Dr. Nguyen Chanh Khe and super carbon nanotube products

Dr. Nguyen Chanh Khe and his colleagues at the HCM City Hi-tech Research and Development Center have launched a scientific 'child' that promises to bring back super profits for the country: first carbon nanotube Vietnam is fully invented by domestic materials and technology.

Dr. Nguyen Chanh Khe In his wide T-shirt, ka ki pants, sport shoes and never wear glasses, Dr. Nguyen Chanh Khe, Director of the HCM City Hi-tech Research and Development Center, Unlike the look of a scientist who once had world-class inventions and inventions in the field of science and technology I envisioned earlier. Younger than age, full of enthusiasm and passion, he is one of the repatriated overseas Vietnamese who live and devote themselves to the country.

Made of central material in 'Made in Vietnam' century

'I have had successes recorded in the field of science and technology abroad, it is time for me to return home to contribute to making my country rich.' With this thought, in 2002, Dr. Nguyen Chanh Khe decided to settle in Vietnam, leaving behind attractive invitations from research centers and leading technology companies in Japan and America.

'Liquid' nano coal is one of the most famous inventions of this overseas Vietnamese scientist after he returned to Vietnam and held the position of Director of Ho Chi Minh City Hi-tech Research and Development Center. The product is applied to the production of black ink and 'made in Vietnam' color ink for inkjet and laser printers at a much cheaper price than imported ink.

He showed me inkjet prints with 'liquid' nano-carbon ink with extremely clear images, true colors like inkjet prints from foreign imported inks. 'Liquid' nano coal is also used to make masking materials in the process of making microprocessors and fuel cells, also called gasoline replacement batteries. This type of fuel cell without carbon dioxide can replace the gasoline used for engines, not polluting the environment, creating clean energy when used.

Photo of carbon nanotubes using electron microscopy (FE-SEM) by Dr. Nguyen Chanh Khe and his colleagues in Nanotechnology Research Department, belonging to R&D Center, Ho Chi Minh City Hi-Tech Park

Dr. Nguyen Chanh Khe's most proud is the first 'child' named Vietnam 's carbon nanotubes, entirely by domestic materials and technology, successfully built at the Public Research and Development Center. HCMC high-tech on June 1 last. Light, hard, super-durable, superconducting, it is also used to make spacecraft shells into space and very useful for medicine, electronic materials .

Around the world, carbon nanotubes are considered to be the central material of the century and are sold at very expensive prices, about 1,000 USD / gram. After completing the registration of intellectual property rights and launching the market in the near future, Dr. Nguyen Chanh Khe's carbon nanotubes are forecasted to bring super profits despite much cheaper prices than that. gender.

The breakthrough works of Dr. Nguyen Chanh Khe are known and recognized by many world science organizations. Nanotech 2006 NSTI (Nano Science and Technology Institute) Nanotech 2006 in Boston, USA from 7 to 11 May 2006, has spent many pages in Vol 1, to published his achievements on the application of 'liquid' nano coal to proton conductive membranes for fuel cells. This is proud of the humble high-tech industry and many difficulties of Vietnam.

Concerned with the country's ' high-tech ' reach

Dr. Nguyen Chanh Khe decided to stick with the country forever for a simple reason but above all: 'I love my homeland' . As an overseas Vietnamese living for many years abroad, he understands more than anyone feels the desire to return to his motherland, with the source even though he knows there, working conditions and research cannot be equal to Silicon Valley or Japanese Dai Nippon Ink, where he has devoted.

Dr. Nguyen Chanh Khe, born in 1952, in Da Nang.

In 1971, he studied in Japan, studied at Tokyo Industrial University and received his doctorate in materials and information processing science.

Working at Dai Nippon Ink (Japan), Eastman Kodak, Hewlett - Parkard (USA) .

Many patent awards and dozens of his inventions are recognized in Japan and the United States.Many inventions are applied by leading technology companies in the world such as Sanyo, Ricoh, Intel, Motorola, Kodak . to produce portable photocopiers, printers, computers .

In 2002, he returned to Vietnam and held the position of Director of Ho Chi Minh City Hi-tech Research and Development Center.

And indeed, returning home, Nguyen Chanh Khe met many difficulties and obstacles.'Two labs approved by the State budget since September 2004 have not been completed yet' - he said to demonstrate the lack of clear administrative management system and many complicated procedures. must change. In particular, the level of young professionals in the country still has many differences, unstable skills, lack of experience and non-dynamic and professional working styles.

In addition, inadequate infrastructure, chemicals and supplies needed for high-tech materials research are lacking. He even had to spend money to invest in researching his own world-class projects. But he overcame them all with a cheerful mood because 'it is fun to contribute to our country'.

Nguyen Chanh Khe's concern is that there are few overseas Vietnamese, especially young overseas Vietnamese returning to Vietnam to contribute to the country.'I hope overseas Vietnamese brothers and sisters return to participate in building the country at this time. If the elderly do not have the strength to contribute to their homeland and then regret it, but do not return too soon without experience and practice in foreign countries ' - Dr. Khe expressed.

For the young generation in the country, it is the desire to keep a close eye on the Vietnamese overseas doctor's degree, how does Vietnam have a good education for them to study and have an interest in science impartially and at the same time? encourage children to invest in finding new information from advanced science in the world.'There is no reason that Vietnam cannot have great breakthroughs on par with Japan and America' - Dr. Nguyen Chanh Khe believed.