Nanotechnologies seem to have huge potential to bring benefits in areas as diverse as drug development, water decontamination, information and communication infrastructures, and the production of stronger, lighter and perfect nanomaterials. This potential attracts global investment from governments and private sectors in nanotechnologies with the hopes that R&D and commercial applications of nanomaterials, nanodevices, nanoparticles and nanodrugs will provide new impetus, after the ebb-tides of biotechnology and dotcom, to turn faltering economies around. The global governmental funding has been actively promoting industrial and academic cooperation to realize big prosperity from the nanotechnologies. This article summarizes historic trends and status of global governmental supports for nanotechnologies.

中文翻译：

---

全球政府对纳米技术的投资。

纳米技术似乎具有巨大的潜力，可以在药物开发、水净化、信息和通信基础设施以及更坚固、更轻和完美的纳米材料的生产等各个领域带来好处。这种潜力吸引了各国政府和私营部门对纳米技术的全球投资，希望纳米材料、纳米器件、纳米颗粒和纳米药物的研发和商业应用能够在生物技术和互联网的退潮之后提供新的动力，扭转摇摇欲坠的经济。全球政府资助积极推动产学合作，实现纳米技术的大繁荣。本文总结了全球政府对纳米技术支持的历史趋势和现状。