Ph.D. Student
ChiLab - Prof. Pierluigi Civera's Research Group
Department of Electronics and Telecommunications
Politecnico di Torino,Italy

"Nanotechnology for me is an interest that goes well beyond my everyday research activity, and I'm very proud to have been awarded the first prize in this competition. As a nanofan I would like to thank you for organizing this nice passtime that accompanied me for many weeks, and I also appreciate the effort of creating an encyclopedia to disseminate scientific knowledge in this wonderful field. The snapshots on the web are really impressive and I'm looking forward at receiving the Nanopolis Trilogy, I'm sure I will appreciate it a lot."

The Award of the Competition: The Nanopolis™ Trilogy containing:

• "Exploring Matter with Neutrons" multimedia encyclopedia see more
• "Exploring Matter with Synchrotron Light" multimedia encyclopedia see more
• "Exploring Nanotechnology" multimedia encyclopedia see more

Ph.D. Student
NanoTeam - Prof. Alexander Wei's Research Group
Department of Chemistry
Purdue University, USA

"I was very delighted that I came first in the third round. Participating in your quizzes was really a rewarding opportunity. I enjoyed the questions, from which I have learned indeed to appreciate more the nano-world. Please extend my thanks to all those who created this contest."

Ph.D. Student
Prof. Israel Rubinstein's Research Group
Department of Materials and Interfaces
Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

"Thank you and the organizers for initiating this contest. I was very happy to find out that I am the winner of the Second Round of the competition, and would like to thank you very much for the prize. My friends in the group and I are looking forward to take a peek. I think that the quiz is very entertaining and encouraging to refresh our knowledge about the various subjects."

Ph.D. Student
Prof. Israel Rubinstein's Research Group
Department of Materials and Interfaces
Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

"Thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to participate in the quiz and winning the first prize. From viewing the sample slides of the three encyclopedias one can appreciate its appealing design. The reader is introduced to various subjects using concise explanations accompanied with very aesthetic graphical descriptions, which together provide basic information and encourage the reader to learn more by himself [...]. Me and my friends in the group will be happy to look at it."