In November, 2003, Congress passed the 21st Century Nanotechnology Development and Research Act, authorizing the spending of more than $3,700,-000,000 on government programs for nano-technology. The Act contains legislation creating a permanent Federal agency for nano-technology which will help coordinate the efforts of other agencies interested in this curious new science. Moreover, everyone, it seems, is interested―the Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and all branches of the armed services. Universities and national laboratories also have taken note. Argonne National Laboratory, for instance, recently appointed a director for its nanotechnology center while similar centers are on the horizon at Harvard, Rice, Northwestern, and Stanford universities, to name a few. Corporations are on board as well―IBM, General Electric, and Hewlett-Packard are among its strongest supporters with a host of start-ups continually joining the ever-burgeoning field.
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机译：2003年11月，国会通过了《 21世纪纳米技术发展与研究法案》，授权在政府纳米技术计划上的支出超过3,700，-000,000美元。该法包含建立一个永久性的纳米技术联邦机构的立法，这将有助于协调对这种好奇的新科学感兴趣的其他机构的工作。而且，似乎每个人都感兴趣-能源部，环境保护局，国家科学基金会，美国国立卫生研究院以及武装部队的所有部门。大学和国家实验室也已注意到。例如，阿贡国家实验室（Argonne National Laboratory）最近任命了其纳米技术中心的主任，而哈佛，赖斯，西北大学和斯坦福大学等类似的中心也即将出现。公司也加入了行列-IBM，通用电气和惠普是其最强大的支持者，许多初创企业不断加入这个新兴领域。
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