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Community ownership is key to nanotech water projects
Nanotechnology must be effectively shared with stakeholders if it's to deliver clean water, say Thembela Hillie and Mbhuti Hlophe.
Nanoscale water treatment needs innovative engineering
Engineering a useable product is the key to making nanotechnology work for water treatment, says Ashok Raichur.
Nanotech for water can help business innovate and grow
Developing world businesses must invest in nanotech research and development for clean water to stay ahead, says Mohamed Abdel-Mottaleb.
Developing world advances nanotech for clean water
Developing countries are making good progress on nanotech for clean water, say Paulo Sergio de Paula Herrmann Jr. and José Antônio Brum.
Nanotech for clean water: New technology, new rules?
Emerging nanotech for purifying water at this stage should be regulated with existing laws, say Malini Balakrishnan and Nidhi Srivastava.
Expert highlights the importance of Cuban nanotech
Nanotechnology should be used to develop Cuban pharmaceutical products to prevent them being pushed out of the market, warns an expert.
OPINION | 31 December 2008 | ES
Technology transfer is key to reaping nanotech benefits
Technology transfer is central to translating nanotechnology research into benefits for society, says Bai Chunli.
Kenyan education should embrace nanotechnology
Kenya should establish a nanotechnology curriculum to get ahead of the game, say Macharia Waruingi and Jean Njoroge.
OPINION | 6 June 2008 | EN
Risk research needed for water nanotechnology
Nanotechnology could help make drinking water safe, but the risks have to be weighed, say Thembela Hillie and Mbhuti Hlophe.
OPINION | 25 October 2007 | EN
We need a 'slow race' for science-based development
Melissa Leach and Ian Scoones argue that enhanced citizen engagement is essential in making technology work for the poor.
OPINION | 19 July 2006 | EN
The developing world embraces nanotechnology
Developing nations are recognising the economic potential of nanotechnology, but the global scientific community should take steps to avoid a South-South divide, says Mohamed H.A. Hassan.
OPINION | 1 July 2005 | EN
Private and public must collaborate in Indian nanotech
Indian president A. P. J. Abdul Kalam hails the future of nanotechnology in India saying private and public sectors must work together.
OPINION | 3 August 2004 | EN
Chinese technology: starting small, thinking big
James C. Hsiao and Kenneth Fong say that China will lead the world in nanotech and biotech, once its fledgling technology companies learn the ropes.
OPINION | 11 March 2004 | EN
'Nano-divide' threatens developing countries
A group of researchers from the University of Toronto, Canada, argue that the debate on nanotechnology is failing to consider possible benefits for developing nations.
OPINION | 29 January 2004 | EN
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