8th NRW Nano Conference - Innovations in Materials and Applications
| Date | 2018-11-21 08:30 - 21:30 2018-11-22 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Registration open until | 2018-11-12 |
| Organiser | Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Innovation, Digitalisierung und Energie; Cluster NMWP.NRW; Wirtschaftsförderung Dortmund |
| Website | Redirect to external event website |
Description
The most important meeting place of the nanotechnology industry in Germany is coming soon: From 21 to 22 November 2018, the 8th NRW Nano Conference will take place in the Dortmund Congress Centre. Please sign up for our newsletter to receive regular news about the 8th NRW Nano Conference!
The NRW Nano Conference is Germany's largest conference with international appeal in the field of nanotechnologies. It takes place every two years at changing locations. More than 700 experts from science, industry and politics meet for two days to promote research and application of the key technology at the network meeting.
Thanks to NRW's excellent expertise with the most companies and institutes active in the nanotechnology industry in Germany, the Nano Conference is a fixed event in the calendar. It is characterised by its top-class keynote speakers, numerous lectures and the large exhibition of companies and institutions. Other event formats such as business pitches (short company presentations) and a poster exhibition complete the programme. The evening event, which serves as a Networking Event, offers the opportunity to make new contacts as well as to maintain existing ones.
The main topics of the conference with brief descriptions can be found under the menu item "Call for Presentations" or on the conference homepage.
Low participation fees depending on the registration time will be charged for the 8th NRW Nano Conference, the online registration is possible until 11 November 2018:
Early Bird Rate (until 21 September 2018):
- per day: 30 €
- Networking Event on first conference evening: 50 €
- Full Conference Package (if registration is carried out contiguously for both days & Networking Event): 100 €
- Young Academics (Bachelor- & Master Students, Students in Doctorate studies / PhD studies) Package - in case of accepted submission via the Call for Posters / Presentations, discounted rate for both days & Networking Event: 35 €
Standard Rate (until 11 November 2018):
- per day: 40 €
- Networking Event on first conference evening: 60 €
- Full Conference Package (if registration is carried out contiguously for both days & Networking Event): 130 €
- Young Academics (Bachelor- & Master Students, Students in Doctorate studies / PhD studies) Package - in case of accepted submission via the Call for Posters / Presentations, discounted rate for both days & Networking Event: 55 €
Please note: Conference visitors with an accepted submission to the Call for Presentations get free admission to the conference for the day of their presentation (can not be combined with Young Academics Package).
Please note that at this event photo / film shots for public and non-public purposes may be taken.
Location
| Kongresszentrum Westfalenhallen Dortmund / The Dortmund Congress Centre Rheinlanddamm 200, 44139 Dortmund Deutschland | |
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- Wednesday 2018-11-21
- Thursday 2018-11-22
- Networking Event at Deutsches Fußballmuseum - REGISTRATION REQUIRED!
- Wednesday 2018-11-21
- Thursday 2018-11-22
- Networking Event at Deutsches Fußballmuseum - REGISTRATION REQUIRED!
When registering, you will get your name badge along with access permissions to the program parts you have booked as well as the conference bag with program guide, information leaflets and useful give aways.
The exhibition of the 8th NRW Nano Conference is officially opened and you are invited to a first tour.
The exhibition of the 8th NRW Nano Conference offers you a comprehensive overview of actors and their products, services and projects in the field of nanotechnologies as well as innovations in materials and applications.
You will find all exhibitors in our Exhibitor overview.
The exhibition of the 8th NRW Nano Conference offers you a comprehensive overview of actors and their products, services and projects in the field of nanotechnologies as well as innovations in materials and applications.
You will find all exhibitors in our Exhibitor overview.
The poster exhibition provides a broad overview of the latest scientific findings in the field of nanotechnologies and innovations in materials and applications. Here you will find an overview of all posters.
The Poster Sessions, during which the authors are available to discuss their poster content, take place on the first Conference Day from 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm and on the second Conference Day from 10.40 pm to 11.40 pm.
