Scientific literature postulates that nanotechnology is to be considered as general purpose technology (GPT … set out to not only further systematize existing approaches investigating nanotechnology's GPT traits based on patent … nanotechnology's research output to the ones of ICT as accepted GPT and of the combustion engine as a non- GPT, representing an upper …

and nanotechnology are both enabling technologies, which find applications and give rise to innovations in many industry … nanotechnology in the same format. The statistical definitions proposed in this document are indicative rather than exhaustive and … are expected to change over time as biotechnology and nanotechnology activities evolve. …

nanotechnology and biotechnology over the past years with regard to their directionality and technology-specificity. The analysis … of general STI and the field of the respective technology. In the case of biotechnology, nanotechnology and ICT, by …