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The International Workshop on Nanotechnology, Water, and Development began with brief presentations by two of the co-authors of Nanotechnology, Water, and Development on the case studies included in that paper describing projects designed to improve access to clean water. Sanitation: Human Development Needs Clean Water and Nanotechnology, Water and Development Mohan Munasinghe & Yvani Deraniyagala A case study set in Bangladesh that provides an example of a simple, affordable, and reportedly successful conventional (nonnano) technology designed to remove cholera bacteria from water. This case study was included to illustrate the range of issues that must be considered when developing projects for improving access to clean water (e.g., effectiveness, community acceptability, costs, and sustainability). Case Study of a Nanomembrane and Filtration Method in South Africa Mbhuti Holphe A case study in South Africa describes a project using nanofiltration membranes to provide clean drinking water to rural communities. It provided an example of a technology based approach for addressing water and sanitation challenges in a rural village in a developing country.
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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] |
