NAIT Nanotechnology Centre for Applied Research, Industry Training, and Services

虽然艾伯塔省是加拿大领先的纳米科技产业的所在地，但该产业本身仍处于新兴阶段。北艾伯塔省理工学院(NAIT)提议建立纳米技术应用研究、工业培训和服务中心(NanoCARTS)。该中心将为艾伯塔省越来越多的中小型企业提供与微技术和纳米技术相关的原型技术、产品改进、测试、培训和表征需求。该中心将直接满足中小企业对原型和产品开发服务日益增长的需求，采用以行业为重点的协作技术方法，与为艾伯塔省纳米技术部门服务的其他合作伙伴成员相辅相成并共同提供。该中心将成为中小企业进入集群的重要接入点，其成功与否将以其对各省纳米技术部门的长期经济影响来衡量。

Although Alberta is home to Canada`s leading nanotechnology sector, the sector itself remains at an emergent stage. The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) proposes to create the Nanotechnology Centre for Applied Research, Industry Training, and Services (NanoCARTS). This Centre will service the microtechnology and nanotechnology related prototyping, product enhancement, testing, training, and characterization needs of Albertas increasing number of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The Centre will directly address the growing SME demand for prototyping and product development services with an industry focused, collaborative technical approach that is complementary to, and provided in concert with, other partner members servicing Alberta's nanotechnology sector. The Centre will become an important access point for SMEs to access the cluster, and its success will be measured by its long-term economic impact on the provinces nanotechnology sector.