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Penn Study: Transforming Nanowires Into Nano-Tools Using Cation Exchange Reactions
University of Pennsylvania October 24th, 2009 A team of engineers from the University of Pennsylvania has transformed simple nanowires into reconfigurable materials and circuits, demonstrating a novel, self-assembling method for chemically creating nanoscale structures that are not possible to grow or obtain otherwise.

Refractory Ceramics Produced by Nanostructured Alpha-Alumina
Fars News Agency October 24th, 2009 A group of researchers at Iran Materials and Energy Research Center (MERC) suggested a low-cost process to commercialize the production of refractory ceramics from nanostructured alpha-alumina.

Argonne dedicates new microscopy facility at Center for Nanoscale Materials: Research may lead to energy-efficient engines, advanced medical therapy
Argonne National Laboratory October 24th, 2009 The Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM) at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory dedicated its new scanning probing microscopy building recently during its annual users conference. The new building will house a new scanning probe microscope that measures spin-polarized electrons on surfaces.

Imax May Have Brighter Future With Lasers
Laser Light Engines October 26th, 2009 Imax Corp. (IMAX) might choose lasers over lamps in order to reap the benefits of digital projection at its largest theaters.

Study Shows How Nanotubes Affect Lining of Lungs
North Carolina State University October 26th, 2009 Tiny carbon nanotubes are being considered for use in everything from sports equipment to medical applications, but a great deal remains unknown about whether these materials cause respiratory or other health problems. Now a collaborative study from North Carolina State University, The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences shows that inhaling these nanotubes can affect the outer lining of the lung, though the effects of long-term exposure remain unclear.

Researchers can precisely manipulate polarization in nanostructures
University of Twente October 26th, 2009 Data storage with very high data densities on the horizon

Caltech Scientists Solve Decade-Long Mystery of Nanopillar Formations
Caltech October 26th, 2009 Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have uncovered the physical mechanism by which arrays of nanoscale (billionths-of-a-meter) pillars can be grown on polymer films with very high precision, in potentially limitless patterns.

Caltech Scientists First to Trap Light and Sound Vibrations Together in Nanocrystal
Caltech October 26th, 2009 Optomechanical crystals could be used in information processing, as supersensitive biosensors, and more

Masdar PV delivers first modules and presents itself for the first time on the North American market
Masdar PV October 26th, 2009 At Masdar PV, the ramp-up of the new manufacturing facility in Ichtershausen is well underway: Meanwhile, almost 90 production employees manufacture thin-film modules of the newest generation in 2-shift operations. The first modules are currently being delivered and installed in an open space solar park in Germany. "Until the end of the year, we will produce thin-film solar modules with a power rating of approximately 3 MWp. A large share of them has already been sold", explains Dr. Rainer Gegenwart, CEO of Masdar PV. Additional attractive projects are currently being negotiated, so that the management looks optimistically into the future after the start of the production.

Engineering center to probe forces that cause cancer to spread
Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology October 26th, 2009 Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology have been awarded $14.8 million from the National Cancer Institute to launch a research center aimed at unraveling the physical underpinnings of the growth and spread of cancer.

Former President of India Describes World Vision for Space Exploration
University of Central Florida October 26th, 2009 Abdul Kalam, who served as president of India from 2002 to 2007, shared his views on space, science and humanity during a multi-day program that kicked off Thursday with a public forum at the University of Central Florida. His visit also included stops at Dr. Phillips High School and community meetings. P. N. "Vaidy" Vaidyanathan, assistant vice president for Research and a board member of The India Program at UCF, pointed out that Kalam's main interests - space science and technology, energy and nanoscience - are all areas where UCF has research strengths.

NCI awards $15.2 million to create Princeton Physical Sciences-Oncology Center
Princeton University October 26th, 2009 Princeton University physical scientists will partner with researchers at four other institutions to explore the driving forces behind the evolution of cancer under a five-year, $15.2 million award from the National Cancer Institute.

