Exponential Rise in Indian Nanotech

Summary posted by Meridian on 2/6/2009
Source: SciDev.Net
Author: T. V. Padma

Concerns that Indian industry has been slow to embrace nanotechnology seem to be accurate, according to a new study conducted by the Delhi-based National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies (NISTADS). The study found that nanotechnology publications and patents have grown exponentially since the launch of a national initiative eight years ago, but with universities and government-funded institutes taking the lead. The study was released this week at a workshop on capabilities and governance issues relating to emerging technologies in developing countries. Forty-eight percent of nanotechnology publications in India came from universities, with government research and development institutes contributing 28 percent. Government institutes also dominated patent applications, with 39 percent. Industry, however, produced few publications or patents during the period 1990-2007. Workshop participants called for India to address the regulatory and ethical issues surrounding nanotechnology. The article says that concern over the need for regulation is receiving considerable attention in India. The article can be viewed online at the link below.

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our team contact us site map	Exponential Rise in Indian Nanotech Summary posted by Meridian on 2/6/2009 Source: SciDev.Net Author: T. V. Padma Concerns that Indian industry has been slow to embrace nanotechnology seem to be accurate, according to a new study conducted by the Delhi-based National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies (NISTADS). The study found that nanotechnology publications and patents have grown exponentially since the launch of a national initiative eight years ago, but with universities and government-funded institutes taking the lead. The study was released this week at a workshop on capabilities and governance issues relating to emerging technologies in developing countries. Forty-eight percent of nanotechnology publications in India came from universities, with government research and development institutes contributing 28 percent. Government institutes also dominated patent applications, with 39 percent. Industry, however, produced few publications or patents during the period 1990-2007. Workshop participants called for India to address the regulatory and ethical issues surrounding nanotechnology. The article says that concern over the need for regulation is receiving considerable attention in India. The article can be viewed online at the link below. The original article may still be available at www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/exponential-rise-in-indian-nanotech.... As tagged by Meridian Institute: Implications: Governance, Economic Competitiveness Regions: East and South Asia and the Pacific Stakeholders: Government, Industry, Academia Related Forums: Economic Competitiveness Governance 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.