Iran, Syria Studying Ways to Boost Cooperation in Nanotechnology http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9001150472

A joint conference and workshop is underway in the Syrian capital city of Damascus to explore ways of boosting cooperation between Iran and Syrian in nanotechnology. The event, co-organized by Syria's Higher Commission for Scientific Research and Iran's Nanotechnology Initiative Council and in cooperation with the Arab School for Science and Technology, was inaugurated in Damascus on Sunday. The three-day gathering aims to find ways to boost the level of interactions in the terms of know-how transfer and innovation in manufacturing techniques of nanomaterials. 

The conference includes lectures and workshops on the components and characteristics of nanotechnology by a number of Iranian experts and representatives from some Syrian research centers. Secretary of Iran's Nanotechnology Initiative Council Saeed Sarkar expressed Iran's readiness to help Syria with its nanotechnology projects, noting that nanotechnology can be useful in resolving many problems, including desertification, pollution, and lack of drinkable water.