The AP reports that the Connecticut State University System has launched a nanotechnology graduate program, which will be offered at Southern Connecticut State University this summer and Central, Eastern, and Western Connecticut state universities in the near future.
Key point from the article:
The U.S. Department of Energy gave about $750,000 in grants to help launch the Connecticut university programs, with most of that money going to specialized equipment needed for the nanotechnology studies.
What’s nanotech? From the article:
Nanotechnology involves manipulating and manufacturing objects between 1 and 100 nanometers in size. One nanometer equals one billionth of a meter. The technology is increasingly important in various professions, including military applications and the medical field.