Viet Nam has succeeded in making nano coal, the first material, based on nano technology, said Nguyen Chanh Khe, director of the Research and Development Center under the Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP).
He was speaking at the second meeting of overseas Vietnamese intellectuals held by the Saigon Hi-tech Park (SHTP) and the Viet Nam Committee for Overseas Vietnamese-related Affairs in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday.
Such a material will help the country's lucrative semiconductor industry take shape because it can be used to produce information technology products such as computer chips and inks, he said.
The SHTP and the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology haveused the nano coal, which is made from calcium carbide, coconut fiber or oil coal, to successfully produce printer inks.
Experts attending the forum discussed prospects for Viet Nam to develop information technology, nanotechnology, new generation telecommunication, micro-circuit and risk investment funds, saying Viet Nam has the potential to develop a micro-circuits and semi-conductor industry if appropriate plans are adopted to involve overseas Vietnamese entrepreneurs and experts currently working in the California's Silicon Valley and other developed countries.
