The Nano-Micro Interface -

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Biographie:
Hans-J?rg Fecht is Chaired Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Director of the Center of Excellence Nano- and Micromaterials at the University of Ulm and Senior Scientist for Nanostructured Materials at the Institute for Nanotechnology of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. He studied material science at the University of Saarbr?cken where he received his Ph.D. in 1984. He became full professor at the University of Augsburg after a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the California Institute of Technology, USA. In 1993 he was appointed Professor at the Technical University Berlin. Hans-J?rg Fecht was awarded with the Leibniz Prize of the German Research Foundation (DFG), named Pioneer of Nanotechnology (Deutsche Bank) and received the Innovation Award of the Association of German Engineers (VDI). Matthias Werner is Managing Director of the company Nano & Micro Technology Consulting (NMTC) in Berlin, Germany. He received his Ph.D. in electronic engineering from the Technical University of Berlin in 1994. He worked as a consultant and leader of a microtechnology expert team of Deutsche Bank AG for several years with major responsibility in establishing a micro and nano technology infrastructure. He acted as manager federal research programs and as consultant for the VDI/VDE-IT where he evaluated the funding of research and industry projects. He is chairman of various international conferences, member of the National Strategy Group for the UK Micro/Nano Manufacturing Initiative and the Institute of Nanotechnology, and coeditor of the International Magazine on Smart Systems Technology (mstnews). Marcel Van de Voorde is special advisor at IMEC, Belgium. Currently, his knowledge and 40 years' experience in university education, research and management was honored with the gold medal of the Fondation du M?rite Europ?en. He studied industrial and chemical engineering and received his Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from the Nancy-Universit?, France. He was co-founder and professor at the Hoger Instituut der Kempen, Geel, and the Technical Institute Don Bosco, Hoboken in Belgium. He further holds professorships at the Catholic University of Leuven, the Ghent University, the Delft University of Technology and is visiting professor at several recognized universities in Europe, US, Japan and China. He was active as advisor to various institutions such as the CERN, the European Commission and the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research.

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Introduction NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH FUNDING AND COMMERCIALIZATION PROSPECTS A European Strategy for Micro- and Nanoelectronic Components and Systems Governmental Strategy for the Support of Nanotechnology in Germany Overview on Nanotechnology R&D and Commercialization in the Asia Pacific Region Near Industrialization of Nanotechnologies Developed in JST's Nanomanufacturing Research Area in Japan Quo Vadis Nanotechnology? DEVELOPMENT OF MICRO AND NANOTECHNOLOGIES Micro/Nanoroughness Structures on Superhydrophobic Polymer Surfaces Multisensor Metrology Bridging the Gap to the Nanometre - New Measurement Requirements and Solutions in Wafer-Based Production Nanostructural Metallic Materials - Nanoengineering and Nanomanufacturing Bulk Metallic Glass on Micro to Nano Length Scale Applications From Oxide Nanoparticles to Nanoceramics: Processes and Applications NANOELECTRONICS AND SYSTEM INTEGRATION Creating Tomorrow's Applications through Deeper Collaboration between Technology and Design Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Network-Based Sensors and Electronic Devices Thin Film Piezomaterials for Bulk Acoustic Wave Technology Properties and Applications of Ferroelectrets BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES AND NANOMEDICINE Translation Medicine: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology to Improve Patient Care Nanotechnology Advances in Diagnostics, Drug Delivery, and Regenerative Medicine Biofunctional Surfaces Biomimetic Hierarchies in Diamond-Based Architectures ENERGY AND MOBILITY Nanotechnology in Energy Technology The Impact of Nanoscience in Heterogeneous Catalysis Processing of Nanoporous and Dense Thin Film Ceramic Membranes Nanotechnology and Nanoelectronics for Automotive Applications PROCESS CONTROLS AND ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES Characterisation of Nanostructured Materials Surface Chemical Analysis of Nanoparticles for Industrial Applications Nanometre-Scale View of the Electrified Interface: A Scanning Probe Microscopy Study CREATIVE STRATEGIES CONNECTING NANOMATERIALS TO THE MACROSCALE WORLD Nanostructured Cement/Concrete Hydrogen and Electromobility Agenda Size Effects in Nanomaterials and Their Use in Creating Architectured Structural Materials Position and Vision of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises Boosting Commercialization Optical Elements for EUV Lithography and X-ray Optics Industrial Production of Nanomaterials with Grinding Technologies Guidelines for Safe Operation with Nanomaterials VISIONS FOR THE FUTURE Industrialization - Large-Scale Production of Nanomaterials/Components