December 16 Webinar on Government Research Funding
As federal and state investments in research and development grow, universities have sought to bolster the funding they receive from these sources.
Increasingly, companies are looking to exploit these opportunities and are turning to universities as logical partners in pursuit of funding. In order to increase the awareness of these programs, the University-Industry Demonstration Partnership (UIDP) and National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer (NCET2) will hold a series of regularly scheduled webinars that highlight specific agencies and their programs that support university-industry collaborations.
These webinars will commence on December 16, 2009 at 4 PM eastern time and continue on the third Wednesday of each month. The first webinar will focus on the National Science Foundation (NSF). The speaker will be Dr. Kesh Narayanan, Director, Divison of Industrial Innovation & Partnerships at NSF.
For more information and to register, please click here.
Why Is Small So Big?
Nanotechnology deals with products and processes that are measured in almost unbelievably small increments called “nanometers”—one billionth of a meter.
At the nanoscale, materials differ from larger objects in their physical, chemical and biological properties; therefore, they lend themselves to new and improved materials, systems and devices. Nanotechnology is behind the development of such diverse advancements as:
- Drug Delivery
- Biofiltration and Separation sciences
- Improved coatings for medical devices
Thanks to rapid advances in this exciting new field, we now have the tools and talents to manipulate materials on the molecular scale—a technology literally changing the world as we know it.