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Overview of the RD of the Nanotechnology Particle Project Materials technology is a fundamental technology for such fields as information processing, environment protection, living environment safety and energy. Nanotechnology for materials, as an innovative technology in the twenty-first century, is expected to revolutionize the materials technology. This technology realizes improvement in functions and characteristics of materials as well as creation of new functions through controlling materials structure on a super-fine scale. This project will be conducted as a part of the “Nanotechnology Materials Program,” the objective of which is to carry out fundamental research and development to systematize obtained research results. The objective of this Project is to establish a platform for the development of the nanoparticles synthesis technology and the functionalization process technology for nanoparticles, which is important for producing nano-structures and expressing nano functions. In this manner, the existing materials are imparted a nano structure to produce a new function such as quantum size effect. Through the expression of chemical, electronic, optical and mechanical properties that are totally different from the same material in bulk form, it is possible to create a new system of materials technologies that can be used in a wide range of application fields, including chemistry, electronics, electrical engineering, optics, catalysts, ceramics, and mechanics. Research on the following themes will be carried out in the Nanotechnology Particle Project. 1.　Research and development of high-rate synthesis technology for single-nanometer sized particles. 2.　Research and development of surface modification and thin-film preparation technology for single-nanometer sized particles. 3. Preparation and performance evaluation of functional elements utilizing single-nanometer sized particles. 4. Systematization of research results The research will be as describe