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Nanotechnology & Development News

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Available via e-mail, online and RSS News Feed, Nanotechnology and Development News is a free daily news service covering the most important global developments at the nexus of nanotechnology, poverty alleviation, and the role of science and technology in development.

 

Nanotechnology and Development News provides succinct summaries of the most pertinent news stories, op-eds, journal articles, and reports on scientific innovations and technological applications; policy issues; risk-related information; intellectual property rights and access to data; technology transfer and capacity building; global and regional networks; and economic development.

 

Nanotechnology and Development News draws information from a diverse range of sources including peer-reviewed journals, international news wires, and a variety of publications form industry, government, and NGOs.

 

Nanotechnology and Development News is an example of the tools and strategies developed by Meridian Institute to help people solve problems and make informed decisions. Support for Nanotechnology and Development News is provided by the US Agency for International Development.

 

Information and Resources

Nanotechnology, Commodities and Development

This page provides information and documents regarding the International Workshop on Nanotechnology, Commodities and Development that Meridian Institute convened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in May 2007.

Nanotechnology, Water and Development

This page provides information and documents regarding the International Workshop on Nanotechnology, Water and Development that Meridian Institute convened in Chennai, India in October 2006.

Nanotechnology and the Poor: Opportunities and Risks - Closing the Gaps Within and Between Sectors of Society – (Report available with graphics and without graphics)

This page provides links to a report that Meridian Institute released in January 2005 to raise awareness about the implications of nanotechnology, including both potential opportunities and risks, for poor people.

Nanotechnology and Development News

  • New Flu Vaccine Beats Current Products in Animal Testing

    Bloomberg (22 May 2013) (5/23/2013)

    The United States National Institutes of Health has developed a new type of flu vaccine that outperforms existing products in animal tests. The vaccine, which could pave the way for a new generation ... more

  • Grapefruits Provide a Secret Weapon in Medical Drug Delivery

    University of Louisville (21 May 2013) (5/23/2013)

    Scientists at the University of Louisville, United States, have created nanoparticles using natural lipids derived from grapefruit. The nanoparticles could revolutionize how medical therapies like an... more

  • New Concept for Reintegrating Technology Innovation and Social Needs

    Risk Sense (21 May 2013) (5/23/2013)

    Andrew Maynard, the director of the University of Michigan, United States, Risk Science Center, speaking at the first annual conference on Governance of Emerging Technologies: Law, Policy and Ethics, ... more

  • Artificial Forest for Solar Water-Splitting

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (16 May 2013) (5/21/2013)

    Scientists at the United States Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have reported the first fully integrated nanosystem for artificial photosynthesis. This “artificial forest... more

  • Putin’s Power Grab Trumps Nanotechnology

    The Miami Herald (19 May 2013) (5/21/2013)

    Russian President Vladimir Putin is changing his attitude toward two giant government-led high-tech projects – Rusnano, a project aimed at propelling Russia into the nanotechnology age, and Skolkovo, ... more

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