Abstract:
We here at TNT always have the mixed emotion of glee and horror whenever we see the latest market size predictions for nanotechnology. We've spent the last few years trying to ween people of the $1 trillion market size by 2015 concept. You see, you never know how these figures are derived. Are we talking about the sale of nanoparticles or shall we include every coating process known to man in those figures. In the past we have even seen reports including the entire value of a Mercedes Benz just because there is a nanoparticle in the paintwork.