Is a person with academic background affiliated to a Research Institute or University that guides the Nanopolis Scientific Analysis Team and Graphic Team in the production of new multimedia concepts.

How to become a Nanopolis Contributor

1. During the process of analyzing a research topic or a particular technology, the Nanopolis Scientific Analysis Team contacts renowned specialists in that field of study and propose them to become Nanopolis Contributors.
2. Any person with strong academic background, affiliated to a University or Research Institute, who wishes to become a Nanopolis Contributor must submit an application (apply for his/her affiliation by filling-in the participation form) through the Nanopolis Online Participation Form.
3. Must apply for his/her affiliation by filling-in the participation form

1. Nanopolis Contributors receive the Nanopolis Multimedia Presentation, created in collaboration with Nanopolis Scientific Analysis and Graphic Teams, for personal, non-commercial use.
2. Their Institute/University of origin becomes an Academic Partner of Nanopolis and benefits of substantial advantages when using the Nanopolis Educational Products.
3. Nanopolis Contributors are referenced in the Nanopolis Multimedia Presentations they collaborate for as well as at the Nanopolis.net portal.

Person with academic background affiliated to a Research Institute or University that validates the Nanopolis Multimedia Presentations from a scientific and technologic point of view. Each Nanopolis Multimedia Presentation published through the Nanopolis Knowledge Dissemination Channels is previously validated by at least one Nanopolis Reviewer.

How to become a Nanopolis Reviewer

1. After the Nanopolis Scientific Analysis and Graphic Team create, in collaboration with Nanopolis Contributors, a draft of a Nanopolis Multimedia Presentation, the Nanopolis Scientific Analysis Team contacts experts in the concerned domains of science and technology to validate it.
2. Any person with strong academic background, affiliated to a University or Research Institute, who wishes to become a Nanopolis Reviewer must submit an application through the Nanopolis Online Participation Form.

1. Nanopolis Reviewers are referenced in the Nanopolis Multimedia Presentations they collaborate for as well as at the Nanopolis.net portal.
2. Their Institute/University of origin becomes an Academic Partner of Nanopolis and benefits of substantial advantages when using the Nanopolis Educational Products.
3. Nanopolis Reviewers are referenced in the Nanopolis Multimedia Presentations they collaborate for as well as at the Nanopolis.net portal.

Is a collection of interactive texts, images, computer created scenes, animations and sounds grouped in a coherent way, which presents topics from various fields of science and technology. Each Nanopolis Multimedia Presentation is validated by at least one Nanopolis Reviewer before being published at any of the Nanopolis Knowledge Dissemination Channels.

Is a fill-in form in a section of the Nanopolis.net portal allowing persons to participate in the development of the Nanopolis educational materials.

Is a multi-national group of almost 80 professors, experts on different fields of nano-biotechnology academic areas, and enthusiastic about explaining difficult scientific and technologic concepts into multimedia. Their role is to select collaboration proposals submitted through the Nanopolis Online Participation Form.

Are Universities or Research Institutes whose members were Nanopolis Contributors or Nanopolis Reviewers. Nanopolis Academic Partners are entitled to significant advantages when using Nanopolis Educational Products.

Is the Nanoopolis team – with at least 7 years of experience in this field - of science and technology passionate that analyzes emerging trends of science and industry and transpose their analysis into pedagogical graphical scenarios.

Is the Nanopolis team – with at least 7 years of experience in the field - of graphic designers converting graphical scenarios about scientific and technologic concepts into Nanopolis Multimedia Presentations, under the guidance of the Nanopolis Scientific Analysis Team.

Is a web-interface supporting the collaborative process of creating Nanopolis Multimedia Presentations. It allows a group of users, who may be in several distinct geographical locations, to work on a project in a virtual project environment.

Sometimes as many as 30 persons including Nanopolis Contributors, Nanopolis Reviewers, members of the Nanopolis Scientific Analysis Team cooperate to create valid, vivid, pedagogical representations.

Usual operations through the Nanopolis e-Room are:

• Viewing of draft versions of the Nanopolis Multimedia Presentations.
• Making suggestions and comments.
• Approving the content and graphical representation.
• Uploading relevant documents: research articles, personal reviews etc.
• Designating other Nanopolis Contributors or Nanopolis Reviewers.

The Nanopolis e-Room can be accessed from anywhere on the globe. Access is based on user name and password.

Is a comprehensive reference work containing a set of Nanopolis Multimedia Presentations on related topics. Until now Nanopolis has created three such encyclopedias: “Exploring Nanotechnology”, “Exploring Matter with Synchrotron Light” and “Exploring Matter with Neutrons”. The latest one, “Exploring Bio-Nanotechnology”, is still under development.

Is a Nanopolis Multimedia Encyclopedia on CD-ROM format. It is ordered online and shipped by post-mail to the clients.

Is a Nanopolis Multimedia Encyclopedia which can be downloaded directly from the Nanopolis.net portal, thus sparing shipping fees.

There are two different channels:

• The Nanopolis Online Multimedia Library
• The Nanopolis Offline Educational Resources

Are either the CD-ROM or downloadable format of the Nanopolis Encyclopedias.

Is the Nanopolis Online Multimedia Library, a platform that offers online access to all Nanopolis Multimedia Presentations. It allows live access to each Nanopolis subject in an individual way.

Are Nanopolis CD-ROM Encyclopedias, Nanopolis Downloadable Encyclopedias, Nanopolis Online Multimedia Library as well as institutional and corporate licenses for these – licenses including a large number of individual licenses or unlimited access for University campuses or Research Institutes’ intranet.