23/04/03

China pins big hopes on science of the small

By: David Cyranoski

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<p>The Chinese government plans to invest an estimated 2.5 billion renminbi (US$300 million) during five years on nanoscience — the science of materials at the level of atoms and molecules.<BR><BR>The scheme includes building a National Nanoscience Center in Beijing, scheduled to become fully operational in 2003, at a cost of between 250 million to 500 renminbi.<BR><BR>It is hoped that the centre will act as a platform for scientists worldwide and that it will help to attract scientific talent back to China.<BR><BR>Reference: <em>Nature</em> 414, 240 (2001)<BR><BR><a href="http://www.nature.com/login/scidev_login.taf?ref=/nature/journal/v414/n6861/full/414240a0_fs.html" ?target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Link to full text</A><BR><BR></p>

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The Chinese government plans to invest an estimated 2.5 billion renminbi (US$300 million) during five years on nanoscience — the science of materials at the level of atoms and molecules.

The scheme includes building a National Nanoscience Center in Beijing, scheduled to become fully operational in 2003, at a cost of between 250 million to 500 renminbi.

It is hoped that the centre will act as a platform for scientists worldwide and that it will help to attract scientific talent back to China.

Reference: Nature 414, 240 (2001)

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