Applied Materials Opens Advanced Solar Research and Customer Demonstration Facility in Xi’an, China
Applied Materials October 26th, 2009 Applied Materials, Inc. the world's largest supplier of equipment to the solar photovoltaic industry, today opened an advanced solar research and demonstration facility in Xi'an, China. Applied Materials' Solar Technology Center, the largest non-government solar energy research facility in the world, is comprised of laboratory and office buildings covering more than 400,000 square feet and contains an entire Applied SunFab™ thin film manufacturing line and a complete crystalline silicon pilot process. These lines are configured to closely simulate customer fabrication (fab) environments.

CIC biomaGUNE analyses impact on health of nanoparticles present in sun creams
basqueresearch.com October 26th, 2009 CIC biomaGUNE is researching the possible impact on health of metal oxide nanoparticles, such as those of zinc, cerium, titanium and iron. These nanoparticles have numerous practical applications and are present in commercial products as varied as sun creams, protection agents for ultraviolet rays, fuel mixtures, paints, anti-electrostatic coatings and electronic circuits. These microscopic particles are made up of metal ions the concentration in living organisms of which is normally low. The incorporation of nanoparticles that can eventually degrade within the organism can increase the concentration of these ions. Currently it is unknown how it will affect biochemical processes both at cell level and at the level of the organism itself.

INL scientist is harnessing the power of plasma
Idaho National Laboratory October 26th, 2009 by Mike Wall, Research Communications Fellow Most schoolchildren learn that everything in the universe is a solid, a liquid or a gas. But those lessons miss the fourth and by far most common state of matter: plasma.

Stimulus funds to pay for equipment at nanoscale facility
Cornell University October 27th, 2009 The Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility (CNF) has received $1.38 million in federal stimulus funds to help with equipment upgrades. CNF is one of 14 members of the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN) of user facilities for nanofabrication. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has allocated $10 million to NNIN to spread over the 14 sites for various needs. CNF's portion is an add-on to its regular National Science Foundation grant of $2.68 million per year.

Battling cancer with engineering: National Cancer Institute funds Cornell-led $13 million research center
Cornell University October 27th, 2009 The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has funded the new Center on the Microenvironment and Metastasis, which will be headquartered at Cornell. The center will focus on using nanobiotechnology and other related physical science approaches to advance research on cancer.

Japan-RF nanotechnology partnership has good prospects-view
Itar-Tass October 27th, 2009 The development of interaction between Japanese and Russian industrial enterprises in the sphere of nanotechnologies has good prospects, President of Konica-Minolta IJ Technologies Akiyoshi Ono told Itar-Tass in Tokyo on Tuesday.

Harris & Harris Group Files to Deregister Shares Not Sold in Offering
Harris & Harris Group October 27th, 2009 Harris & Harris Group, Inc., announced today that it has filed a post-effective amendment to its shelf registration statement on Form N-2 with the Securities and Exchange Commission to deregister 2,112,500 shares of its common stock that were not sold in its recent underwritten public offering that closed on October 9, 2009.

Cancer Nanomedicine: Tiny Devices Make a Big Difference
dotmed.com October 27th, 2009 Imagine devices so miniscule that millions of them can fit into a single cancer cell. This isn't science fiction - it's nanotechnology, and it has already infiltrated a number of industries, including medicine. Several nanoscale pharmaceuticals and biomedical technologies are commercially available, such as antiseptic silver-particle coatings for medical devises and some exciting technologies are still in development, including biosensors that can sense the presence of bacteria, viruses and certain other diseases but Nanomedicine's biggest research breakthroughs have been in the realm of cancer detection, imaging and treatment. Research institutions across the country and beyond are developing astounding nanotechnologies in the form of cancer biosensors, tumor imaging agents, targeted antitumor drugs and even a minute form of radiation therapy. The National Science Foundation foresees the nanotechnology industry booming into a $1 trillion a year market by 2015, with nanopharmaceuticals commanding as much as a $180 billion slice of the pie. The term nanomedicine not only indicates the scale of the particles but also the properties of those particles and their particular effect at the cellular, intracellular, molecular and atomic level. By definition, nanoparticles are 1 - 100 nanometers in size. A nanometer is one-billionth of a meter. It helps to think of a nanometer being about 100,000 times thinner than a human hair. Structures that small have some unique advantages when it comes to treating and curing disease.