Greeting and presentation: Dr.-Ing. Harald Cremer, Cluster NMWP.NRW
Welcome adresses:
N.N., Ministry of Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digitalization and Energy
Thomas Westphal, Economic Development Agency Dortmund
Plenary Speech:
Director Institute of Quantum Control, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Peter Grünberg Institut
"Quantum Technologies in Europe"
Duration of talk: 25 minutes + 5 minutes
First Keynote Speech:
MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente
"Nanomotors steering autonomous propulsion"
Duration of Talk: 35 minutes + 5 minutes
Second Keynote Speech:
Prof. Adrian M. Ionescu, Ph.D.
Professor at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, and Director of the Laboratory of Micro/Nanoelectronic Devices (NANOLAB) and Member of Steering Board Health EU FET Flagship
''Health EU: the Human Avatar revolution enabled by micro/nanotechnology and artificial intelligence''
Duration of talk: 35 minutes + 5 minutes
During Lunch Break, all conference attendees will be provided with a snack buffet.
24 Exhibitors in 24 Business Pitches à 240 seconds
Once again this year, exhibitors will have the opportunity to present themselves to the visitors of the 8th NRW Nano Conference in a four-minute lecture.
Here the first nine Business Pitches take place.
Parallel session on "Energy Efficiency".
Invited talk: Nanostructured Halide Perovskites: Challenges and Potentials for Optoelectronic and Photocatalytic Applications, PD. Dr. Harun Tüysüz, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung (25 + 5 minutes)
Speakers:
• Dielectric nanostructures for light harvesting, Prof. Dr. Martina Schmid, University of Duisburg-Essen
• New Material Properties using Light Induced Structural Generation and Transformation of Nanoscale Functional Layer, Dirk Hauschild, LIMO GmbH
• Scalable laser synthesis of active and stable nanoparticles for heterogeneous catalysis, Dr. Galina Marzun, University of Duisburg-Essen
duration: each 17 + 3 minutes
Parallel Session on "Characterisation & Simulation: Enablers for Nanotechnology and Materials".
Invited talk: From electrons to materials properties, Prof. Dr. Ralf Drautz, ICAMS, RUB Bochum (25 + 5 minutes)
Speakers:
• Synthesis of Single Layer Tantalum Disulfide on Gold, Daniela Dombrowski, University of Münster
• Realtime process analysis for the continuous synthesis of colloidal nanoparticles, Dr. Ralph Sperling, Fraunhofer IMM
• Using infrared near-field spectroscopy to analyse the interplay of defects and charge carriers in resistive switching on the nm-scale, Martin Lewin, RWTH Aachen
duration: each 17 + 3 minutes
Parallel session on "Start-ups".
Parallel Session with talks on Cross-border KET (key enabling technologies) procjects from ROCKET.
• ROCKET at a glance, Alex van Geldrop, OostNL and Dirk Kalinowski, Cluster NMWP.NRW
• Sail Pro - Safe and Amplified Industrial Laser PROcessing, Sebastian Kohsakowski, University of Duisburg-Essen and Sietse van der Linden, University of Twente
• Anti-bacterial Materials - Application of scientific findings in reality – on the example of a ROCKET-project on anti-bacterial ceramic, Prof. Dr. Gregor Luthe, Smart Material Printing
• SuperSurf, Manuel Rudersdorf, ZBT GmbH
• FAST-PHARMA – Development of a FAST microGC analyzer for PHARMaceutical Applications, Vincent Spiering, Qmicro B.V.
During Coffee Break, all conference attendees will be provided with coffee and other beverages.
Parallel session on "Energy Efficiency".
Speakers:
• Luminescent borate glass ceramics for white LED applications, Juliane Steinbrück, South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences
• Advanced nanostructured catalyst materials for application in PEM fuel cells, Pit Podleschny, Westphalian University of Applied Sciences
• Mechanochemistry – sustainable chemical reactions, Dr. Birgit Funk, Zoz GmbH
duration: each 17 + 3 minutes
Parallel session on "Characterisation & Simulation: Enablers for Nanotechnology and Materials".
Speakers:
• Detection and characterization of nanoparticles via stimuli-induced heating, Dr. Christoph Geers, NanoLockin GmbH
• Helium Ion Microscopy: Imaging and Lithography with Nanometer Precision, Dr. Andre Beyer, Bielefeld University
• ToF-SIMS as a Powerful Tool for the Nanocharacterisation of Materials, Dr. Daniel Breitenstein, Tascon GmbH
duration: each 17 + 3 minutes
Parallel session on "Start-ups".
