Tehran to host 15th intl nanotechnology expo
Tehran to host 15th intl. nanotechnology expo
TEHRAN –The 15th International Nanotechnology Festival and Exhibition is scheduled to be held in Tehran from November 3 to 6.
The exhibition offers a great opportunity for many companies to showcase and share their latest achievements, capabilities, and innovative products in the nanotechnology field, IRNA reported.
Knowledge-based companies will exhibit their latest accomplishments in fields such as oil and energy, health and hygiene, water and environment, agriculture and packaging, automotive, paints and coating, construction, and textiles.
The event is expected to enhance international cooperation, strengthen scientific and technological interactions, promote market expansion, increase the number of innovative companies, and boost exports in various industrial fields.
Nanotechnology is the manipulation of matter on a near-atomic scale to produce new structures, materials, and devices. The technology promises scientific advancement in many sectors such as medicine, consumer products, energy, materials, and manufacturing.
One of the industries that have experienced good growth in Iran in recent years is the nanotechnology industry, a subject area that has brought Iran to the impressive fourth place worldwide.
Iran’s achievements in nanotechnology are noteworthy. The increase in scientific publications and sales of nano products proves Iran’s rise as a global leader in this field.
According to StatNano, a leading nanotechnology website, Iran has made great strides in the field of nanotechnology being ranked fourth in terms of nanotechnology publication.
It proves the country’s remarkable scientific development.
48 countries import Iranian nano-tech products
According to the latest statistics, Iran’s nano-tech products are exported to 48 countries worldwide.
The first five export destinations are Iraq, Afghanistan, Russia, Turkey, and Georgia, accounting for some 80 percent of exports, Mehr quoted Emad Ahmadvand, an official with the vice presidency for science and technology, as saying.
A total of 1808 nano-tech products have so far been produced and marketed in 15 different industrial fields based on domestic technologies in the current Iranian calendar year that ends on March 20.
Based on the survey, the total sale of nano-tech products made in Iran is calculated to be more than 300 trillion rials (around $600m), Ahmadvand pointed out.
The market’s total value is equal to 1.125 billion dollars, with nano-tech products exports accounting for 69 million dollars representing six percent of the entire market value.
Last year, the best-selling products were sanitary faucets, oil and gas nano-catalysts, automotive nano-catalysts, construction and decorative tiles, and optoelectronic products, respectively.
The industrial fields of construction; automobile and transportation; oil, gas, and petrochemical had the largest share of the market, respectively.
Students’ achievements in nano-tech
The 14th national exhibition of students’ achievements in nano-technology is scheduled to be held concurrently with the 15th Iran nanotechnology exhibition.
The event will provide a great opportunity for talented students to showcase their capabilities in different sections like solutions and products, scientific reports, research articles, educational aids, games and entertainment, lectures on nanotechnology, as well as artworks including short films and handicrafts.
The event will organize free workshops on how to launch and develop startups for selected students.
It aims to support top students to learn how to develop a product and commercialize it.
The first nanotechnology exhibition was held in 2004 under the auspices of the nanotechnology development headquarters to recognize the research and industrial potentials and raise public knowledge in the nanotechnology field. The event is held annually attracting both domestic and foreign technologists.
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source: tehrantimes.com