NCI Launches Physical Sciences-Oncology Centers to Develop New Fields of Cancer Research
National Cancer Institute October 27th, 2009 The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded multiple institutional grants to establish twelve Physical Sciences-Oncology Centers (PS-OC) as part of its Physical Sciences in Oncology initiative to better understand the physical laws and principles that shape and govern the emergence and behavior of cancer. The goal of the five year initiative is to engage trans-disciplinary scientific teams from fields of physics, mathematics, chemistry and engineering to examine new, non-traditional approaches to cancer research. Researchers will explore the physical laws and principles of cancer; evolution and evolutionary theory of cancer; information coding, decoding, transfer and translation in cancer; and de-convoluting cancer's complexity. These ongoing efforts will enable experts to explore new and innovative approaches to better understand, diagnose, treat, and control cancer.

Nanostart increases its investment in promising portfolio company Curiox
Nanostart October 27th, 2009 * Nanostart increases stake in promising Singaporean start-up to almost 19% * Expansion in USA and Europe * New contracts with corporate groups to be signed soon * Recognized co-investors

Profile: Amanda Barnard
cosmosmagazine.com October 28th, 2009 Amanda Barnard, winner of the 2009 Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the year, has brought forth new ways of looking at nanotechnology. Nanotechnology holds great promise for society, but there could be significant health and environmental risks too. Barnard uses supercomputers to learn more about these risks by modelling the behaviour and interaction of nanoparticles. She is currently a Queen Elizabeth II Australian Research Council fellow and heads CSIRO's Virtual Nanoscience Laboratory.

Groundbreaking set for nano school
bizjournals.com October 28th, 2009 Officials from UNC-Greensboro and N.C. A&T State University will host the official groundbreaking for their shared Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering at the Gateway University Research Park on Nov. 9. School officials will display the plans for the 100,000-square-foot building and outline how the facility will fulfill the JSNN's mission to educate students in the rapidly advancing sciences related to nanotechnology. The school's academic program is launching Professional Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in Nanoscience and will develop degree programs in Nanoengineering.

University of Cincinnati researchers create all-electric spintronics
University of Cincinnati October 28th, 2009 Multidisciplinary team of UC researchers first to find an innovative and novel way to control an electron's spin orientation using purely electrical means

Magnetic mixing creates quite a stir
Sandia National Laboratories October 28th, 2009 Sandia researcher solves problem of mixing liquids in tiny volumes

Nokia's new Cambridge base strengthens University alliance
businessweekly.co.uk October 28th, 2009 Nokia UK is taking major space in the new Hauser Forum development at the University of Cambridge's West Cambridge site in what is considered the most significant letting in the region this year. Ian Leslie, pro-vice-chancellor for research at the University of Cambridge said: "Nokia's close interaction with many departments in the university is further cemented by its occupancy of the Broers Building. "Our initial collaboration with Nokia in nanoscience is now broadening to other technologies and into systems. We are very pleased that, even during challenging economic times, industry sees the value of long term research and in collaboration with leading universities."

The Battery of the Future: New storage material improves energy density of lithium-ion battery
Technische Universität Graz October 28th, 2009 High-performance energy storage technologies for the automotive industry or mobile phone batteries and notebooks providing long battery times - these visions of the future are being brought one step nearer to the present by scientists from Graz University of Technology. Researchers at the Institute for Chemistry and Technology of Materials have developed a new method that utilises silicon for lithium-ion batteries.

Prevention, not cure, to be TEC’s future focus
europolitics.info October 28th, 2009 Following months of speculation about the future of the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC), it seems, after the 27 October TEC meeting in Washington, that the body will survive but with a new focus. "After a trial and error phase, we have now a clear direction. We do not try to solve trade disputes or trade irritants. Instead, we try to find common ground for regulatory approaches," TEC Co-Chair and European Commission Vice-President Günter Verheugen said. The main instrument that will be used, he added, was mutual recognition because "if you try to harmonise, it does not work". The priority sectors, said Michael Froman, US TEC co-chair from the White House-based National Security Council (NSC) and National Economic Council, would include "nanotechnology, labelling and energy efficiency". Verheugen added to that list the US' 100% scanning rule for inbound maritime containers due to be implemented by 2012, and double testing requirements for low voltage electrical equipment.

