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By Maarten den Dekker As part of CHInano, the Netherlands participated in the International Roundtable on Nanotechnology (IRN 2014). The second IRN highlighted the business side of nanotechnology around the world. How can science and technology be translated in business and ‘global synergy’ and collaboration help to commercialize nanotechnology? Professor Dave Blank, Scientific Director of the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology …

CHInano China, organized by Nanopolis in the Suzhou Industry Park (SIP), took place this year from September 24 to September 26. The NOST offices in Shanghai and Suzhou have participated in the extracurricular program of Dutch high-tech participants, in cooperation with the Holland High Tech Center China (HHTCC), also located in Suzhou. Dutch participants included Advanced Packaging Center, Business Cluster …

China has the world’s most powerful supercomputer for the third time in a row as the country once again ups its presence in the global top 500 of powerful computers. The computer with the name Tianhe-2 was top of the twice-yearly list that keeps tabs on supercomputer development and growth. The top performing computer, Tianhe-2, had its power measured at …

Yesterday afternoon the first edition of HAMR took place at the Holland High Tech Center in Suzhou. The Holland Advanced Machinery and Production Rotation (HAMR) is an initiative by NOST Shanghai to connect Dutch companies within this industry. The platform fulfills the need for these firms to connect and share industry know-how. The Advanced Machinery sector is facing various challenges …

The National Natural Science Foundation (NSFC) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have announced a new open access policy for academic researchers (see CAS statement). All articles that are based on governmental Science and Technology programs, as well as all publicly funded projects should become accessible to everyone within 12 months after publication. This is either achieved via the …

Sentinal 1A. One of the new European satellites whose date will be shared within the Dragon program. Last week 300 earth observation experts from Europe and China gathered in the city of Chengdu, Sichuan for the 2014 Dragon 3 International Symposium. The Dragon program is a joint undertaking of ESA and the National Remote Sensing Center of China (NRSCC), under …

Following up on last year‘s StartmeupHK venture programme, the Hong Kong government is again looking for worldwide entrepreneurial applicants to participate in the 2014 edition. The StartmeupHK Venture Programme is a global competition for high-impact, innovative and scalable startups who aim to expand their businesses globally from Hong Kong. The programme includes the global competition ‘The 2014 StartmeupHK Grand Awards, …

That is the promising title of a new report published today by the Netherlands Office for Science & Technology in China. The study, conducted at the Netherlands Consulate-General in Hong Kong, extensively maps R&D opportunities for Dutch enterprises and knowledge institutes. A large number of Dutch companies and entrepreneurs are already conducting business in Hong Kong, or use Hong Kong …

Yesterday the Financial Times reported concerns that the EU is lagging behind in terms of R&D spending: “Overall EU R&D spending has remained at about 2 per cent of GDP in the last decade, a long way off the 3 per cent target the EU wants to achieve by 2020. (…) Furthermore, the European Commission estimates that China could overtake …

Southwest Jiaotong University, a university in Chengdu, Sichuan province, has revealed images of China’s first manned megathermal superconducting maglev (magnetic levitation) loop. The tests are conducted at the university’s Applied Superconductivity Laboratory. Last year in March the lab already completed the first high-temperature superconducting maglev ring test, but now the enclosed tube has been added, allowing researches to lower the …