Nanoscale & Nanoscale Advances Blog

Over the past decade, there has been a growing research activity on light-matter interactions in atomically thin materials, such as graphene, topological insulators, thin polar and semiconducting layers and other van der Waals materials, including their heterostructures. Nanophotonics of 2D materials (N2D) aims to explore their optical phenomena by providing a setting where researchers from diverse fields can convene; classical and quantum optics; excitons, phonons and plasmons; far-field and near field spectroscopies; many body optical physics; topological photonics; among many others. Through these interactions, N2D seeks to provide a setting where unifying concepts can form, new ideas are inspired, and new frontiers in theoretical and experimental research on 2D materials nanophotonics can emerge. 

Meet the editor and discuss high impact publishing

As part of N2D, there will be a conference panel to discuss High Impact Publishing in 2D featuring editors from the American Chemical Society, Nature Publishing, and the Royal Society of Chemistry. Professor Qing Dai, NCNST China, will take part in the panel discussion to share his recent experiences and top tips for authors as an Associate Editor for Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances.

Important Dates

Abstract submission for poster contributions is still open 
Early-Bird Registration Deadline: December 15

Check out the conference website for a full list of speakers: http://n2d-2019.dipc.org/ and for the conference program: http://n2d-2019.dipc.org/n2d/cgi-bin/talks/allprint.pl

The 2018 Nanomedicine and Drug Delivery Symposium will be hosted in Portland, Oregon. The objectives of this symposium are to highlight new groundbreaking discoveries and developments in nanomedicine and drug delivery.  Revolutionary advances in this area require collaboration amongst researchers working in a diverse array of fields including nanotechnology, materials science, imaging, cell biology, tissue engineering, gene editing, drug and gene delivery as well as clinical research.

The symposium will take place at the Collaborative Life Science Building (CLSB), a next-generation health and science education and research facility that combines the resources and brainpower of three Oregon universities under one roof – Oregon State University (OSU), Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and Portland State University (PSU).

The full list of speakers is available on the conference website – https://www.nanodds2018.org/speakers/ 

NanoTox 2018 – 9th International Conference on Nanotoxicology will take place this year between 18th-21st September 2018 at Dorint-Hotel Neuss, Germany. 

The special focus of NanoTox 2018 will be “New tools in risk assessment of nanomaterials” such as read-across, grouping and categorization. This event will offer a platform for all interested scientists, industry partners and regulatory bodies to discuss the latest results and developments in nanosafety research.

The full list of plenary speakers is available on the conference website including the portal to submit posters and register before the deadline below.

Key deadlines: 

Appearance in the list of participants 31 August 2018

NANOCON 2018 – 10th Anniversary International Conference on Nanomaterials – Research & Application
17th (10 a.m.) – 19th (1 p.m.) October 2018
Hotel Voronez I, Brno, Czech Republic, EU
https://www.nanocon.eu

Conference abstracts will be accepted into five themed sessions:

• Nanomaterials for Electronic, Magnetic and Optic Applications. Carbon Nanostructures, Quantum Dots.
• Industrial and Environmental Applications of Nanomaterials.
• Bionanotechnology, Nanomaterials in Medicine.
• Monitoring and Toxicity of Nanomaterials.
• Advanced Methods of Preparation and Characterization of Nanomaterials.

Highly ranked keynote and invited speakers already confirmed their attendance. The plenary lectures will be given by Prof. Dr. Paras N. Prasat (University at Buffalo, New York State, U.S.A.) focusing on photonics and biology to impact on energy and health care, and Prof. Dr. Antonio H. Castro Neto (National University of Singapore and Boston University/USA), one of the leading theorists in the study of graphene.

Confirmed speakers include also: Prof. Dr. Wilfried Vandervorst (IMEC, Leuven, Belgium), Prof. Dr. Andrei V. Kabashin (CNRS, Aix-Marseille University, France), Dr. Antonín Fejfar (Institute of Physics CAS, Prague, Czech Republic), Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Ernst (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland) and others. More on Invited speakers is available at the web page of the conference here.

