E-MRS/IUMRS-ICEM 2006 Spring Meeting Emphasizes Functional Materials and Devices
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INTERNATIONAL UNION OF MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETIES
E-MRS/IUMRS-ICEM 2006 Spring Meeting Emphasizes Functional Materials and Devices www.emrs-strasbourg.com The 2006 European Materials Research Society Spring Meeting was held in conjunction with the International Union of Materials Research Societies International Conference on Electronic Materials (EMRS/IUMRS-ICEM 2006) in Nice, France, May 29–June 2, 2006. Functional materials and devices served as a common thread running through the 23 technical symposia, which were organized into six clusters: Nanomaterials and Nanoelectronics, Synthesis and Characterization of Functional Materials, Materials for Energy, Composite and Organic Materials, Semiconductor Materials, and Education and Tutorials. Research conducted at the nanoscale was also prominent in most of the symposia. More than 2,500 attendees from 62 countries participated in the fiveday conference. A plenary session, poster sessions, an equipment exhibit, and an awards ceremony were additional highlights of the event. The meeting chairs were Abdelillah Slaoui (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Strasbourg, France), Rodrigo Martins (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal), Peter Glasow (E-MRS, Germany), and Lian Zhou (Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China).
Plenary Session The plenary session offered four major speakers who each incorporated the concept of nanoscience and nanotechnology in their presentations. In the first lecture, on energy, Mildred S. Dresselhaus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said, “Electricity was not discovered via incremental improvements to the candle.” She said new science and new technology are needed to make quantum leaps in the field, which she discussed in her talk, “Addressing Grand Energy Challenges through Nanoscience.” The rapid economic growth of countries such as China, Brazil, and India translates to an increasing demand for energy. Dresselhaus said that the global energy demand, currently at 14 TW, is anticipated to rise to 60 TW by 2050. Nanomaterials and nanotechnology, she said, have enormous potential to address this energy crisis. For example, she said, research in nanomaterials has influenced tremendous strides in the area of solid-state lighting with its promise of enhanced efficiency and energy savings. Nanotechnology also plays a role in the development of new materials for hydrogen storage, novel catalysts, and innovative production techniques for the applica774
Plenary speakers Mildred S. Dresselhaus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (left) and Klaus von Klitzing of the Max Planck Institute for Solid-State Research shared a few moments before the session begins at the E-MRS/IUMRS-ICEM 2006 Meeting in Nice, France, held May 29–June 2, 2006.
tion of hydrogen in addressing energy needs, Dresselhaus said. In a separate plenary address focusing on energy, Martin Green of the University of New South Wales, Australia, said that solar energy has seen a resurgence in the last few years and could become the solution to the world’
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