The following regional startup companies are involved in the commercial applications of nanotechnologies:

• Questek Innovations, Materials by Design, the Revolution
• Nanophase Technologies, Nanocrystalline Technologies
• Nanosphere, Inc
, Molecular Diagnostics
• NanoInk, Building the Future, One Molecule at a time
• Arryx, MicroPhotonics and Biochips
• Nanocor, Nanoclay Technologies for Plastics

The following regional companies are involved in the commercial applications of nanotechnologies and in support of micro- and nanotechnology research:

• The Boeing Company, Forever New Frontiers
• Baxter, Global Health Care & BioScience
• Motorola, Intelligence Everywhere
• Cabot Microelectronics, Materials for Today's Advanced Electronics Applications
• Polar Thermal Technologies, Next Generation Thermal Management Technologies

The following universities and national research laboratories are leading research in micro- and nanotechnologies:

• Institute for Nanotechnology at Northwestern University, Interdisciplinary Nanotechnology Research
• University of Chicago Materials Center, A Unique Resource in New Materials
• UIC EECS, Microfabrication Applications Laboratory
• IIT, Research Centers
• Argonne National Labs, The Nations' First National Lab
• Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, High-Energy Physics

The following resources provide current information on nLake's industry focus:

• Small Times, News about MEMS, Nanotechnology and Microsystems
• National Nanotechnology Initiative
• MIT Technology Review, Nanotechnology Collection
• Foresight Institute, Preparing for nanotechnology
• Larta, The State of The Nano Republic
• MICROENGINEERING AND NANOTECHNOLOGY NEWS
• Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance