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31st October to 1st November 2005, London, United Kingdom

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8.30		Registration & Coffee
9.00		Chairman's Opening Remarks Dr David Tolfree, European Vice-President, Micro and Nanotechnology Education Foundation (MANCEF)
9.10		NANOTECHNOLOGY AND GLOBAL SECURITY Philippe Van Nedervelde, Executive Director, Foresight Nanotechnology Institute, Europe From upgrades to new weapons to new Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) - Admiral Jeremiah and R. Freitas Effective intervention with zero lethality and zero collateral damage Opportunities, challenges and threats for global and regional security Challenges and opportunities for our institutions and societies Towards Mutually Assured Permanent Pervasive Inspection (MAPPI) Dangerous transition to a Brave New World
9.50		THE REALIZATION OF NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR WEAPONS APPLICATIONS Mark Mezger, Nanotechnology Program Co-ordinator, US Army ARDEC The US Army Armaments Research, Development, and Engineering Center is establishing an Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology Program to: Identify Nanotechnology that will enable "Leap-Ahead" advances in weapons systems Develop a model that will accelerate the product application/system integration to address Army transformation issues. Evaluate all issues associated with the life cycle of Nano enhanced products Establish the Manufacturing Science necessary to effectively transition advanced Nanotech to the Industrial Base Reduce development costs and risk by leveraging commercial interest and investments
10.30		Morning Coffee
11.00		THE MILITARY APPLICATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED BY NANOTECHNOLOGY Dr Douglas Imeson, Technical Advisor for Nanotechnology, dstl, Ministry of Defence, UK Communications and information processing Functional materials for sensors and signature control Novel structural and active materials for platforms and weapons Energetic materials, batteries and power generation Bio-nanotechnology Defeating terrorism
11.40		NANOTECHNOLOGIES AND DEFENCE APPLICATIONS Dr Xavier Grison, Head of Department, Technical Expertise Directorate, Material and Components Division, Délégation Générale pour l'Armement (DGA) Principles for defence R&T in France Nanotechnologies are civilian-driven in Europe Nanotechnologies are an interesting innovation for defence, not a revolution Key of success for defence application of nanotechnologies Potential problems with nanotechnologies Conclusion
12.20		Networking Lunch
13.50		NANOTECHNOLOGY AND THE SOLDIER Dr Steven J Savage, Deputy Research Manager, Functional Materials, Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) The networked soldier Soldier power Protection Health monitoring Food and shelter Soldier accessories
14.30		NANOTECHNOLOGY-BASED SYSTEMS Dr Ayman El - Fatatry, Development Manager, BAE Systems Enhanced sensing Enhanced material properties for strength, weight and multi-functional performance Enhanced bio-inspired properties for stealth and self assembly Enhanced miniaturisation potential of all platforms with high agility and reconfigurability Enhanced processing powers through ubiquitous computing and ambient intelligence Enhanced asset management capabilities through embedded sensing and health monitoring systems
15.10		Afternoon Tea
15.40		MINIATURE AERIAL VEHICLES FOR DEFENCE Roland Decuypere, Head of Department, Flight Mechanics, Royal Military Academy, Belgium Mission scenarios Fixed, rotary and flapping wing MAVs Aerodynamic challenges Propulsion and energy Payloads Control and communication
16.20		QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY Dr Brian Lowans, Team Leader, Quantum and Micro Photonics, QinetiQ Secure key distribution New encryption strategies Key management strategies Quantum key distribution Quantum technologies Globally secure communications
17.00		QUANTUM INFORMATION PROCESSING: HOW FAR CAN WE GO? Professor Andrew Briggs, Director, Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration (IRC) in Quantum Information Processing, University of Oxford QIP depends on and exploits the quantum nature of information It already allows communication whose security is guaranteed by fundamental physics For certain tasks it will enable computing zillions of times more powerful than classical information Key quantum computing applications include code-breaking, sorting, and quantum simulations There is strong UK research co-ordinated through the QIP IRC, with some funding from MoD The UK has academic, industrial, and financial potential, for exploiting QIP technology
17.40		Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

8.30		Registration & Coffee
9.00		Chairman's Opening Remarks Dr David Tolfree, European Vice-President, Micro and Nanotechnology Education Foundation (MANCEF)
9.10		BIONANOTECHNOLOGY: MEMBRANE PROTEINS AS SENSORS AND RECEPTORS Professor John Ryan, Director, Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration (IRC) in Bionanotechnology, University of Oxford Single ion channel conductance measurements Scanning probe microscopy Atomic force microscopy imaging Force-extension measurements of membrane proteins Single molecule electronics Future prospects
9.50		3D MOLECULAR MANUFACTURING: HOW FAR CAN WE GO? Professor Mark Welland, Director, Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration (IRC) in Nanotechnology, University of Cambridge Complex 3D nanostructures by self-assembly Functional inorganic/organic hybrid structures Combining lithographic and self-assembly methods Smart materials and coatings The myth of self-replication Learning from nature
10.30		Morning Coffee
11.00		NANOMECHANICS AND THE MANIPULATION AND CONTROL OF MATTER AT MOLECULAR LEVEL Professor John Pethica, Director, and SFI Research Professor of Physics, Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Devices (CRANN), Trinity College, Dublin Mechanical imaging and manipulation of atoms now possible using AFM techniques Correlation of electrical and mechanical properties significant – modelling and devices Effect of molecular structure on mechanics of fluids, especially in confined spaces and biosystems Dissipative deformation of nano-volumes and role in failure of nanostructures Possible new, cheap methods for manufacture of nanostructures
11.40		SMART ACTIVE COATINGS TECHNOLOGY FOR THE US ARMY Dr Daniel Watts, Executive Director, Otto H York Center for Environmental Engineering and Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Active coating systems extend utility of passive coating systems providing additional benefits and services Integrated, multi-layered Smart Coatings™ systems based on nano-scale components can be designed to provide active and responsive capabilities All coatings must still provide corrosion inhibition characteristics Additional features include damage detection, sensing of adverse ambient conditions, and self-repair, leading to improvement in survivability Power supply capabilities need to be considered and provided Reporting and assessment of coating damage to maintenance personnel is also an important feature, leading to reduction in maintenance/repair labor hours and downtime
12.20		Networking Lunch
13.50		NANOELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS Dr Carl Picconatto, Lead Scientist, Nanosystems Group, MITRE Overview of MITRE research and design effort Novel nanoelectronic systems simulation Special-purpose nanoelectronic circuits Sensor systems Millirobots Ultra-small optical detectors
14.30		NOVEL FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS IN MICROSYSTEMS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY Professor Roger Whatmore, Director, Cranfield Nanotechnology Centre, Cranfield University Ferroelectrics – their properties and applications in Microsystems and nanotechnology Growth of ferroelectric thin and thick films onto silicon and other substrates Pyroelectric applications in people sensing and thermal imaging Piezoelectric applications in sensors, including their potential for use in extreme environments Piezoelectric microactuators, including micromotors, and magneto-electric composites Exploitation of novel properties of ferroelectrics, including the use of the switchable polarisation for controlled interactions with virus particle.
15.10		Afternoon Tea
15.40		NANOFACTORY-TOOLS AT WORK IN THE SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE Dr Lukas Rohr, Head of EMPA Thun, EMPA, Switzerland Nanoinstruments for the SEM Indentation with in-situ observation Scratching and structuring Bending and compression of nanowires Manipulation of Nanotubes Non-oxide nanopowders
16.20		NEXT GENERATION COMPONENTS FOR HANDHELD CWA AND EXPLOSIVE DETECTORS Job Elders, President & CEO, C2V
16.40		Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Conference

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