NANOTEC News
“The workshop will focus on the application of nanotechnology in textile and agricultural sector” said Prof. Sirirurg Songsivilai, Executive Director of NANOTEC during his welcome remarks.
“From a researchers’ point of view which of these 3 statement would you consider to be key” asked Dr. Kopr Kritayakirana,
NANOTEC signed 3 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with 3 NANO Plus (TTN network center) to collaborate in promoting public awareness of nanotechnology in schools.
Nelson Mandela (South Africa’s first democratically elected president) once said “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”.
Researchers at National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC) in Bangkok and Imperial College London (Department of Chemistry) in United Kingdom have studied the advancements of solid-state nanopores
Woraprot Leesakul of ENM lab was awarded the Outstanding Thesis Prize from King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology North Bangkok
Recipient of the Poster Award at the 2013 MRS Spring Meeting (San Francisco) on April 2
The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) and Thailand Center of Excellence in Life Sciences (TCELS) hosted a dinner talk during the recent BIO 2013 International Convention in Chicago, USA.
Thomas Jefferson once said “I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of man”
On April 7, 2013 Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn witnessed the signing ceremony on nanotechnology collaboration between NANOTEC (a member of NSTDA) and the Nanochemical Center of Peking University.
In the past 10 years, nanotechnology has penetrated Thai society and is becoming a part of the Thai ways of life.
Thailand is positioning itself as an Asean regional hub for the advanced medical robot industry.
In a recent Asian-Pacific Newsletter on Occupational Health and Safety (Vol 19, number 3, December 2012), Prof. Sirirurg Songsivilai, NANOTEC Executive Director emphasized that the number of products currently on the market containing nanomaterials as the critical component or uses nanotechnology in crucial manufacturing process will increase from 1% to 10% in the coming decade.
The Asean Economic Community (AEC) will come of age in 2015 and with a population of about 500 million, a combined GDP of USD 800 billion, and a combined trade value of USD 800 billion, it is an economic force to be reckoned with.
With the increase in nano related products in the market and the establishment of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) in 2015, the question of safety becomes an even bigger concern for the consumer.
The 3rd Thailand – Korea Nanobiotechnology Joint Research Meeting opened this morning with Prof. Sirirurg Songsivilai, NANOTEC Executive Director presenting the Opening Remarks
To those of you not familiar with the term nanocomposite it means a matrix to which nanoparticles have been added to improve a particular property of the material
Prof. Herald Krug, Head of Department “Materials meet Life” at EMPA, Switzerland recently gave a talk on “Polymers and fibers with new functions for new applications – from research to safety aspects”.
Having representatives from equipment manufacturers visit and give a technical presentation is considered an effective way for lab technicians and researchers to learn new ways of handling/operating specific lab equipment.
Green nanotechnology research is an area that is getting some attention this week:
Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Education collaborate to kick-start training program in nanotechnology to support country strategy
