I commented on this issue’s (Nano Magazine April 2010) which features a special country focus on Canada at the end of April. Yesterday I received the print version and as I suspected, there was more to the focus than I was able to access online.

As the feature offers an overview of the nanotechnology scene in Canada, I was particularly pleased to see a range of agencies and laboratories that I would not have found on my own. Some of the  information isn’t up to date, for example, Nanotech BC no longer exists (they still have a website but nothing is happening there). Most of the laboratories listed are part of the National Research Council national chain of laboratories.

On balance, I’m thankful the editors had sufficient interest in the scene to feature Canada. I suspect part of the difficulty in getting information is due to something they noted, “In Canada there is no unifying national nanotechnology initiative …” It would be difficult even to estimate how much money is being devoted to  nanotechnology technology as autonomous funding agencies involved.