1. C-based materials on a nanoscale : synthesis, properties, applications, and economical aspects / Hans-Jorg Fecht and Kai Bruhne -- 2. Synthesis of nanodiamond / Matthias Wiora, Kai Bruhne, and Hans-Jorg Fecht -- 3. Advanced carbon aerogels for energy applications / Juergen Biener, Michael Stadermann, Matthew Suss, Marcus A. Worsley, Monika M. Biener, and Theodore F. Baumann -- 4. Carbon electronics / Colin Johnston -- 5. Nanoscopic interfacial water layers on nanocrystalline diamond : from biosensors to nanomedicine / Andrei P. Sommer and Hans-Jorg Fecht -- 6. Synthesis of carbon nanotubes and their relevant properties / Aljoscha Roch, Esther Roch Talens, Beata Lehmann, Oliver Jost, and Andreas Leson -- 7. Industrial applications and commercial perspectives of nanocrystalline diamond / Matthias Wiora, Ralph Gretzschel, Stefan Strobel, and Peter Gluche -- 8. Economic analysis of market opportunities for CNTs and nanodiamond / Matthias Werner, Mario Markanovic, Catharina-Sophie Ciesla, and Leif Brand.