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Tracking Nanotechnology in Mexico
Volume 4, Issue 2
Authors:
Guillermo Foladori, Autonomous University of Zacatecas
Edgar Zayago Lau, Autonomous University of Zacatecas
Abstract:
In Latin America, Brazil, Argentina and Mexico are the leading countries in nanotechnology
research and development. However, Mexico is the only one from this group without a national plan
concerning the development of nanotechnology and the nanosciences. Regardless, Mexico has signed
several multilateral agreements between research centers, foreign universities and industries from
overseas to promote the development of the diminutive science. For the most part, there are two features
that distinguish the Argentinean and Brazilian initiatives from the Mexican. On one hand, Mexico is
missing a tangible plan for the development and research of nanotechnology. On the other, the United
States plays an important role in most of the cooperation agreements signed by Mexico and in the
creation of new positions inside Mexican high technology industries. This article examines the paths that
Mexico has taken in the development of nanotechnology.
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