Egypt ranks 22nd of 106 countries in nano tech. research

CAIRO - 21 January 2018: Egypt ranks 22nd of 106 countries in terms of nano technology research, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghafar said in a report on Sunday.

Egypt moved up 15 positions over the past 10 years, the Ministry said in a report Sunday.

As many as 1,786 researches were published in 2017 alone, which is nine percent more than the previous year, the Ministry said citing statistics posted on statnano.com.

The report also touched upon financial support offered by the Ministry to upgrade research in nano technology, part of which goes to establishing technology centers.