Physics, chemistry and application of nanostructures: review and short notes to Nanomeeting-2001: Minsk, Belarus 22-25 May 2001

A discussion of results and challenges in our understanding of the nanoworld. The main sections of the work address: the physics of nanostructures; the chemistry of nanostructures; nanotechnology; and nanostructure based devices. The papers are from NANOMEETING-2001.