Nanotechnology for Better Living
Welcome to Paradise
Everything on Earth is
made up of atoms:- the food we eat, the clothes we wear, the
buildings and houses we live in and our bodies too.
Nanotechnology is the engineering of functional systems at the
molecular/atomic level and involves the ability to see and to
control individual atoms and molecules. The discovery of these
small materials (nanomaterials) is widely acknowledged as a
major triumph of human ingenuity in modern times. This discovery
has led to the emerging field of nanotechnologies, which is
paving the way for a new technological revolution. Such
developments may usher in new industrial revolutions, capable of
radically transform almost all industrial sectors in the coming
years. The social sciences and humanities have significant roles
to play in nanotechnology beyond addressing the issues of public
perception and media coverage.
Today's scientists and engineers are finding a wide variety of
ways to deliberately make materials at the nanoscale to take
advantage of their enhanced properties such as higher strength,
lighter weight, increased control of light spectrum, and greater
chemical reactivity than their larger-scale counterparts. Some
of these areas are as medicine
(researchers are developing customized nanoparticles, the size
of molecules that can deliver drugs directly to diseased cells
in human body. When it's perfected, this method should greatly
reduce the damage treatment such as chemotherapy does to a
patient's healthy cells), electronics
and IT (it holds some answers for how we might
increase the capabilities of electronics devices while we reduce
their weight and power consumption),
food (having an impact on several aspects of food
science, from how food is grown to how it is packaged. Companies
are developing nanomaterials that will make a difference not
only in the taste of food, but also in food safety, and the
health benefits that food delivers),
fuel cells (it is being used to reduce the cost of
catalysts used in fuel cells to produce hydrogen ions from fuel
such as methanol and to improve the efficiency of membranes used
in fuel cells to separate hydrogen ions from other gases such as
oxygen), solar cells
(companies have developed nanotech solar cells that can be
manufactured at significantly lower cost than conventional solar
cells), batteries (companies
are currently developing batteries using nanomaterials. One such
battery will be a good as new after sitting on the shelf for
decades. Another battery can be recharged significantly faster
than conventional batteries), space
(it may hold the key to making space-flight more practical.
Advancements in nanomaterials make lightweight spacecraft and a
cable for the space elevator possible. By significantly reducing
the amount of rocket fuel required, these advances could lower
the cost of reaching orbit and traveling in space.),
fuels (it can address the
shortage of fossil fuels such as diesel and gasoline by making
the production of fuels from low grade raw materials economical,
increasing the mileage of engines, and making the production of
fuels from normal raw materials more efficient.),
better air quality (it can
improve the performance of catalysts used to transform vapors
escaping from cars or industrial plants into harmless gasses.
The larger surface area allows more chemicals to interact with
the catalyst simultaneously, which makes the catalyst more
effective), cleaner water
(it is being used to develop solutions to three very different
problems in water quality, chemical
sensors (nanotechnology can enable sensors to detect
very small amounts of chemical vapors. Various types of
detecting elements, such as carbon nanotubes, zinc oxide
nanowires or palladium nanoparticles can be used in
nanotechnology-based sensors. Because of the small size, a few
gas molecules are sufficient to change the electrical properties
of the sensing elements. This allows the detection of a very low
concentration of chemical vapors.),
fabric (making composite fabric with nano-sized
particles or fibers allows improvement of fabric properties
without a significant increase in weight, thickness, or
stiffness as might have been the case with previously-used
techniques), etc. construction
(This technology can be used in many different areas of design
and construction processes since, nanotechnology generated
products have many unique characteristics. These characteristics
can, again, significantly fix current construction problems, and
may change the requirement and organization of the construction
process). Tremendous
progress has been made in the area related to research, design,
development, testing and commercialization of some of these
materials all over the world. However, significant challenges
still remain to further develop and improve the properties of
these materials for maximum utility and widespread use. This is
the main driving force for holding
Nanotechnology
for Better Living
international conference with a theme of
Nano-Materials for Electronics, Energy and Environment
around the globe and bringing together academicians and
researchers to shear knowledge and exchange their views on
-Nanotechnology
for space
-Nanotechnology
for defense
-Nanotechnology
for health care
-Nanotechnology
for energy and environment
-Nano-characterization
-Commercialization
of nanotechnology
-Nanostructured
carbon
-Advanced
materials
Contact Address
International Conference on
Nanotechnology for Better Living,
2016
Prof.
Kamal K. Kar
Advanced
Nanoengineering Materials Laboratory
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian
Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur-208016, (UP) India
Email: kamalkk @
iitk.ac.in or
icnbl2016 @ gmail.com
Phone :+91-512-2597687
(O),+91-512-2598703(R), 09415081153, 08005059301
Fax : +91-512-597459, +91-512-597408
or
International Conference on
Nanotechnology for Better Living,
2016
Prof.
Ashraf Shah
Special Centre for Nanoscience
Department of Physics
National
Institute of Technology Srinagar-190006, (JK) India
Email: shah @
nitsri.net or
icnbl2016 @ gmail.com
Phone: +91-194-2420032(O),
+91-9419018195
Fax :
+91-194-2420475
