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Nanotechnology, Water, and Development Meridian Institute's ongoing Global Dialogue on
Nanotechnology and the Poor: Opportunities and Risks
(GDNP) commissioned the paper entitled "Nanotechnology,
Water, and Development" to explore the scale and
significance of water and sanitation problems in developing
countries, the broad array of challenges associated with
improving access to water, and the possible opportunities
and risks of using nanotechnology to address these
challenges. Overview and Comparison of Conventional and Nano-Based Water Treatment Technologies Meridian Institute has written a paper entitled "Overview
and Comparison of Conventional and Nano-Based Water
Treatment Technologies" as a supplement to the"Nanotechnology, Water, and Development" paper.
Specifically, this paper responds to numerous requests for
a comprehensive document that facilitates comparisons of
conventional and nanotechnology-based water treatment
devices. Examples of Enabling Technologies for the Development
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Science Needs Entrepreneurship to Market Beneficial Inventions -- Viet Nam News (1/6/2009)The article consists of an interview between the Vietnam Economic Times and Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, Tran Quoc Thang, regarding the market in Vietnam for scientific and technological innovation. [More] A Better Way to Make Nanotubes -- Physorg.com (1/6/2009)Scientists at the United States Department of Energy's Berkeley Lab have synthesized a compound, called cycloparaphenylene, for the first time, potentially ushering in a new era for more efficient carbon nanotube production. [More] Metal Nanoparticles, Steroids for Solar Cells -- AZoNano.com (1/6/2009)A recent article in a special energy edition of Optics Express journal postulates that lacing solar cells with nanoscopic metal particles will improve the ability of solar cells to harvest light efficiently. [More] Water: Some See Nanotech Helping Solve Third World Supply Problems -- Greenwire (1/5/2009)The article addresses the possibility of using nanotechnology to solve the shortage of clean, affordable water in the Third World. [More] NCKU Signs Partnership with Ireland -- Small Times (1/5/2009)The Tainan Hydraulics Laboratory of National Cheng Kung University (NKCU) in Taiwan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the College of Engineering, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences of University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland. [More] Controlled Drug Delivery System Based on Gold Nanorods that Can Cater for Multiple Drugs -- AZoNano.com (1/5/2009)Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a system to deliver up to three or four drugs and allow the timing of the delivery to be controlled externally. [More] S Korea Aims to Be Top-three Nanotech Industry Leader by 2015 -- Eview Week (12/23/2008)The South Korean government, currently ranked fourth in terms of nanotechnology proficiency behind the United States, Japan, and Germany, has announced its goal of becoming one of the top three nanotechnology industry leaders by 2015. [More] Czech Market Offers Investors More Bargains that Pitfalls -- Today's Zaman (12/23/2008)The article says that despite growth forecasts that have been revised downward, the Czech Republic's economy continues to offer opportunities, and some challenges, for potential investors. [More] US-Ukraine Nanotechnology Research Center to Focus on Energy Efficiency -- Nanowerk (12/23/2008)A new research center in Ukraine will focus on fundamental and applied research in nanotechnology for energy efficiency such as cathode, solar-electric and thermoelectric materials. [More] |
