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 United States. 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 situation of Chinese agriculture and medical science. Furthermore, the combination of the two technologies will bring about a revolutionary change to mankind. The nanometer technology has received widespread attention in Japan and Europe after the United States and India put the same importance on it as on their software industry.
Zhang Lide, researcher of China's nanometer material panel, said the nanometer technology has offered people a historic chance, and we must grasp it firmly.
(People's Daily)
