Defense University Research Initiative on NanoTechnology:

DURINT

MIT - ANL - LLNL - Rutgers - Karlsruhe - Munich

Much of the DURINT research conducted at MIT will be in the new Department of Materials Science and Engineering NanoLab, as highlighted in a recent Tech Talk article.
Nanostructured Hydroxyapatite (Ying & Ahn) Bubble Raft Model of Atomistic Contact (Suresh, Gouldstone, and Van Vliet) TEM of Indentation-Activated Dislocations (Suresh & Koh) FEM Continu 
um Model of Indentation (Suresh, Dao and Chollacoop) Thermally Etched Bulk Alumina (Jitcharoen)