Parallel Session with talks on Cross-border KET (key enabling technologies) procjects from ROCKET.
• TraHySens - Transfermolding of nanostructured hydrogen sensors, Dr. Dieter Ostermann, neo hydrogen sensors GmbH
• Elasto-Tweezers - A novel platform for high-precision cell elasticity measurements, Sebastian Knust, Bielefeld University
• iCoat - Intermittent Coating, Nico Meyer, Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH
• HoDSimVal - A tool for extreme material saving combined with extreme lightweight and extreme forming freedom, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Hirsch, HoDforming GmbH
The Poster Exhibition offers particullarly young academics a chance to present themselves to the broad specialist audience at the expert meeting. A jury will evaluate the posters and the best three posters will be awarded before the third keynote on the second day of the conference.
During the Poster Session, the authors will present their posters. Here you will find an overview of all posters.
24 Exhibitors in 24 business pitches à 240 seconds
Once again this year, exhibitors will have the opportunity to present themselves to the visitors of the 8th NRW Nano Conference in a four-minute lecture.
Here the next six Business Pitches take place.
The Networking Event allows you to maintain and intensify your contacts to other conference attendees in informal setting. The venue of the Networking Event is the Deutsches Fußballmuseum ("German Soccer Museum").
During the event, the Best Exhibitor Award will be awarded.
When registering, you will get your name badge along with access permissions to the program parts you have booked as well as the conference bag with program guide, information leaflets and useful give aways.
If you have already registered on the first day of the conference, a re-registration is not necessary.
Parallel session on "Electronics & Optoelectronics".
Invited talk: Printed and flexible Electronics, Prof. Dr. Klaus Meerholz, COPT.Zentrum / University of Cologne (25 + 5 minutes)
Speakers:
• Commercialization of Graphene Photonics for Ultrafast Optical Communication Infrastructure, Dr. Daniel Schall, AMO GmbH
• High-Speed nanowire LEDs for polymer optical fibre and free-space communication, Prof. Dr. Nils Weimann, University of Duisburg-Essen
duration: each 17 + 3 minutes
Parallel session on "Health & Medicine".
Invited talk: From treatment to prevention: eradication of the metabolic syndrome, Dr. Paul H. Smit, BioVolt (25 + 5 minutes)
Speakers:
• Production of nanoparticles by low pressure plasma, and illustration of their potential use in medicine, Prof. Stephane Lucas, Ph.D., University of Namur
• DNA Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications, Dr. Gilbert Nöll, University of Siegen
duration: each 17 + 3 minutes
Parallel session on "Functional Surfaces".
Invited talk: N.N. (25 + 5 minutes)
Speakers:
• From FIB to advanced FIB Nanofabrication: True 3D, multi ion species and large area nanopatterning, Dr. Frank Nouvertne, Raith GmbH
• Functional Surfaces on 3D-Parts by Nanostructuring with Ultrafast Lasers, Dr. Arnold Gillner, Fraunhofer Institute ILT, and Kai Winands, Fraunhofer Institute IPT
duration: each 17 + 3 minutes
Parallel session with talks on projects from the NRW-Leitmarkt-Wettbewerb.
• EHoLA - Property-optimised wood composites for the ecological lightweight construction of automobiles, Prof. Dr. Thomas Tröster, Paderborn University - LiA
• LHybS - Lightweight design by novel hybrid materials, Alan A. Camberg, Paderborn University - LiA
• KuMag - Development of hybrid plastic/magnesium composites for ultra-lightweight applications, Dr. Karl-Heinz Lindner, TWI GmbH
• FilaMem - Development of biofunctional hybrid membranes for long-term implant materials, Dr.-Ing. Hermann Monstadt, Phenox GmbH
▪ pHMed - Microgel-functionalized PLA-filaments with pH-optimized degradation behaviour, Georg Paar, Institut für Textiltechnik RWTH Aachen
duration: each 12 + 3 minutes
You can apply until 1st July 2018 for the poster exhibition via the "Call for Posters".
In particular, this offers young academics a chance to present themselves to the broad specialist audience at the expert meeting. A jury will evaluate the posters and the best three posters will be awarded before the third keynote on the second day of the conference.
During the Poster Session, the authors will present their posters. Here you will find an overview of all posters.
During Coffee Break, all conference attendees will be provided with coffee and other beverages.
