Nanotech Could Support Arab Development

Filed in archive Government on February 26, 2010

© Desmond Kavanagh

According to a report at redOrbit, TWAS executive director Mohamed H.A. Hassan has stated that nanotechnology could be a key driver for development in the Arab region.

"Hassan made his remarks at a panel session, 'Re-emergence of Science, Technology and Education as Priorities in the Arab World,' taking place at the AAAS's annual meeting in San Diego," the article states.

"The Arab region, home to some 300 million people, faces a host of daunting development challenges," Hassan said. "Three of the most fundamental involve ensuring adequate supplies of water, energy and food."

"Advances in nanotechnology, he says, 'could help achieve progress by helping to address each of these challenges,'" the article adds.

Click here to read the redOrbit article.