Nanofluids Reduce Heat Pipes' Thermal Resistance by 15 Percent
farsnews.com October 28th, 2009 Iranian researchers could tackle the heat loss problem faced by many heat transfer equipment by applying nanofluids in a hybrid system in industrial heat transfer units. Nanofluid is a suspension containing nano-scaled metallic or non-metallic totally suspended particles which are stabled within a solvent fluid (the heating medium). Due to their extraordinary desirable thermal properties, nanofluids are becoming popular in research centers around the world.

Velozzi announces collaboration with Nanoledge to provide innovative resin solutions using Bayer MaterialScience’s Baytubes®
Bayer MaterialScience October 28th, 2009 Collaboration leverages Baytubes® multi-walled carbon nanotubes in response to customer demand for improved composites

Center to Open New Directions for Cancer Research
Northwestern University October 28th, 2009 $13.6 million grant from National Cancer Institute is one of only 12 nationwide

A123 Systems and IHI Corporation Sign Joint Marketing Agreement to Develop Advanced Battery Technology Business in Japan
A123 Systems October 28th, 2009 A123 Systems (Nasdaq:AONE) and IHI Corporation (TYO:7013) announced today that they have entered into a collaborative business development agreement to serve potential customers in the Japanese transportation, industrial and marine markets. Under the terms of a joint marketing agreement, the two companies will pursue new customer opportunities in energy storage in the Japanese market.

A Revolutionary Approach to Tissue Engineering
Stevens Institute of Technology October 29th, 2009 Nanotechnology is leading to advancements in Tissue Engineering research that makes use of biomedical scaffolds to reduce recovery times and offer new health solutions.

Nanoparticle breakthrough could improve solar cells
Idaho National Laboratory October 29th, 2009 The sun may soon power many more homes and appliances, thanks to chemists at Idaho National Laboratory and Idaho State University. They have invented a way to manufacture highly precise, uniform nanoparticles to order. The technology, which won an R&D 100 Award this year, has the potential to vastly improve photovoltaic cells and further spur the growing nanotech revolution.

UC Researchers Create All-Electric Spintronics
University of Cincinnati October 29th, 2009 A multidisciplinary team of UC researchers is the first to find an innovative and novel way to control an electron's spin orientation using purely electrical means.

Research Continues on Secure, Mobile, Quantum Communications
Air Force Office of Scientific Research October 29th, 2009 Researcher Dr. David H. Hughes of the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, N.Y. is leading a team investigating long-distance, mobile optical links imperative for secure quantum communications capabilities in theater.

Iranian, French Nano-Scientists Cooperate to Save Polluted Waters
farsnews.com October 29th, 2009 An Iranian researcher from University of Tabriz, in collaboration with colleagues from Nancy Université of France, applied nanocatalysts to degrade aqueous pollutants. A. R. Khataee, the Iranian scientist conducted several surveys on eliminating three different textile dyes prepared in diluted solutions. In his sets of experiments, he tried to apply titanium dioxide nanocatalyst in an oxidative photocatalytic reaction in order to improve pollutants' removal. The results of this research work successfully demonstrated almost complete removal of acidy organic pollutants thanks to the applied nanoparticles.

Leadership training camp from today
expressbuzz.com October 29th, 2009 MPhil vacancy: There are a few vacancies for the MPhil Physics, Nanosciences and Nanotechnology of the Kerala University in the Scheduled Caste category. Those who are interested should report with the original certificates at 10 a.m. on October 30. More details can be had from telephone number 0471-2418920 (Physics) and 0471-2414663 (Nanoscience and Nanotechnology).

Nanotechnology program targets schools
eschoolnews.com October 29th, 2009 NanoInk introduced the 12-week learning system, called NanoProfessor, in May, and a pilot program will be launched at Minnesota's Dakota County Technical College (DCTC) in January 2010, said Dean Hart, NanoInk's executive vice president. Deb Newberry, chair of DCTC's nanoscience department, said most nanotechnology curricula are "written by Ph.D.s for Ph.D.s," relying mostly on intricate, complicated simulations of abstract concepts. But that's not the case with NanoProfessor.

