SA Launches Two Nanotechnology Innovation Centres

Summary posted by Meridian on 11/27/2007
Source: Engineering News
Author: Christy van der Merwe

South Africa’s Department of Science and Technology (DST) has launched two nanotechnology innovation centers (NICs) at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the country’s science and technology research organization, as part of a ten-year innovation plan to use “nanotechnology to address social and economic challenges in South Africa, and ensure that the country remains competitive with the international research community” in the field of nanotechnology. Science and Technology Minister Mosibudi Mangena said, “Research conducted at these centres should help develop, for example, low-cost filters to provide clean drinking water, primary health care through the development of medical devices, drugs to detect and treat diseases more effectively, and ensure provision of clean, secure and affordable energy.” The National Centre for Nano-structured Materials will focus on designing and modeling new nano-structured materials for application in solar cells, printed electronic devices, bio-sensors, and others. The Mintek centre, housed at South Africa’s national mineral research organization, will focus on multi-disciplinary research in the areas of health, water, and mining and minerals. The article can be viewed online at the link below.

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our team contact us site map	SA Launches Two Nanotechnology Innovation Centres Summary posted by Meridian on 11/27/2007 Source: Engineering News Author: Christy van der Merwe South Africa’s Department of Science and Technology (DST) has launched two nanotechnology innovation centers (NICs) at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the country’s science and technology research organization, as part of a ten-year innovation plan to use “nanotechnology to address social and economic challenges in South Africa, and ensure that the country remains competitive with the international research community” in the field of nanotechnology. Science and Technology Minister Mosibudi Mangena said, “Research conducted at these centres should help develop, for example, low-cost filters to provide clean drinking water, primary health care through the development of medical devices, drugs to detect and treat diseases more effectively, and ensure provision of clean, secure and affordable energy.” The National Centre for Nano-structured Materials will focus on designing and modeling new nano-structured materials for application in solar cells, printed electronic devices, bio-sensors, and others. The Mintek centre, housed at South Africa’s national mineral research organization, will focus on multi-disciplinary research in the areas of health, water, and mining and minerals. The article can be viewed online at the link below. The original article may still be available at www.engineeringnews.co.za/print_version.php?a_id=122088 As tagged by Meridian Institute: Energy: Energy, Solar Health And Medical: Devices, Diseases Implications: Economic Competitiveness, Socio-Economic Effects Materials And Manufacturing: Electronics Regions: Sub-Saharan Africa Stakeholders: Government Water And Sanitation: Purification, Quality, Quantity Minerals And Metals: Minerals, Metals Related Forums: Health and Medical Materials and Manufacturing Water and Sanitation Metals and Minerals Socio-Economic Economic Competitiveness print format	NDN Home Subscribe Manage Subscription Search News Archives Nanotechnology Quintuples Heating Capacity of Solar Water Heaters -- Renewable Energy Magazine (9/1/2010) Researchers at the University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil, have developed a solar heating system that uses nanotechnology to heat water to five times the temperature of a conventional system, while also permitting the collector surface area to retain up to 98 percent of heat from solar radiation. [More] Pakistan's Science Minister Attacks Funding Cuts -- SciDev.Net (9/1/2010) The Pakistan government has cuts its funds for the Pakistan Ministry of Science and Technology's 2010-2011 budget by almost half, causing the science minister, Muhammad Azam Khan Swati, to criticize his own government. [More] Nanotechnology: Small wonders -- Nature (9/1/2010) This article takes an in-depth look at the United States National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI)'s first 10 years - to find out where the money went and what the initiative plans to do next. [More] Nanotech on Farmers' Fields -- Silicon Nutrition (8/31/2010) A plant nutrition study that addresses nano-sized plant nutrients is now available from the Landbouwkundige Uitgeverij G.C. van den Berg (Veenendaal, The Netherlands). [More] More News... Learn how to include these headlines on your own website by clicking here. Please email us if you require text-only versions of the daily emails.