Parallel session on "Electronics & Optoelectronics".
Speakers:
• Current status of MOCVD Production Technology, Prof. Dr. Michael Heuken, AIXTRON SE
• Strain control of exciton-phonon coupling in transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers, Iris Niehues, University of Münster
• On-Chip Waveguide Coupling of Single-Photon Emitters in a Two-Dimensional Semiconductor, Dr. Steffen Michaelis de Vasconcellos, University of Münster
duration: each 17 + 3 minutes
Parallel session on "Health & Medicine".
Speakers:
• L-Aptamers immobilised on Carbon Nanomembranes (CNMs) as Ultra-sensitive Biosensing Platform, Dr. Nikolaus Meyerbröker, CNM-Technologies GmbH
• Quantification and biodistribution analysis of 57Fe-enriched iron oxide nanoparticles by means of LA-ICP-MS and MRI, Prof. Dr. Uwe Karst, University of Münster
• Modelling nanoparticle uptake and intracellular transport into cells and barriers, Dr. Christoffer Åberg, University of Groningen
duration: each 17 + 3 minutes
Parallel session on "Functional Surfaces".
Speakers:
• Nanostructured multiphase coatings for wear reduction under thermal load conditions, Hanno Paschke, Fraunhofer IST
• Adding advanced functional properties to nanoparticles via low-pressure plasma coating, Prof. Stephane Lucas, Ph.D., University of Namur
• Electroless nickel dispersion coatings for tool and component wear protection, Dr. Jessica Schindhelm, VDEh-Betriebsforschungsinstitut GmbH (BFI)
duration: each 17 + 3 minutes
Parallel session with talks on projects from the NRW lead market competetive calls.
• Structured zinc (oxide) layers - Combination of electrochemically produced microstructured zinc coatings and nanostructured zinc oxide coatings as environmentally friendly coating systems, Dr. Ingo Küppel, Dörken MKS Systeme GmbH & Co. KG
• Stainless spring-loaded connecting elements, Martin Lindner, University of Siegen
• Intrinsic hybrid composite - An intrinsic hybrid composite for cyclically stressed components, Prof. Dr. Robert Brandt, University of Siegen
• FunALD - Generation of functional ultrathin materials by atomic layer deposition for the next generation of nanosystems technology, Dr. Dorothee Dietz, Fraunhofer IMS
duration: each 12 + 3 minutes
Greeting by Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart, Minister for Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digitalization and Energy
Award Ceremony for the "Best poster Award" (supported by Covestro)
During Lunch Break, all conference attendees will be provided with a snack buffet.
24 Exhibitors in 24 Business Pitches à 240 seconds
Once again this year, exhibitors will have the opportunity to present themselves to the visitors of the 8th NRW Nano Conference in a four-minute lecture.
Here the last nine Business Pitches take place.
Third Keynote Speech:
Dr. Jaap Haartsen
Father of Bluetooth. Inventor and expert in the area of wireless technologies
"Bluetooth inside: an incredible journey"
Duration of talk: 35 minutes + 5 minutes
Parallel session on "Electronics & Optoelectronics".
Speakers:
• Lateral anodic self-oxidation and investigation of the electrical potential drop in circular 2D-nanofilm processors, Maximilian Deutsch, University of Münster
• Playing LEGO with two-dimensional materials: the effect of stacking
on the electronic properties of heterostructures of group-III
monochalcogenides, Dr. Juliana Morbec, University of Duisburg-Essen
• Optical Probing of Charge Carrier Dynamics in Layered SbI3, Alexander Merker, University of Siegen
duration: each 17 + 3 minutes
Parallel session on "Regulations, Safety & Societal Acceptance".
Invited talk: Inhalation toxicity of nanoparticles – Experimental results and concepts for grouping, PD Dr. Roland Landsiedel, BASF SE (25 + 5 minutes)
Speakers:
• The Malta Initiative – A European Action to Develop and Amend OECD Technical Guidelines for Testing of Nanomaterials, Dr. Elisabeth Heunisch, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA)
• Fate of nanomaterials in municipal waste, Dr. Burkhard Stahlmecke, Institute for Energy and Environmental Technology – IUTA e.V.
Duration: each 17 + 3 minutes
Parallel session on "Fibres & Composites".
