International Workshop on Nanotechnology, Commodities, and Development
Rio de Janeiro, 29 – 31 May 2007

Workshop Summary Overview Document
Agenda Participants Background Materials Presentations Photos
Nano and Commodities Database

Presentations

The International Workshop on Nanotechnology, Commodities, and Development began with four brief overview presentations of nanotechnologies and their applications to commodities, including textiles, composites and mining, agriculture and food, to set the stage for further discussions on the potential impacts of nanotechnologies on commodity-dependent developing countries.

Nanotechnology: Overview, and Fibres and Textiles

(document forthcoming)
Peter Cookson, Centre for Material and Fiber Innovation, Deakin University, Australia

Nanocomposites: New Materials and Improved Applications

Michelle Londa, Texas State University, United States

Nanotechnology: Overview and Applications

Joydeep Dutta, Center of Excellence in Nanotechnology, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand

Nanotechnology for Agriculture and Food

Álvaro Macedo da Silva and Cauê Ribeiro de Oliveira, Embrapa Agricultural Instrumentation, Brazil