In July of the same year, the first international nano-technology conference is held in the US, formally establishing nanotechnology as an independent field of study. Large research teams, led by the US and Japan, take nanotechnology research to a new level.
同年七月，第一屆國際奈米科技會議在美國舉行，從此奈米科技正式成為一門獨立學科，以美國和日本為主的龐大研究群，將奈米科技的研發帶入高峰。