Invited talk: Future of Fibres & Composites- Lightweight or Digitilization?, Prof. Dr. Thomas Gries, Institut für Textiltechnik RWTH Aachen (25 + 5 minutes)
Speakers:
• Development of graphene-modified multifilament yarns for versa-tile utilization in textiles, Dr. Benjamin Weise, Maastricht University
• Ferromagnetic nanofiber-guided magnetic signal processing, Prof. Tomasz Blachowicz, Ph. D., Silesian University of Technology
Duration: each 17 + 3 Minuten
Parallel
session with talks on projects from the NRW-Leitmarkt-Wettbewerb.
• HEA2D - Production, Properties and Applications of 2D Nanomaterials, Prof. Dr. Michael Heuken, AIXTRON SE
• HipE - Highly innovative pixelated lighting materials for laser-based emissions in headlights, Dr. Philip Stroop, HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co
• PeroBOOST - Towards effective, lead-free, perovskite-based solar cells for the energy transition, Dr. Bert Geyer, University of Cologne
• HiTecMass - Efficient mass production of micro-optic high-technology modules, Marvin Berger, Fraunhofer IPT
• PhotonFlex - Photonic process chain for the production of flexible organic solar cells in roll to roll process, Thomas Exlager, COATEMA Coating Machinery GmbH
duration: each 12 + 3 minutes
Business Matchmaking
| Registration period | 14.08.2018 - 15.11.2018 |
| Matchmaking period | 22.09.2018 - 15.11.2018 |
| Number of Tables | 4 |
| Duration of a meeting | 30 Minutes |
| Sessions | 2018-11-21 12:45 - 14:15 2018-11-21 17:45 - 18:15 2018-11-22 10:45 - 11:15 2018-11-22 13:20 - 14:20 |
| Meeting point | Matchmaking-Area |
| Hint | Participation in this matchmaking requires you to be registered in the NMWP portal |
Participate in the Business Matchmaking Event of the 8th NRW Nano Conference to find new project partners, customers or employers, to maintain old and new contacts and to have interesting discussions.
By registering for the conference, your personal Business Matchmaking Profile will be prepared automatically, which you can unlock with a few clicks for the other conference participants.
The networking of all actors from the key technologies is one of the core goals of the NRW Nano Conference.
In order to create optimal conditions for your networking, we have distributed the Business Matchmaking slots over the entire duration of the conference.
Two easy steps for your participation:
Registration for the 8th NRW Nano-Conference is a prerequisite for
participation in the Business Matchmaking. After a complete registration for the
conference (including payment of participation fees), you can use the NMWP
portal via the "Business Matchmaking" button in the topbar/ in the menu of the
event "8th NRW Nano Conference - Innovations in Materials and
Applications" for signing up for the Business matchmaking.
Step one:
Complete your pre-configured short profile by hitting the "Create profile" button. The
short profile gives information about you, your company or your matchmaking
goals, for example. In addition, please select the times when you will be
available for a Business Matchmaking appointment. All set profiles are immediately
visible to all other participants, registration for the Business Matchmaking is possible until 15th November.
Step two:
From the 22nd of September all set profiles are released for hunting on
interesting matches. Now you can search the profiles of other Business Matchmaking
participants for your best matches and make an appointment. Matchmaking
planning ends on 15th November. On 16th November, you will receive an email
from the NMWP portal listing all your appointments.
Call for Presentations
| Deadline | 30.04.2018 @ 23:55 |
Selected by an expert jury, scientists and entrepreneurs have the opportunity to present their ideas, projects and insights in a presentation during the sessions of the 8th NRW Nano Conference. For the first time in its history, the Nano Conference is open to contributions to the “Call for Presentations” from the complete field of nanotechnology.
The conference language is English, the oral contributions should have a total duration of 20 minutes, whereof 17 minutes are reserved for the talk and 3 minutes to questions from the audience. (Contributions in the Leitmarkt.NRW and ROCKET - Cross-border KET projects sessions have a duration of 15 minutes, whereof 12 minutes are reserved for the talk and 3 minutes to questions from the audience.)
In the meantime, the Call for Presentations was completed by the expert juries formed by the Advisory Board: All submissions were evaluated, the speakers chosen and two completely new sessions formed.
