Jun 14 2007
Nobel laureate Professor Sir Harry Kroto will officially open the Nottingham Nanotechnology and Nanoscience Centre (NNNC) at The University of Nottingham on Monday 18th June. The new £3.2m interdisciplinary research centre is based at University Park and houses state-of-the-art research and teaching facilities.
It is estimated that the global market for nanotechnology could be worth more than £500 billion by 2013.
Having already identified nanotechnology and nanoscience as an area where its world-leading research and interdisciplinary approach can cross academic boundaries to forge important breakthroughs, The University of Nottingham has established the centre to co-ordinate and promote its expertise in this field.
The new centre will be headed by Professor Clive Roberts, who said: “The NNNC is a key element in the University’s strategy to build upon and extend the excellent applied and fundamental nanoscience at Nottingham and to maximise its impact in this important field of research across the sciences and engineering.”
Although it can’t be seen with the naked eye or even normal microscopes, nanotechnology is playing an ever-more important role in our daily lives. Scientists and engineers at The University of Nottingham are at the cutting edge of nanotech developments in healthcare, transport, lifestyle, electronics and manufacturing.
The centre will act as a hub for nanotechnology activities across the university and is a joint initiative between the schools of Pharmacy, Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry and Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering. In conjunction with the official opening these schools have founded a new taught Masters in Nanoscience.