|
|
|
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nanotech Centre to Come Up at Nirma Varsity
Summary posted by Meridian on 1/20/2009 Two nanotechnology centers will be established at the Nirma University of Science and Technology in Ahmedabad, India. The centers will be funded by the University and the state government. One center is slated to focus on research in the field of nanotechnology while the other will center around improving electric power quality for consumers. The University will allocate over US$10 million to the new centers. A future center is planned and will focus on solar energy. The article can be viewed online at the link below. The original article may still be available at www.indiaedunews.net/Gujarat/Nanotech_centre_to_come_up_at_Nirma_Varsit... As tagged by Meridian Institute:
Energy:
Energy, Solar Related Forums: |
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]
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.
|