Health & Medicine
Demographic development is a major challenge for the health sector. Innovative, nanotechnology-based approaches in regenerative medicine and diagnostic analysis form the basis of future individual therapies. In the field of pharmacy, nanotechnological applications have become increasingly important in the field of drug design and delivery. Medical technology and medical products offer a wide range of optimised procedures based on nanotechnology to maintain and promote health. Thus, nanomedicine, nanomedical technology and nanohealth might be the topic for one session.
Electronics & Optoelectronics
Information and communication technologies have become a decisive factor for industry and the society as a whole. The continuing process of miniaturisation as described by Moore’s Law has come close to its physical limits. New concepts of nanoelectronics have to follow a “More than Moore” strategy to open up innovative solutions for entirely new system architectures as well as quantum information technology. In contrast, many products of organic electronics have already found their way into everyday life. Nanotechnology and its applications in electronics and optoelectronics are a possible theme for another session.
Energy Efficiency
Efficient use, conversion, transmission and storage of energy are crucial to enable a long-term breakthrough of renewable energy sources. But also the conventional energy supply benefits from numerous research approaches of nanotechnology. Furthermore, lightweight design and nanotechnological innovations in construction industry improve efficient use of energy. This and much more about nanoenergy could be the focus of a further session.
Characterisation & Simulation: Enablers for Nanotechnology and Materials
Characterisation techniques used on nanomaterials and nanostructures allow for understanding the way atoms and molecules are arranged. This knowledge as well as simulation tools for multi-scale materials modelling of the composition and characteristics of a material can be used to assess the value of a material for distinct applications. Characterisation and simulation techniques as well as innovations in their theories and backgrounds might form another session.
Regulations, Safety & Societal Acceptance
Every new technology involves new challenges for mankind and the environment. Risks and hazards must be analysed and socially relevant issues have to be considered adequately. The industrial use of nanomaterials requires an analysis of potential risks related to workplace, end users and the environment. For this reason, a number of projects in industry and universities are relating to safe handling and regulations of nanotechnology. The results of these projects and societal acceptance are a major research field and thus might also be basis for a session.
Miscellaneous
The call for presentations for the 8th NRW Nano-Conference is open to all submissions from the field of nanotechnology. If you want to present your ideas, your research or your projects at the conference, feel free to sort them into one of the above described exemplary topics. However, topics will be formed in accordance with all submitted presentations, so that you are encouraged to submit your contribution and mark it as “miscellaneous” if these exemplary topics do not fit to your submission. We will evaluate all submission equally and try to consider them for the conference if appropriate and possible.
New Sessions:
Functional surfaces
The functionalisation of surfaces and layers, i.e. the targeted modification of the surface properties to desired functions, allows the deployment of established materials with improved surface properties. Tailor-made surface properties for arbitrary applications can be generated, for example, by nanostructuring, by photonic processes or custom-fit coatings, as some important material properties such as wettability, adhesion, tribological or electro-optical properties and biocompatibility are determined only by the chemistry and topography of the surface. Such functional surfaces as well as their generation are the focus of one of the sessions.
Fibres & Composites
Innovative fiber-based and (composite) materials enable completely new applications. The combination of two or more components generates in total more advantageous properties in the resulting composite material compared to the separate use of individual materials and their components and is at the same time resource-saving, sustainable and efficient. In particular, size effects, for example by introducing fibers with diameters in the nanometer range, and the geometry of the components play a crucial role in the properties of the composites. The topic of fibers and composites is the content of a further session.
Start-ups
A short while ago, the State of North Rhine-Westphalia has initiated a new programme to drastically increase the number of company foundations: Innovative start-ups are attracted to NRW by first-stop-shops giving exhausting advice on the foundation process and the whole registration process is digitalised and thereby sped up. In this session, tailor-made advice and best practice examples on how to start a successful company based on a business idea from the field of key enabling technologies will be presented. This topic is not open to the “classical” call for presentations or posters, but part of the supporting programme. We welcome you to contact us personally about your participation in this session: Sybille Niemeier.
Call for Posters
| Deadline | 01.07.2018 @ 23:55 |
In addition to the Call for Presentations, scientists and entrepreneurs also have the opportunity to present their ideas, projects and insights in form of a poster at the 8th NRW Nano Conference. Submissions will be assessed by the Cluster NMWP.NRW for thematic suitability and scientific content (promotional posters are not welcome!).