Les nanotechnologies s'introduisent dans notre quotidien
riskassur-hebdo.com October 29th, 2009 Nous sommes en présence d'un évènement d'actualité dans la mesure où le gouvernement, en application des engagements du Grenelle de l'environnement, lance un débat public, qui se déroule du 15 octobre 2009 au 24 février 2010 un peu partout en France, sur les options générales en matière de développement et de régulation des nanotechnologies. Il convient de préciser que les nanotechnologies ont trait à la fabrication ou l'utilisation de matériaux, de dispositifs ou de systèmes ayant des dimensions comprises entre 1 et 100 nanomètres. En ajoutant qu'un nanomètre est une unité de mesure équivalent à un milliardième de mètre, on aura tout dit.

UCF developing diagnostic tool kit for dementia
University of Central Florida October 29th, 2009 UCF researchers are teaming up with Boston University to develop a miniature diagnostic tool kit that will detect the early onset of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. By Monica Agatstein

UCF Secures $7.5 Million Research Grant to Improve Hybrid Photovoltaic Solar Cells
University of Central Florida October 29th, 2009 The University of Central Florida has been awarded a $7.5 million research grant to study ways to make photovoltaic solar cells more efficient in capturing and converting solar energy into electricity and less costly to manufacture.

RBI chief visits Finland
croatiantimes.com October 29th, 2009 Rudjer Boskovic Institute (RBI) head Danica Ramljak and research scientist Hrvoje Zorc have arrived in Finland on a five-day working visit. During their stay, they plan to meet with leaders of Finnish institutions that finance scientific projects in the field of high technology. RBI will also present itself at Nanoscience Days 2009, one of the leading world conferences dedicated to nano-science and nano-technology that more than 200 scientists will attend.

Voir les atomes : un travail de Titan (du moins en Aragon)
bulletins-electroniques.com October 29th, 2009 Vendredi 2 octobre : un camion livre des caisses en bois à l'université de Saragosse qui n'a pas peur, à l'unisson du gouvernement aragonais, de parler de journée historique pour l'Aragon. C'est vrai que ces caisses contiennent les éléments de deux microscopes électroniques Titan (société FIE) qui dans trois à quatre mois, permettront au nouveau Laboratoire de Microscopies Avancées - LMA, de démarrer ses activités en étant doté de ce qui se fait de mieux au monde : Titan est un microscope électronique à transmission ultra haute résolution avec correcteur d'aberration sphérique, qui doit permettre de distinguer les atomes d'un cristal avec une résolution inférieure à 1 Angström, soit 10 millionièmes de millimètre, taille typique des atomes. Un des deux Titan sera réservé à l'imagerie (organisation des atomes), l'autre à la spectroscopie (nature des atomes).

Government To Establish National Innovation Centre, Says Najib
bernama.com October 29th, 2009 The government will establish a National Innovation Centre and a network of Centres of Innovation Excellence as a step towards accelerating national innovation and commercialisation activities, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. "It was also decided at the meeting today that nanotechnology development would be given priority and be made one of the resources of the country's new economic model. "Nanotechnology represents a new, advanced technological field at present and for the future. "Thus, it is important for Malaysia to not be left behind in the field of nanotechnology and we have decided to give it importance," Najib added.

Gold Nanoparticles Delivery Platinum Warheads to Tumors
NCI Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer October 29th, 2009 Cisplatin is one of the most powerful and effective drugs for treating a wide variety of cancers, but serious side effects ultimately limit the drug's use and effectiveness. Now, however, researchers have developed a nanoparticulate formulation of cisplatin that may be able to eliminate or reduce platinum-associated toxicity while boosting cisplatin's tumor-killing activity.

Magnetism Turns Drug Release On and Off
NCI Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer October 29th, 2009 Many medical conditions, such as cancer, diabetes and chronic pain, require medications that cannot be taken orally, but must be dosed intermittently, on an as-needed basis, over a long period of time. A few delivery techniques have been developed, using an implanted heat source, an implanted electronic chip or other stimuli as an "on-off" switch to release the drugs into the body. But thus far, none of these methods can reliably do all that's needed: repeatedly turn dosing on and off, deliver consistent doses and adjust doses according to the patient's need. But now, a research team led by Daniel Kohane of Children's Hospital Boston has devised a solution that combines magnetism with nanotechnology.

