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KECEMERLANGAN SAINSSCIENCE EXCELLENCEPerbincangan bersama-sama Prof Ahmad Zewail di Caltech.Discussion with Prof Ahmed Zewail at Caltech. ▲Lawatan ke CaliforniaNanosystems Institute(CNSI), University ofCalifornia, Los Angeles(UCLA)Deligasi Malaysia ke Caltech.Malaysian delegation to Caltech.▲Visit to the CaliforniaNanosystems Institute(CNSI), University ofCalifornia, Los Angeles(UCLA)Misi ke CNSI di ULCA bermatlamat membuka laluankerjasama dengan industri dan membolehkanpengkomersilan segera segala penemuan dalambidang nanosistem. Ia memudahkan satu pendekatanpelbagai-disiplin demi membangunkan segala maklumat,bioperubatan dan teknologi perkilangan, yang akanmendominasi sains dan ekonomi dalam abad ke-21.Semasa dalam lawatan tersebut (30 April), delegasiASM telah mempelajari cara membangunkan InisiatifNanoteknologi Malaysia berasaskan model AmerikaSyarikat. Delegasi juga telah menimba maklumatThe mission of CNSI in UCLA is to promote collaborationwith industry and to enable the rapid commercialization ofdiscoveries in nanosystems. It facilitates a multi-disciplinaryapproach to develop the information, biomedical andmanufacturing technologies that will dominate scienceand economy in the 21st century. The ASM delegationduring the visit (30 April) obtained insights on how todevelop the Malaysian Nanotechnology Initiativebased on the US model. They garnered informationon how to forge partnerships with industry as a way54In Pursuit of Excellence in Science