, May 2004.
This brochure originates from a project funded by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) and that was carried out by the German Association of Engineers - Technology Centre (VDI-TZ).
At the time-being, this brochure is available as pdf in Danish (3.1 MB), German (3.47 MB), English (3.8 MB), Greek (4.0 MB), Spanish (3.0 MB), French (3.2 MB), Italian (2.4 MB), Dutch (3.1 MB), Polish (3.3 MB), Portuguese (3.1 MB), Slovenian (2.5 MB), Finnish (3.2 MB), Swedish (2.5 MB), Arab (zipped, 6.0 MB), Chinese (3.6 MB), Russian (2.5 MB), Czech (3.26 MB), Slovak (3.27 MB) and in Estonian (3.25 MB)

Translations in Hungarian, Lithuanian, Latvian and Maltese will be published as pdf versions on this website as soon as they are available.

Film: Nano: the next dimension

This 28' film (DVD format - only in English language) on nanotechnology won a prize in the category "Scientific and popular scientific film under 30 minutes" and the prize of the Czech Television for the best foreign TV programme at the festival TECHFILM 2003, Czech Republic. It has also won the "Grand Prix du Jury" at the "Festival du Film Scientifique d'Orsay", 30 March to 2 April 2004.

The film is free of charge. If you wish to order the DVD of the film, please send the order form or by e-mail or fax.

View and download the film from the website. The film can also be viewed and downloaded from the EC audiovisual service

Ideas from the film 'Nano: the next dimension'

Film: "Nanotechnology"

This 26' film (DVD format in 20 EU languages) on nanotechnology, aimed particularly at a young audience, seeks to both inform and raise interest in nanotechnology and research. It received a Prize from the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Physical Training in the category "film dealing with education" at the Festival: TECHFILM 2003, Czech Republic and a Diploma of honor in the 33rd edition of the Roshd International Film Festival in Iran.

The film is free of charge. If you wish to order the DVD of the film, please send the order form or by e-mail or fax.

New: View and download the film from the website. The film can also be viewed and downloaded from the EC audiovisual service

Leaflets on EU nanotechnology research

• Towards a coherent approach to policy making on Research Infrastructures (200 Kb)
  European Commission leaflet with a project showcase on nanotechnology instruments, June 2006
• Tools for tomorrow (172 KB)
  European Commission leaflet with a project showcase on nanotechnology instruments, August 2005
• Safety keeping pace with innovation (183 KB)
  European Commission leaflet with a project showcase on safety issues in nanotechnology, July 2005
• Responding to societal needs (186 KB)
  European Commission leaflet with a project showcase on societal issues of nanotechnology, June 2005
• A new generation of scientists ( 188 KB)
  European Commission leaflet with a project showcase on education in nanotechnology, June 2005
• Materials with tailored properties (180 KB)
  European Commission leaflet with a project showcase on nanotechnology materials, June 2005
• Exploring the fundamentals (123 KB)
  European Commission leaflet with a project showcase on nanotechnology fundamentals, February 2005

Other leaflets and magazines on nanotechnology at the European Commission:

• Exploring the nano-world - Leading EU research in nanosciences and nanotechnologies (1.7 MB)
  CORDIS focus supplement on nanotechnology (No.22), March 2006
• Nanotechnology: Innovation for tomorrow's world
  Brochure of the European Commission to illustrate to the public what nanotechnology is, May 2004
• Nanotechnology in the European Research Area (267 KB)
  Leaflet, latest version, December 2004
• Nanotechnology in the 6th Framework Programme (136 KB)
  Leaflet, latest version, May 2004
• Setting the nanotechnology research agenda (750 KB)
  European Industrial Research Magazine, No. 3, December 2003
• Nanotechnology - Small science with a big potential
  European Commission leaflet "European Research in Action", August 2003
• Projects showcase
  Leaflets on projects funded by the European Commission, December 2002