CONTENTS Foreword by Harold Kroto9 Foreword by Michael Veith 10 What is nanotechnology? 12 The development of nanotechnology 20 Carbon - new morphologies 26 General market developments 32 Nanoproducts 34 Form Follows Function? 40 Ecology and economics 42 Is the devil in the dwarfs? 44 Nanotechnology and product design 50 Functions and applications 56 Self-cleaning: Lotus-Effect58 Ara Pacis Museum, Rome 64 Commercial building, Pula 66 Private residence, Aggstall 68 Strucksbarg housing, Hamburg 70 Self-cleaning: Photocatalysis 72 Muhammad Ali Center MAC, Louisville, Kentucky 78 Hyatt Regency Garden Chapel, Osaka 80 Narita International Airport of Tokyo, Chiba 81 AKT - Am Kaiser's Turm, Heilbronn 81 east Hotel, Hamburg 83 G-Flat, Tokyo 84 Kurakuen private residence, Hyogo 87 Senri New Town private residence, Osaka House in Creek, Hiroshima 88 Disabled-access housing for elderly people, Frick 89 MSV Arena soccer stadium, Duisburg 90 Children's playground, Kagawa 91 Easy-to-clean (ETC) 92 Science to Business Center Nanotronics & Bio, Marl 98 Kaldewei Kompetenz-Center, Ahlen 100 Private residence, Erlenbach 102 Modern Classicism, Shanghai 104 Urban lounge/Light bubbles, St. Gallen 106 Air-purifying 108 Atelier and villa for a calligrapher, Ymanashi 114 Paving for Leien Boulevard, Antwerp 116 Jubilee Church, Rome 117 Anti-fogging 118 Fragrance capsules 120 Thermal insulation: VIPs 122 Sonnenschiff centre, Freiburg 125 Seitzstrafie mixed-used building, Munich 126 Thermal insulation: Aerogel 128 County Zoo, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 132 School extension, London 133 Sports hall, Carquefou 134 Factory, Zaisertshofen 135 Temperature regulation: PCMs 136 Sur Falveng housing for elderly people, Domat/Ems 141 UV protection 142 Solar protection 144 Fire-proof 146 Deutsche Post headquarters, Bonn 148 Waverley Gate, Edinburgh 150 Anti-graffiti 152 New Centre Ulm 156 Hofjager Palais, Berlin 158 Anti-reflective 160 Antibacterial 162 Housing estate, Duisburg 166 Operating theatre, Goslar 168 Operating theatre, Berlin 169 Patient's hospital room prototype, Berlin 170 Anti-fingerprint 172 Scratchproof and abrasion-resistant 176 The holistic application of nanosurfaces in interiors 178 Acknowledgements 180 People 181 Trade fairs, conferences and events 184 Sources, further information, illustration credits 186