Nanotech could experience boomandbust effect like the dotcom craze avoid investing in companies without strong technical and scientific background. Nanotech breakthroughs start in universities, as they have the proper research and financial machinery already in place. Even with technological advancements, it still takes about seven years for products to from the drawing board to store shelves.. Established blue chip firms that apply nanotechnology to their existing product lines make safer investment than startup companies without track record. The semiconductor, life sciences and energy industries will be the first to see the benefits of nanotech advancements.

Even with technological advancements, it still takes about seven years for products to from the drawing board to store shelves.. Nanotech breakthroughs start in universities, as they have the proper research and financial machinery already in place. Mutual funds, like all speculative investments, involve risk. The semiconductor, life sciences and energy industries will be the first to see the benefits of nanotech advancements. Established blue chip firms that apply nanotechnology to their existing product lines make safer investment than startup companies without track record.