Israel and Russia to collaborate in nanotechnology
Israel and Russia have announced a bilateral venture in nanotechnology. The venture includes RUSNANO, a corporation established in 2007 by the Russian Government.
According to an article on GlobesOnline.co.il, the sides are considering a $200 million fund, with each side contributing $100 million.
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An article published today by AZoNano.com reports that ‘the Russian military have used nanotechnology in the development of a new successfully tested weapon.’ (13th September 2007)
Russian Government officials confirmed that President Vladimir Putin has appointed the former head of telecoms giant MTS to lead a new state corporation in nanotechnology. (7th September 2007)
Today, the Russian government announced plans to adopted a nanotechnology industry infrastructure programme for the years to 2010. Science and Education Minister Andrei Fursenko presented a report on this topic and added that Russia ‘should relate all financial instruments and properly build the whole infrastructure of the nanoindustry.’ (10th July 2007)