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Greece and Russia agree to cooperate on quantum and nanotechnology research

I don’t often get a chance to feature Greece here but an April 4, 2016 news item on tornos news (and also on ANAmpa: Athens News Agency [and] Macedonian Press Agency) provides an opportunity,

Greece’s Alternate Minister for Research and Innovation Costas Fotakis and Russian Federation Deputy Minister for Education and Science Ludmila Ogorodova on Friday [April 1, 2016] signed an agreement for cooperation between the two countries in specialist new technologies, such as quantum technology, nanotechnology and related areas.

According to an announcement, the agreement covers four innovative applications in quantum nano-electronics, nanophotonics, quantum information-communication and metamaterials. It extends an invitation to research and technology centres, universities and even public and private research companies to submit proposals in the area of quantum technologies by the end of next June. It envisages financing of up to one million euros in each of the four proposed areas, for programmes to be implemented over 24-36 months.

In spite of the difficult conditions created by the economic crisis, Greece has research centres that have achieved international acclaim and excellence in the emerging field of quantum technology,

So it seems Greece is supplying the quantum expertise and Russia the nanotechnology expertise. It’s a bit surprising that Anatoly Chubais isn’t mentioned since every reference that I’ve ever seen to Russian nanotechnology includes his name as the head of Russia’s state-funded RUSNANO (Russian Nanotechnology Corporation).