The Norway #NANO2021_Programme will largely fund doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships through the projects in its portfolio to provide an important source of recruitment for trade and industry.
In 2018, the share of #nanotechnology_patents in the total patents filed at USPTO reached 2.8% while the share for #nanotechnology_publications was around 10%.
#Composite, #sensors, #batteries, #medicine and #automotive were 2018's top 5 #graphene applications, respectively.
The share of #nano_articles in the total scientific publications has still been growing. In 2018, around 9.7% of the total scientific publications were related to nanotechnology.
The United States new law, called the National Quantum Initiative Act, allocates up to $1.2 billion in funding to keep American #quantum_information_science competitive on the global scale.
According to EN "Horizon 2020 Work Programme", the #Open_Innovation_Test_Beds will help users including SMEs to gain access to services driven by their business needs, such as mentoring and market analysis.
Over the past decade, some countries have developed their own #nano_marks for the purpose of labeling #nanotechnology_products. Taiwan, Iran, Thailand, Malaysia, and Russia are some cases in point.
#Graphosite, a project started on August 2018, aims to develop a graphene #sensor for defect detection and predictive maintenance in composite materials, as a highly efficient composite monitoring tool.
Nanomaterials for #printing #market is expected to expand rapidly in the next few years, due to increasing demand in the #automotive and #electronics industries.
Islamic Azad University, King Abdulaziz University and the University of Tehran have the highest number of #nanotechnology_publications among all the universities of #Islamic_countries in 2018.
The #nanocellulose #market is rapidly growing in #Japan, having products introducing into the market in #textiles and consumer goods.
The #eye_glasses designed based on new nanomaterials are able to release anions and emit #far_infrared rays so as to refresh eyes by supplying more oxygen to the eye area, resulting in prevention of various eye diseases.
The global #antimicrobial additives #market is expected to grow at a relatively high CAGR of 8.0% during the forecast period of 2015 to 2025.
#IBM has ranked first among all patent holders at the #USPTO having 600 #nanotechnology_patents filed by the end of September 2018.
Among different nanomaterials, #diamond_nanoparticles have been widely used as #nanofluids for the enhancement of #heat_transfer.
Another application of #graphene: graphene products having lateral sizes of 10µm help enhance the #wear_resistance in #mining equipment.
EMFUTUR Technologies, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation and Tokyo Chemical Industry are among the top-rated important players of the #fullerene #market.