Iran Regional Leader for Nanotechnology

Summary posted by Meridian on 7/21/2009
Source: Turkish Weekly
Author: n/a

The Islamic Republic of Iran holds first place for nanotechnology in the region, according to Iranian official representatives. The representatives also said that Iran would enter the 10 leading world countries for nanotechnology by 2015, up from 57th place in the world in 2004. Said Sarkar, head of the Iranian Nanotechnology Initiative, said "[W]hen the nanotechnology head-quarters (in Iran) were established in 2004, we held 57-th place in the world. Our goal is to enter the 15 leading countries in this scientific sphere in 2015." He added that the major goal for Iran is for the country to profit and flourish financially with the help of nanotechnology. "We held 19-th place among world countries in this sphere in 2008. But we hold 16-th place in the world and 1st in the region in 2009...At present, there are 20 companies already operating and 50 new companies which are developing nanotechnology in Iran," Sarkar said. The article can be viewed online at the link below.

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our team contact us site map	Iran Regional Leader for Nanotechnology Summary posted by Meridian on 7/21/2009 Source: Turkish Weekly Author: n/a The Islamic Republic of Iran holds first place for nanotechnology in the region, according to Iranian official representatives. The representatives also said that Iran would enter the 10 leading world countries for nanotechnology by 2015, up from 57th place in the world in 2004. Said Sarkar, head of the Iranian Nanotechnology Initiative, said "[W]hen the nanotechnology head-quarters (in Iran) were established in 2004, we held 57-th place in the world. Our goal is to enter the 15 leading countries in this scientific sphere in 2015." He added that the major goal for Iran is for the country to profit and flourish financially with the help of nanotechnology. "We held 19-th place among world countries in this sphere in 2008. But we hold 16-th place in the world and 1st in the region in 2009...At present, there are 20 companies already operating and 50 new companies which are developing nanotechnology in Iran," Sarkar said. The article can be viewed online at the link below. The original article may still be available at www.turkishweekly.net/news/84677/-iran-regional-leader-for-nanotechnolo... As tagged by Meridian Institute: Implications: Governance, Economic Competitiveness Regions: Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) Stakeholders: Government, 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.