Chapter headings. Selected papers. Introductio n. From micro- to nanotechnology (J.W.Schultze, A. Bressel). El ectrochemical microsystem technologies: one example of EMT from ultra-hi gh density magnetic recording (T. Osaka). Hydrodynamic ultramicroelectro des: kinetic and analytical applications (J.V. Macpherson et al.). Nanoelectrochemitry. Nano-mechano-electrochemistry of passive metal surfaces (M. Seo, M. Chiba). Local pH-controlled reacti vity investigations by thin-layer-scanning tunneling microscopy (E. Amma nn et al.). AFM induced formation of SiO2 structures in the ele ctrochemical nanocell (H. Bloess et al.). Electrochemical deposition of fine Pt particles on n-Si electrodes for efficient photoel ectrochemical solar cells (S. Yae et al.). Preparation of multi layered Co/Pd nanostructure films by electroplating and their magnetic p roperties (K. Kudo et al.). Microgalvanics and Microstr ucturing. Ab initio molecular orbital study of the reaction mec hanisms of electroless deposition processes (T. Homma et al.).