Important deadlines:

• Abstract submission 31st August
• Registration 17th September

Chemical Science, Nanoscale and Nanoscale Horizons are delighted to sponsor the RSC Chemical Nanoscience & Nanotechnology (RSC-CNN) Group Annual Symposium 2018, taking place on 6 – 7 September 2018 in London, UK. This event on nanotechnology for energy and environment is organised by the RSC-CNN Group and chaired by Professor Junwan Tang (UCL) and Professor Radim Beranek (Ulm University).

The symposium covers recent developments in fundamental studies, novel material development and reactor engineering in the field, and aims to provide a forum for researchers to exchange ideas as well as discuss recent advances and challenges. A program consisting of international experts in the field will cover topics from thermal catalysis to water splitting.

Don’t miss out on your chance to attend this exciting symposium – find out more and register here!

IEEE-NANO is the flagship IEEE Nanotechnology conference, which has been a successful annual conference since 2001. The conference scope spans both nanoscience and nanotechnology, including:

• Developing new nanomaterials or manipulating matter at nanometre length scale
• Studying the fundamental physical, chemical or biological properties of these nanomaterials and nanostructures
• Manipulating and optimizing nanomaterials and nanostructures to create  new nanosensors, nanoactuators and nanoelectronic/nanophotonic devices.

The thematic focus for IEEE NANO 2018 is Nano-Enabled Smart Things: new materials, devices and systems that can benefit humanity through applications in communications, energy, healthcare, food and environment.  The conference themes will encompass experimental contributions as well as modelling and simulation.

Confirmed plenary speakers include:

• Professor John A. Rogers (Northwestern University, USA)
• Professor Clivia M. Sotomayor Torres (Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Spain)
• Professor Malini Olivo (A*STAR, Singapore)
• Professor Rong Chen (Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China)
• Professor Debdepp Jena (Cornell University, USA)
• Professor Gary Rubloff (University of Maryland, USA)

Visit the conference website for further details http://ieeenano18.org/

QD2018 is the Tenth International Conference on Quantum Dots, the leading conference on quantum dot research and it will be held in Toronto, Canada from 25-29 June 2018. QD2018 will gather 500 of the world’s leading quantum dot researchers from epitaxial, colloidal, and lateral quantum dot communities.

Topics will include:

• Fundamentals – Quantum Dot Theory, Quantum Dot Spin, Analytical Techniques, Quantum Optics and Magneto-Optics, Quantum Dot Coherence, Exciton/Charge Carrier Dynamics.
• Materials – Hybrid Quantum Dot Systems, Material Growth and Fabrication Techniques, Emerging Materials and Synthesis, Nanoplatelets and Superstructures.
• Applications – Energy Harvesting, Sensors and Detectors, Light Emission, Quantum Information Technology and Quantum Computing, Bio Applications.

And the list of confirmed speakers so far is below:

Plenary Speakers

• Dmitri Talapin (University of Chicago)
• Xiaoyang Zhu (Columbia University)
• Manfred Bayer (Dortmund University)
• Yasuhiko Arakawa (University of Tokyo)
• Victor I. Klimov (Los Alamos National Laboratory)

Invited Speakers

• Akira Oiwa (Osaka University)
• Sohee Jeong (Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials)
• Maurice Skolnick (University of Sheffield)
• Zeger Hens (University of Ghent)
• Liberato Manna (Italian Institute of Technology)
• Jacek Kasprzak (CNRS France)
• Horst Weller (University of Hamburg)
• David J. Norris (ETH Zurich)
• Eva Monroy (CEA Grenoble)
• Edo Waks (University of Maryland)
• Maksym Kovalenko (ETH Zurich)
• Emily Weiss (Northwestern)
• Osman Bakr (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)
• Hunter McDaniel (UbiQD)
• Hilmi Volkan Demir (Nanyang Technological University)
• Cherie Kagan (University of Pennsylvania)
• John Rarity (University of Bristol)
• Armando Rastelli (Johannes Kepler University Linz)
• Jelena Vuckovic (Stanford University)
• Jason Petta (Princeton University)
• Vladimir Bulovic (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
• Patanjali Kambhampati (McGill University)
• Eunjoo Jang (Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology)
• Gerasimos Konstantatos (ICFO – The Institute of Photonic Sciences)

Materials Horizons, Nanoscale Horizons, and Nanoscale are delighted to provide support for QD2018. Visit the conference website for full information about how to register.

