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News
Swiss
engage US in small talk
Leading
Swiss scientists and businesspeople headed to the United States to showcase
Switzerland's expertise in nanotechnology. It is the first time that Swiss
specialists in this field came over to the US as a group, therefore it
was a demonstration of the fact that this is an important field for Switzerland
and they want to be part of the game. In Boston, the roadshow included
visits to laboratories and research centers of the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology in Cambridge. In Chicago, the program focused on the commercialization
of nanotechnoloy. Nanotechnology is expected to become a driving force
in the world economy within the next ten to twenty years.
Nanotech
group learns lessons from US tours
The
trip to Boston, Chicago and San Francisco was designed to showcase Switzerland's
expertise in nanotechnology - and lead to an exchange of ideas between
the Swiss participants and their US counterparts. Swiss scientists and
business people said that they have learnt valuable lessons in the US
such as realizing the diversity of people in the US working on nanotechnology
as well as seeing the connection between the nanoworld and the world in
which we live.
Science
seeks to turn its talents to business
Scientists
and businesspeople from Switzerland and the United States swapped ideas
about how to commercialize nanotechnology. At a series of meetings in
three US cities, they had the opportunity to discuss how companies specializing
in nanoproducts can survive in today's marketplace. Participants at the
talks in Boston, Chicago and San Jose, California, said investment opportunities
are most promising where companies can augment existing products rather
than create new ones.
Shrinking
technology helps the hard of hearing
A Swiss company is helping to improve the quality of life
for hundreds of thousands of people with hearing problems. Phonak, based
in Stäfa near Zurich, has created a range of "hearing computers", which
sit inside the auditory canal and imitate the function of healthy ears.
Phonak has been monitoring a Swiss nanotechnology roadshow, which recently
wound up a visit to the United States. The trip, was designed to cultivate
contacts between scientists, investors and industry in the emerging field
of technology at the nanometre scale.
Scientists
explore the frontier
Governments
around the world are pouring millions of dollars into nanotechnology research.
A Swiss delegation to the United States went overseas to examine future
trends. The participants noticed that tremendous progress in creating
nanometer scale objects have been made in the last ten years. They cite
as examples nanotextured surfaces to make new dental implants; optical
components, which can be produced with specific physical and chemical
properties, and devices which work with degrees of precision less than
a micrometre.
Swiss engage in US in small talk
Nanotech group learns lessons from US tours
Science seeks to turn its talents to business