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Nanotechnology's Promise Hailed
Monday, November 26, 2001
By Chiu Yu-Tzu
Taipei Times staff

A fine-motion controller for molecular assembly.

The US has increased its investment in nanotechnology sharply from US$118 million in 1997 to US$495 million last year.

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A senior technology expert hailed Taiwan's potential in the field of nanotechnology -- the manipulation of minute particles for use in manufacturing -- but warned that the nation's shortage of highly trained professionals in the field was a cause for concern.

Liu Jong-min, general director of the Industrial Technology Research Institute's (ITRI) material research laboratories, told the Taipei Times that nanotechnology would have a great impact on industry.

"Revolutionary changes will occur not only in high-tech industries but also in traditional industries, such as textiles, paint, and iron and steel," Liu said.

Liu estimated, citing research by ITRI, that the value of output of industries using nanotechnology in Taiwan would be between NT$200 billion and NT$300 billion in 2005.
(More: TaipeiTimes.com News Source)
2001 © The Taipei Times.

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