Title :
Current status of nanotechnology in Arab Gulf States
Author :
Alfeeli, Bassam ; Mohiuddin, Tariq ; Saoud, Khaled
Author_Institution :
Nanotechnol. & Adv. Mater. Program, Kuwait Inst. for Sci. Res., Safat, Kuwait
Abstract :
A growing number of nanotechnology research, education and industry initiatives have been recently launched by several Arab Gulf States to quickly build scientific capacity and track the worldwide developments in nanotechnology. This comprehensive commitment is intended to serve national interests in energy, water and food supply, medicine, and local industry. This study assesses current status of nanotechnology in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, State of Kuwait, State of Qatar, Sultanate of Oman, and United Arab Emirates.
Keywords :
nanotechnology; Arab Gulf States; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; State of Kuwait; State of Qatar; Sultanate of Oman; United Arab Emirates; energy; food supply; local industry; medicine; nanotechnology education; nanotechnology industry initiatives; nanotechnology research; nanotechnology status; national interests; scientific capacity; water; worldwide developments; Commercialization; Communities; Instruments; Lead; Materials; Micromechanical devices; Water conservation; Equipment and Facilities; Funding Opportunities; Infrastructure; National Policy;
Conference_Titel :
Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO), 2012 12th IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Birmingham
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2198-3
DOI :
10.1109/NANO.2012.6321888
