I. INTRODUCTION II. SURFACES IN NANOMATERIALS III. PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS OF NANOPARTICLES IV. GAS-PHASE SYNTHESIS OF NANOPARTICLES V. MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF NANOPARTICLES VI. OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF NANOPARTICLES VII. ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF NANOPARTICLES VIII. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF NANOPARTICLES IX. NANOFLUIDS X. NANOTUBES, NANORODS, AND NANOPLATES XI. CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOMATERIALS