The Nanoscale journal family was delighted to sponsor prizes at the recent Bioinspired Nanomaterials 2019 ECR meeting, at the University of Strathclyde, Scotland.

Organised by Dr King Hang Aaron Lau, University of Strathclyde, Professor Carsten Mim, KTH Stockholm, and Professor Basit Yameen, Lahore University of Management Sciences, this meeting brought together researchers in biological structure characterization as well as bioinspired soft matter and bionanotechnology.

Congratulations to the prize winners:

Poster presentation prizes

1. Corrigan Hicks, University of Bristol

2. (joint) Mohammad Al Qaraghuli, University of Stratchlyde

2. (joint) Tales Rocha DeMoura, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Oral presentation prizes

1. Kevin Baumann, University of Cambridge

2. Colette Whitfield, Newcastle University

More photos and information are available on the event website: https://bio-nanomaterials-glasgow-2019.org.uk/

The 19^th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO 2019) will be held from 22-26, July 2019, in the Parisian Macao, Macau, China.

IEEE-NANO is the flagship IEEE conference on nanotechnology, which has been a successful annual conference since 2001. Recent conferences were held in Cork (2018), Pittsburgh (2017), Sendai (2016), Rome (2015), and Toronto (2014). This is only the 3rd time that the conference will be held in Greater China since its inception almost two decades ago (i.e., Hong Kong in 2007 and Beijing in 2013).

Topics

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 andnanoelectronic/nanophotonic devices.

Listed below are some of the more specific topics that IEEE-NANO 2019 will focus on:

• Micro/Nano Electro-Mechanical Systems (M/NEMS)
• Micro/Nano/Molecular Fabrication
• Nanomaterials
• Nanomaterial Based Devices and Systems
• Nanophotonics and Nanoscale Imaging
• Nanoscale Robotics, Assembly, and Automation
• Molecular Sensors, Actuators, and Systems
• Micro/Nano Fluidics
• Micro/Nano Mechanics
• Nanobiology/Nanomedicine

Deadlines

Oral Abstract Submission 15 February 2019

Poster Abstract Submission 15 May 2019

Early Bird Registration 15 June 2019

More information available on the conference website: https://2019.ieeenano.org/

Novel Photonic and Optoelectronic Materials for Real World Applications…

Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances are delighted to support the 2nd Photonic and Optoelectronic Materials (POEM) Conference and the first Saint-Petersburg Academic University POEM conference!

Meet the Editor: Professor Andrea Ferrari, Associate Editor, will be speaking at POEM 2019.

Internationally known experts, including industry leaders, will join these four day conferences to discuss the most critical technological advances and innovations in the field of novel photonic and optoelectronic materials and systems for a wide range of applications in communications, computations, energy harvesting, bio-chemical sensing and artificial intelligence.

Topics

​The conference programme incorporates symposia covering a broad range of subjects in Photonic and Optoelectronic Materials (from 2D, chalcogenide and group IV materials, to organic and quantum dot nanomaterials, to liquid crystals and fluid nanocomposites), which creates an excellent platform to academia and industry delegates to build up national and international collaborative networks, exchange experiences and benefit from peer support.

The conference topics will include:

• 2D materials

• IV element-based photonic materials and devices

• Chalcogenide materials

• Quantum Dots and Nanowires

• Organic materials

• Liquid Crystals and Fluid Nanocomposites​

The conference programme will incorporate the following symposia:

• 2D Material Symposium

• Liquid Crystal Symposium

• THz Optoelectronics and Photonics Symposium

• Nanophotonics Symposium

• Energy Materials Symposium

• Metamaterials and Plasmonic Devices Symposium

• Smart Biosensors and Bioanalytical Systems Symposium

• Microscopy and Microspectroscopy of Nanomaterials Symposium

Key Dates

Abstract Submission 1^st March 2019

Registration 25^th March 2019

More information available on the conference websites: https://www.poem2019.com/and https://www.spb-poem.com/

The 1^st SNAIA2018 Conference took place in December 2018 and was a great success, attracting more than 200 delegates from around the world to discuss their work on smart nanomaterials.

The Royal Society of Chemistry was delighted to support student prizes at SNAIA2018. Congratulations to all  the prize winners!

The Best Student Talk Prize, supported by Nanoscale Horizons, was awarded to Joaquin Faneca (University of Exeter, UK) by Prof Jochen Feldmann (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany).

The Best Poster Presentation Prize, supported by Nanoscale, was awarded to Elcin Cakal Sarac (Istanbul University, Turkey) by Prof Laura Lechuga (Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Spain).

The Best Poster Presentation Prize supported by Nanoscale Advances, was awarded to Alfio Torrisi (Nuclear Physics Institute, Czech Republic) by Prof Laura Lechuga (Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Spain).

The Best Student Talk Prize, supported by Journal of Materials Chemistry B,  was awarded to Ignacio Gonzalez (IFW Dresden, Germany) by Prof Pavlos Lagoudakis (University of Southampton, UK; Skoltech University, Russia).