China Plans to Surpass the U.S. in Nanotech Development

Posted by Soulskill on Sunday February 17, 2008 @07:13PM from the don't-let-them-have-wil-wheaton dept.

SoyChemist writes "Sociologists at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting have reported that China is making major investments in nanotechnology. Their aim is to 'leapfrog' past the United States in technological development by focusing on long-ranging scientific goals. So far, the Chinese government has poured about $400 million into the young field of research. Considering the low cost of equipment and labor over there, that is a very large sum of money, and China's investment is expected to 'rise considerably.'"

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Social.... by toddhisattva · 2008-02-18 02:07 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Sociologists at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Holy crap, what next - phrenologists and astrologers?

Everything that starts with "social" is a huge load of shit.

Socialism. Social Security. Sociology. Social diseases.

The only "social" things that don't suck are the social insects, and they don't want us calling them that!