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NANOSEA 2010 International Conference
NANOSEA 2010 International Conference is the third edition of NANOSEA, four years after the successful start
in July 2006 in Aix-en-Provence , France (www.im2np.fr/nanosea2006/) and two years after NANOSEA 2008
(www.nanosea2008.roma2.infn.it) held in the magnificent Villa Mondragone Conference Center , one of the most
beautiful Tuscolum villas.
NANOSEA 2010 will be held in the ancient fishing port of Cassis rebuilt in the 18th century situated at 20 km of
Marseilles . Cassis has become the most charming station along the coast surrounded by two exceptional domains :
the Cap Canaille, highest european cliff (418m) and the Calanques, 23km of untouched rocky inlets until
Marseille. The Congress Center of Cassis is located between the beach and the port and has an incredible view on
the port with its boats and inviting terraces.
General Information
Research on nanostructures self-assembled encompasses fundamental issues in crystal growth and the scaling of
materials properties to molecular dimensions, and work on possible applications of nanoscale assemblies in
advanced devices. The goal of this conference is to bring together the broad, multidisciplinary community of
researchers who are interested in the field of nanostructures and the opportunities for future high-impact science
and technology related to such field.
The Conference will provide a common forum for scientists operating in all the fields of nanostructures from their
formation and modelling to their properties and applications. The conference will cover the physics of
nanostructures at the nanoscale, new fabrication procedures of nanostructures with well defined size, shape and
composition, and also:
- large-scale patterning obtained by spontaneous structuring as well as local probe nanopatterning for size and
position control of nanostructures;
- theoretical and experimental efforts dedicated to a better understanding of the formation, evolution and
organisation of nanoscale systems;
- fundamental and new issues in nucleation, crystal growth, surface and interface atomistic mechanisms and
electronic structure;
- optical, electrical, magnetic and mechanical properties representative of the self-assembled systems; Novel
properties induced by low scale nanostructures.
Finally, new insights on short-term and future/futuristic device applications will be of prime interest in the
framework of this Conference.
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