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The global budget for nanotechnology research exceeded $1 billion this year. In the UK, the industries most benefiting from nanoscience and technology are health & life sciences, IT & electronics, defence & aerospace, materials, food & drink, and transport. In the dvelopment of the novel materials demanded by these industries, there is an increasing use of surface engineering to create surfaces with a specific functionality. These tailored surfaces interact with their surroundings in a particular way while leaving the bulk properties of the material such as mechanical strength unaltered. The engineering of surfaces in this way brings with it a need for surface-specific analysis techniques for use in both the research laboratory and the production facility.