CHAPTER 1 Nanotechnology to Nanomanufacturing W. Ahmed 1 , M.J. Jackson 2 and I.Ul Hassan 3 1 School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK 2 Center for Advanced Manufacturing, MET, College of Technology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA 3 Dhofar University, College of Arts and Applied Sciences, Department of Mathematics and Sciences, Salalah, Sultanate of Oman CON T E N T S