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Nanotech applications for IPhone as well

Nanotechnology has applications in medical science, particularly in areas like early cancer detection, infectious disease detection, environmental monitoring and pathogen detection. It also has applications in imaging, drug delivery, hyperthermia apart from pre clinical and clinical tests to name a few. This was the view expressed by experts at the Nanotechnology Forum organized by the Center for Excellence in Nanotechnology (CoEN), at the Asian Institute of Technology on 23 September 2010.

Nanotechnology Forum at AIT

A Nanotechnology forum is being organized at the Asian Institute of Technology on 23 September 2010 at the AIT Conference Center Auditorium. The forum will witness participation from Prof. Sirirurg Songsivilai (Executive Director, NANOTEC); Dr. Meyya Meyyappan, Chief Scientist for Exploration Technology, NASA Ames Research Center, USA; Prof.

Career talk b6 Maha0hant Fibre-Cement

Mahaphant Fibre-Cement PLC., a leader in the roofing and walling industry in Thailand, will deliver a career talk at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on 22 September 2010. The talk is being organized by the Career Center of AIT at the Milton E. Bender Jr. Auditorium from 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm.

Training on ScienceDirect: How to use SciVerse ScienceDirect Effectively

Elsevier, in cooperation with AIT Library, will conduct training for SciVerse ScienceDirect on 21 September 2010 (Tuesday) from 9.00-11.00 a.m. at the Milton E. Bender Jr. Auditorium. Titled “ScienceDirect: How to use SciVerse ScienceDirect Effectively”, the training will include the following topics: - About ScienceDirect & Contents - How ScienceDirect can help you with your research? - Features and Highlights o Register/Login o Basic Search to Expert Search o Images Search o Staying up-to-date with Search Alerts o Bookmark Articles o NextBio Integration o Top 25 hottest Articles within your field - Benefits of being a registered ScienceDirect users - ScienceDirect for iPhone Interested persons can register in advance by contacting the AIT Library at library@ait.

President delves on AIT’s internationality in television interview

“Asian Institute of Technology is gearing towards an even brighter future after the signing of the new AIT Charter. With representatives across three continents becoming signatories of the new AIT Charter, the institute positions itself as not just a regional hub, but as a global network institute.” This was stated by the AIT President Prof. Said Irandoust during a television interview with the Nation Channel for the program “Inside Asia.” The program will be telecast on Nation Channel next week.

“Students from AIT are among the best”

Students from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) are among the best and each student is different from the other in terms of knowledge, experience and skills. These were the remarks of Dr. Roberto Mariani, CEO and Founder of Skydoor Pte Limited during the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Skydoor and AIT.

Workshop on Interpersonal Skills for Professional Development

The Career Center is organizing a Workshop on Interpersonal Skills for Professional Development to be conducted by Mr. Steven Hiatt on 15 September 2010 from 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm at the Milton Bender Auditorium.This workshop is for those wanting to take an important step toward increasing their productivity and improving their relationships in a workplace environment - whether they deal with people one-on-one or in a group setting.