On December 12, Ba Ria – Vung Tau province Department of Science and Technology held a seminar “Nanotechnology and its applications”.

On December 12, Ba Ria – Vung Tau province Department of Science and Technology held a seminar “Nanotechnology and its applications”.

Attending the seminar were over 100 representatives from the relevant departments, People's Committees of districts and cities in the province, representatives of organizations and businesses, associations, cooperatives and farmers in the province.

The workshop aimed at introducing research achievements of nanotechnology applications in production and daily life, promoting commercialization of research results, connecting technology market and accelerate the application of technological advances in production and life and contributing to the socio-economic development of Ba Ria – Vung Tau province.

At the opening remarks, Mr. Mai Thanh Quang, Director of the Department of Science and Technology stated that the seminar "Nanotechnology and its applications" was part of the provincial Party Committee’s action plan on the development of science and technology in global integration context. The plan defined the priority objectives of developing science and technology as promoting application of technological advances in economic activities and communities to meet practical need of the socio-economic development of the province.

Nanotechnology is the technology related to the design, analysis, fabrication and application of structures, devices and systems by controlling shape, size and material of the particles of scale from 1 to 100 nanometers. Nanotechnology is a nascent but fast-growing industry which has recorded an increasing number of scientific papers and patents of inventions, as well as a growing number of companies related to nanotechnology and nanoscience in recent years.

Similar to many countries, Vietnam has set up a goal to develop researches in nanotechnology and promote its applications not only in economic activities but also in the development of related fields such as information technology and biotechnology.

Seven presentations were brought to the seminar by experts in the Nano field. Topics included: Nano Fertilizer as a specific functional fertilizer, Applications of Nano valent iron in the safe treatment of water and waste and treatment, Applications of Nano silver in agricultural, Applications of Nano researches in biomedical and agricultural of the Institute of Biotechnology and Environment (The University of Central Highlands), Key achievements and development plan of the nano R&D lab in Saigon Hi-Tech Park. One of the most asked questions by the participants was the problems relating to plant protection products and fertilizers that adopted advances of nanotechnology.

Participants were also introduced to the research results of nanotechnology applications in specific sectors such as agriculture, waste water treatment, health care, food preservation and other fields. The workshop has successfully brought in opportunities for cooperation, innovation and technology transfer in Nano field in the province.