U.S. wants partnership in nanotechnology with BAS

“The USA wants a partnership in nanotechnology with the scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS),” American Ambassador to Bulgaria, H.E. James Warlick, said today at a roundtable dedicated to an advanced approach in science and its practical application. “We are world leaders in nanotechnology, and we want Bulgaria to join us and work together with us for its further development,” stressed the diplomat. He expressed his hope that the roundtable will serve as a platform for the launching mutual cooperation. “Let us embark on the broadening and development of the scientific partnership between Bulgarian and American science,” added the U.S. Ambassador. H.E. James Warlick pointed to our country’s good traditions in mathematics and engineering, and singled out nanotechnology as the most important area where the partnership between the two countries should develop. “We expect Bulgaria to stand out as a leading European country in this area,” the diplomat voiced his optimism.

During the meeting in BAS, the hosts presented a number of Bulgarian developments. The most intriguing among them are the robot for nano- and micromanipulation, photocatalisys used for purification of air and water, and the advanced technologies of electrospinning and superhard nanocomposite coatings for industrial use. The attractive demonstrations of electrospinning, prepared by researchers from the Institute of Polymers of BAS, showed the creation of an endurable medical web-like bandage with a very good therapeutic effect on an injured area of a patient’s hand. The robot for nano- and micromanipulation is 4 microns thick. “By comparison, human hair is 30 microns,” explained Kostadin Kostadinov, Scientific Secretary of BAS. The robot is multifunctional and reproductive medicine is one of its applications.

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