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TABLE 9.3
Comparisons.of.Nanotechnology.Budgets
U.S.GovernmentNanotechnologyBudgets(inmillions)
2010
(Estimated)
2011
(Proposed)
Organization
2006
2007
2008
2009
Department.of.Energy
$213.0
$236.0
$245.0
$332.6
$372.6
$423.9
National.Science.
Foundation
359.7
389.0
409.0
408.6
417.7
401.3
Department.of.Defense
423.9
450.0
460.0
459.0
436.4
348.5
National.Institutes.
of.Health
191.6
215.0
305.0
342.8
360.6
382.4
Department.
of.Commerce
77.9
88.0
86.0
93.4
114.4
108.0
TOTAL
1,351.2
1,425.0
1,554.0
1,701.5
1,718.7
1,761.7
A.number.of.other.signiicant.future.works.are.possible..SD.could.be.applied.
in.the.ield.of.biotechnology,.and.could.be.of.use.to.biological.scientists,.medi-
cal.doctors,.and.pharmaceutical.companies..Future.predictions.can.be.based.
on.the.feedback.available.from.past.events..Accumulation.of.events.means.that.
the.important.characteristics.will.be.considered,.because.they.are.relections.
of.past.scenarios..For.example,.accumulation.of.capital.can.contribute.signii-
cantly.to.an.industry,.while.accumulation.of.the.debt.can.be.fatal..Therefore,.
capital.assessments.are.crucial.to.success.
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