The 8^th edition of Graphene Conference series, the largest European Event in Graphene and 2D Materials, will be organized in Dresden (Germany) from the 26 – 29 of June 2018. Over the past 7 editions, the Graphene Conference has strengthened its position as the main meeting point of the Graphene community worldwide.

Topics include, but are not limited to :

• Chemistry of 2D materials
• Composites for Energy applications
• Devices for Electronic Applications (flexible displays, high frequency devices, sensors, etc..)
• Growth, synthesis techniques and integration methods
• Health and Medical Applications
• Photonics and Plasmonics
• Quantum transport , magnetism and spintronics
• Spectroscopies (Optics, Raman, EELS) and microscopies (HRTEM, STM, AFM)
• Theory and Simulation

A fantastic line-up of speakers is confirmed, including plenary lectures from Professor Albert Fert and Professor Philip Kim. Visit the website for a full list of plenary, keynote, and invited speakers.

In this edition, the Graphene 2018 organisers (in collaboration with several institutions and companies) will offer awards to the best posters and oral presentations. Nanoscale and Journal of Materials Chemistry C are delighted to contribute RSC book vouchers to these awards. Only PhD students will be eligible to receive awards. Please visit the conference website for further details.

Abstract submission for posters finishes 18 May 2018 so don’t miss out on the chance to present your excellent graphene work!

Nanoscale and Nanoscale Horizons are proud to support ANM 2017  a conference series on Advanced Nanomaterials, along Energy & Environmental Science, Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, and Sustainable Energy & Fuels. This conference series will take place at University of Aveiro, Portugal on 19 – 21 July 2017, and comprises the following symposia:

• 9th International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials
• 3rd International Conference on Advanced Graphene Materials
• 2nd International Conference on Advanced Magnetic and Spintronics Materials
• 1st International Conference on Advanced Polymer Materials and Nanocomposites
• A session dedicated to Hydrogen Energy

Poster abstract submission ends on 20 June and the registration deadline is 10 July! Visit the website for a full list of topics and speakers.

Early bird registration deadline extended until 31 July so register now!

The 7th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, China 2017 (ChinaNANO 2017) will be held in Beijing on 29 – 31 August, bringing together scientists from across the globe.

We are proud to announce the Nanoscale Horizons Symposium at ChinaNANO 2017, with talks from distinguished board members for Nanoscale and other Royal Society of Chemistry journals to showcase exceptionally high quality and exciting work across a broad scope of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Confirmed speakers include:

• Professor Chunli Bai (President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; Editor-in-chief of Nanoscale)
• Professor Xiaodong Chen (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
• Professor Yamuna Krishnan (University of Chicago, USA)
• Professor Katharina Landfester (Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Germany)
• Professor Federico Rosei (National Institute of Scientific Research, University of Quebec, Canada)
• Professor Francesco Stellacci (EPFL, Switzerland)
• Professor Jianfang Wang (Chinese University of Hong Kong, China)
• Professor Jinhua Ye (National Institute for Materials Science, Japan)

ChinaNANO 2017 is intended to stimulate discussions on the forefront of research in nanoscience and nanotechnology. The conference will focus on the following topics:

• Carbon Nanomaterials
• Inorganic Nanomaterials and Metal-organic Frameworks
• Self-Assembly and Soft Nanomaterials
• Nanocatalysis
• Nano-Composites and Applications
• Energy Nanotechnology
• Environmental Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
• Nanophotonics and Plasmonics
• 2D Materials beyond Graphene and Nanodevices
• Nanocharacterization
• Standards and Metrology
• Modeling and Simulation of Nanostructures
• Nanobiotechnology and Nanomedicine
• Nanotechnology for Bioimaging and Diagnostics
• Safety and Health of Nanomaterials
• Printing of Nanomaterials and Applications
• Optoelectronic Nanomaterials and Devices
• Bioinspired Interfacial Materials and Devices