to Nanotechnology -- to Nanotechnology -- Nanostructures, Micro-/Nanofabrication and Materials -- Nanomaterials Synthesis and Applications: Molecule-Based Devices -- to Carbon Nanotubes -- Nanowires -- Template-Based Synthesis of Nanorod or Nanowire Arrays -- Templated Self-Assembly of Particles -- Three-Dimensional Nanostructure Fabrication by Focused Ion Beam Chemical Vapor Deposition -- to Micro-/Nanofabrication -- Nanoimprint Lithography - Patterning of Resists Using Molding -- Stamping Techniques for Micro- and Nanofabrication -- Material Aspects of Micro- and Nanoelectromechanical Systems -- MEMS/NEMS and BioMEMS/NEMS -- MEMS/NEMS Devices and Applications -- Next-Generation DNA Hybridization and Self-Assembly Nanofabrication Devices -- Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Sensor Concepts -- Nanomechanical Cantilever Array Sensors -- Biological Molecules in Therapeutic Nanodevices -- G-Protein Coupled Receptors: Progress in Surface Display and Biosensor Technology -- Microfluidic Devices and Their Applications to Lab-on-a-Chip -- Centrifuge-Based Fluidic Platforms -- Micro-/Nanodroplets in Microfluidic Devices -- Scanning-Probe Microscopy -- Scanning Probe Microscopy - Principle of Operation, Instrumentation, and Probes -- General and Special Probes in Scanning Microscopies -- Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy and Related Topics -- Low-Temperature Scanning Probe Microscopy -- Higher Harmonics and Time-Varying Forces in Dynamic Force Microscopy -- Dynamic Modes of Atomic Force Microscopy -- Molecular Recognition Force Microscopy: From Molecular Bonds to Complex Energy Landscapes -- Bio-/Nanotribology and Bio-/Nanomechanics -- Nanotribology, Nanomechanics, and Materials Characterization -- Surface Forces and Nanorheology of Molecularly Thin Films -- Friction and Wear on the Atomic Scale -- Computer Simulations of Nanometer-Scale Indentation and Friction -- Force Measurements with Optical Tweezers -- Scale Effect in Mechanical Properties and Tribology -- Structural, Nanomechanical, and Nanotribological Characterization of Human Hair Using Atomic Force Microscopy and Nanoindentation -- Cellular Nanomechanics -- Optical Cell Manipulation -- Mechanical Properties of Nanostructures -- Molecularly Thick Films for Lubrication -- Nanotribology of Ultrathin and Hard Amorphous Carbon Films -- Self-Assembled Monolayers for Nanotribology and Surface Protection -- Nanoscale Boundary Lubrication Studies -- Biomimetics -- Multifunctional Plant Surfaces and Smart Materials -- Lotus Effect: Surfaces with Roughness-Induced Superhydrophobicity, Self-Cleaning, and Low Adhesion -- Biological and Biologically Inspired Attachment Systems -- Gecko Feet: Natural Hairy Attachment Systems for Smart Adhesion -- Industrial Applications -- The Millipede - A Nanotechnology-Based AFM Data-Storage System -- Nanorobotics -- Micro-/Nanodevice Reliability -- MEMS/NEMS and BioMEMS/BioNEMS: Materials, Devices, and Biomimetics -- Friction and Wear in Micro- and Nanomachines -- Failure Mechanisms in MEMS/NEMS Devices -- Mechanical Properties of Micromachined Structures -- High-Volume Manufacturing and Field Stability of MEMS Products -- Packaging and Reliability Issues in Micro-/Nanosystems -- Technological Convergence and Governing Nanotechnology -- Governing Nanotechnology: Social, Ethical and Human Issues.