Nanovip All things Nanotechnology – Nano Is The Futiure

Saudi Arabia launched its first Institute for Nanotechnology in Riyadh’s Techno Valley and it was named after King Abdullah. The event took place on last Sunday at 10:10:10 on 10 October 2010. Prince Muqrin Bin Abdul Aziz, chief of General Intelligence told the audience during the event that people are what make universities “great.” “However beautiful the buildings are and ... Read More »

In the framework of the ongoing work of the High-Level Expert Group on Key Enabling Technologies (KETs), this Open Day is organised by the Working Group on Nanotechnologies in order to consult a broad stakeholder audience on the needs and challenges of the sector, contributing to the development of appropriate policy measures to promote the industrial deployment of KETs. The ... Read More »

It is my fervent belief that nanotechnology’s ability to push the lowly battery to new heights will be one of the field’s biggest achievements in the not-too-distant future. Sure expanding the water supply and better harvesting the sun’s energy are no doubt big achievements. But from a very personal level, I want my cell phone, MP3 player and laptop to ... Read More »

This week comes news of a breakthrough in nanocrystal research.  Scientists at the United State’s Energy Argonne National Laboratory and the Carnegie Institution of Washington report finally being able to watch nanocrystals grow into form. ”We have not been able to see how different conditions affect the particles,” said Wenge Yang of the Carnegie Institution’s Geophysical Laboratory, “much less understand how ... Read More »