Nanotechnology

The Egypt-IBM Nanotechnology Research Center is the joint result of a three-year partnership agreement ITIDA, the Science and Technological Development Fund, and IBM Corporation.

Egyptian and IBM expert scientists and engineers work side-by-side on advanced nanoscience and nanotechnology projects coordinated with the efforts of IBM Research labs in Zurich, Switzerland; Almaden, California; and Yorktown Heights, New York.

The Center has state-of-the-art facilities and equipment and operates in collaboration with Nile University and Cairo University. It will research, develop, and deliver nanotechnology that will have an impact in a range of fields that are important to Egypt: for example, on solar energy and desalination.

Current areas of focus for research include thin film silicon photovoltaics, energy recovery from concentrated photovoltaics for desalination, and computational modeling and simulation.

Research partners in the center include the graduate institution Nile University, Giza’s Cairo University and IBM Egypt.

The aim of the Center is to build and strengthen scientific and engineering research and its infrastructure in the areas of greatest strategic value to Egypt’s long-term competitiveness and development.