Wednesday, August 30, 2000, updated at 15:52(GMT+8)
Sci-Edu
Importance of Nanometer Technology to Be Stressed in China
As a new emerging technology, the revolutionizing nanometer technology is receiving more and more attention from the scientific circle in China. Experts called for taking greater account of the nanometer technology by working out a unified plan for a strategic development, inputting more for a reasonable layout and disposition of the technology, thereby, making it develop by leaps and bounds.
Sources say the nanometer technology will exert a far-reaching influence on human beings, and it can even change the minds and lifestyles of the people. In the 21st century, it will exert still greater impact on society and economy and national defense as well. To strengthen China's competitiveness in the international sci-tech fields and guarantee its sustainable development and national security in future, China has to set greater store by the research and development of the nanometer technology by pooling in efforts from various scientific circles.
Experts point out that the "nanometer technology project" is another key project following the genome project proposed by the U.S. It is by no means a matter of coincidence. Once the nanometer technology infiltrates into the fields of biology and medicine, it will promptly change the faces of Chinese agriculture and medical science and the combination of two technologies will bring about a revolutionary change in the life of mankind. The nanometer technology has received widespread attention in Japan and Europe following the U.S. and India has taken it as of the same importance as the software industry for its development
Zhang Lide, researcher of China's nanometer material panel said the nanometer technology has offered us a historic chance, and we must grasp it firmly.
As a new emerging technology, the revolutionizing nanometer technology is receiving more and more attention from the scientific circle in China. Experts called for taking greater account of the nanometer technology by working out a unified plan for a strategic development, inputting more for a reasonable layout and disposition of the technology, thereby, making it develop by leaps and bounds.