Nanoparticles Detect and Purge Metastases in Lymph Nodes
NCI Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer October 29th, 2009 Colonoscopy represents one of the great weapons against cancer. In one step, a physician can find precancerous lesions in the colon and then cut them out, an on-the-spot intervention that prevents cancer from developing. Now, researchers at the Winthrop Rockefeller Cancer Institute and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences have developed another fiber optic technique that can detect lymph node metastases and destroy them on the spot, an action that could prevent the further spread of breast cancer, melanoma, or gastrointestinal cancer, all of which spread through the lymphatic system.

Two-In-One Punch Knocks Out Drug Resistant Cancer Cells
NCI Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer October 29th, 2009 Cancer cells, like bacteria, can develop resistance to drug therapy, leading to relapse of disease. One approach showing promise in overcoming multidrug resistance in tumors is to combine two different anticancer agents in one nanoscale construct, providing a one-two punch that can prove lethal to such resistant cells. An example of this approach appears in the journal Small.

Nanostructured Integrated Circuit Detects Type and Severity of Cancer
NCI Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer October 29th, 2009 A team of investigators from the University of Toronto have used nanomaterials to develop an inexpensive microchip sensitive enough to quickly determine the type and severity of a patient's cancer so that the disease can be detected earlier for more effective treatment. Their work, reported in two papers published in the journals ACS Nano and Nature Nanotechnology, could herald an era when inexpensive yet sophisticated molecular diagnostics will become commonplace.

Nation’s top awards to CSIRO scientists
csiro.au October 29th, 2009 Dr Amanda Barnard was awarded the 2009 Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year for major contributions to the field of nanoscience. Dr Clark said Dr Barnard's research focuses on how nanoparticles interact with the environment and how environmental changes may affect their stability. The work involves predicting the structure, shape and stability of man-made nanoparticles (particles which are millionths of a metre in size) to understand how they interact with different environments such as natural ecosystems.

Hard Rain: Pitt-led Researchers Create Nano-Particle Coating to Prevent Freezing Rain Buildup on Roads, Power Lines
University of Pittsburgh October 30th, 2009 Inspired by water-resistant lotus leaves, the Pitt-developed solution repels freezing rain and provides the first evidence of anti-icing ability in superhydrophobic coatings, team reports in "Langmuir"

Pinning Down Superconductivity to a Single Layer
Brookhaven National Laboratories October 30th, 2009 Findings may lead to precision engineering of superconducting thin films for electronic devices

Russia Now: Is it time to invest in the Russian economy?
telegraph.co.uk October 30th, 2009 Russia is taking its first steps on its way to creating an innovative economy, the key to which is creating an environment where talent and business acumen can be brought together. The focus of Russia's political leadership on the education and development of the individual is absolutely critical in this respect. Yet the question of where to invest remains a crucial one. The answer is to be one step ahead of the game. It makes no sense to try to replicate iPhones or IBM; what we really need are new things and new ideas. I believe that Russia has a competitive edge in nanotechnologies. That being said, Rusnano and VTB Group have launched the DFJ-VTB Aurora, an International Nanotechnology and Innovation Fund Family, in partnership with a leading venture capital fund Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ). There are various forms of investing into innovations development. For example, Anatoly Chubais, CEO of Rusnano, says the state has approved Rusnano's plan to issue state-guaranteed bonds, totalling 180bn roubles.

It's patently clear Kiwi inventors are falling behind
nzherald.co.nz October 30th, 2009 Dr Hendy, the Wellington-based deputy director of the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, said New Zealand was "just not putting the money in" to keep up with the likes of Finland, which produced nearly 10 times the OECD average number of patents per person.

Sarkozy May Extend `Grand Loan' Over Two Years, Adviser Says
bloomberg.com October 30th, 2009 President Nicolas Sarkozy's proposed "grand loan" to fund French industry and infrastructure may amount to 35 billion euros ($52 billion) over two years, said a former prime minister who is preparing a report on the plan. Possible uses for the money include developing new aircraft and electric cars and funding nanotechnology research and biofuels, Rocard said. "There are many things" that would make sense, he said. "France is well placed to take a leadership role in nanotechnology."

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