The format of the posters is DIN A0 in portrait orientation.
Examples for possible topics are described in the following and are hopefully helpful to give you a hint for the scope of the conference. Should your planned contribution fall into one of these topics, we ask you to classify it in the submission process. In this way we can more easily arrange the posters thematically:
Health & Medicine
Demographic development is a major challenge for the health sector. Innovative, nanotechnology-based approaches in regenerative medicine and diagnostic analysis form the basis of future individual therapies. In the field of pharmacy, nanotechnological applications have become increasingly important in the field of drug design and delivery. Medical technology and medical products offer a wide range of optimised procedures based on nanotechnology to maintain and promote health. Thus, nanomedicine, nanomedical technology and nanohealth might be the topic for one session.
Electronics & Optoelectronics
Information and communication technologies have become a decisive factor for industry and the society as a whole. The continuing process of miniaturisation as described by Moore’s Law has come close to its physical limits. New concepts of nanoelectronics have to follow a “More than Moore” strategy to open up innovative solutions for entirely new system architectures as well as quantum information technology. In contrast, many products of organic electronics have already found their way into everyday life. Nanotechnology and its applications in electronics and optoelectronics are a possible theme for another session.
Energy Efficiency
Efficient use, conversion, transmission and storage of energy are crucial to enable a long-term breakthrough of renewable energy sources. But also the conventional energy supply benefits from numerous research approaches of nanotechnology. Furthermore, lightweight design and nanotechnological innovations in construction industry improve efficient use of energy. This and much more about nanoenergy could be the focus of a further session.
Characterisation & Simulation: Enablers for Nanotechnology and Materials
Characterisation techniques used on nanomaterials and nanostructures allow for understanding the way atoms and molecules are arranged. This knowledge as well as simulation tools for multi-scale materials modelling of the composition and characteristics of a material can be used to assess the value of a material for distinct applications. Characterisation and simulation techniques as well as innovations in their theories and backgrounds might form another session.
Regulations, Safety & Societal Acceptance
Every new technology involves new challenges for mankind and the environment. Risks and hazards must be analysed and socially relevant issues have to be considered adequately. The industrial use of nanomaterials requires an analysis of potential risks related to workplace, end users and the environment. For this reason, a number of projects in industry and universities are relating to safe handling and regulations of nanotechnology. The results of these projects and societal acceptance are a major research field and thus might also be basis for a session.
Miscellaneous
The call for presentations for the 8th NRW Nano-Conference is open to all submissions from the field of nanotechnology. If you want to present your ideas, your research or your projects at the conference, feel free to sort them into one of the above described exemplary topics. However, topics will be formed in accordance with all submitted presentations, so that you are encouraged to submit your contribution and mark it as “miscellaneous” if these exemplary topics do not fit to your submission. We will evaluate all submission equally and try to consider them for the conference if appropriate and possible.
New Sessions:
Functional surfaces
The functionalisation of surfaces and layers, i.e. the targeted modification of the surface properties to desired functions, allows the deployment of established materials with improved surface properties. Tailor-made surface properties for arbitrary applications can be generated, for example, by nanostructuring, by photonic processes or custom-fit coatings, as some important material properties such as wettability, adhesion, tribological or electro-optical properties and biocompatibility are determined only by the chemistry and topography of the surface. Such functional surfaces as well as their generation are the focus of one of the sessions.
Fibres & Composites
Innovative fiber-based and (composite) materials enable completely new applications. The combination of two or more components generates in total more advantageous properties in the resulting composite material compared to the separate use of individual materials and their components and is at the same time resource-saving, sustainable and efficient. In particular, size effects, for example by introducing fibers with diameters in the nanometer range, and the geometry of the components play a crucial role in the properties of the composites. The topic of fibers and composites is the content of a further session.
Start-ups
A short while ago, the State of North Rhine-Westphalia has initiated a new programme to drastically increase the number of company foundations: Innovative start-ups are attracted to NRW by first-stop-shops giving exhausting advice on the foundation process and the whole registration process is digitalised and thereby sped up. In this session, tailor-made advice and best practice examples on how to start a successful company based on a business idea from the field of key enabling technologies will be presented. This topic is not open to the “classical” call for presentations or posters, but part of the supporting programme. We welcome you to contact us personally about your participation in this session: Sybille Niemeier.