| May 15, 2012 |
INIC launches world nanotechnology statistics website |
| (Nanowerk News) Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council (INIC) launched a website which monitors and analyzes scientific achievements and improvements of world countries in the field of nanotechnology based on continually updated statistical data. |
| The website is intended to track regional, mainly Iran, and global technological changes in the field around the clock. |
| The mentioned website hosts a huge database gathering scientific and technological data sets and indices of over 105 countries and provides the user with ability to draw comparisons easily. In addition, the website furnishes a great deal of information regarding the current status of nanotechnology in Iran (within various contexts like research, education and industry). |
| The statistical data fed to the website are extracted from world reputable and distinguished technical databases namely the Web of Science™ and Orbit (for patents). |
| Based on a comprehensive set of keywords, the website has collected the statistical data for each country since the year 2007. These keywords can be found at http://statnano.com/index.php?ctrl=static_page&action=get_static_page&lang=2&id=187. |
| Source: INIC |
