Prof. Huijun Zhao, Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Griffith University, Queensland, 4222, Australia

Prof. Huijun Zhao, Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Griffith University, Queensland, 4222, Australia is going to attend 2nd International Conference on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology scheduled on May 16-17, 2019 at Prague, Czech Republic.

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Title: Unlocking Catalytic Powers of Nonprecious Nanomaterials 

Although the precious metal-based materials are widely recognized as superior catalysts for clean energy applications, their large-scale commercial use has been hindered by their expensive and scarcity nature. The development of high performance, plentiful and cheap nonprecious materials based catalysts is therefore vital for the commercial viability of clean energy future. Unfortunately, the most of nonprecious materials in their pristine forms possess little or no catalytic activity. As such, unlocking the catalytic activities of nonprecious materials has become an important scientific task, but highly challenging.

This presentation reports a number of broadly applicable approaches to unlock the catalytic activities of nonprecious nanostructured materials. A number of examples from our recent investigations will be used to demonstrate the effectiveness and applicability of such approaches.^[1-10]

Dr. Nathaniel Kinsey, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA

Dr. Nathaniel Kinsey, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA is going to attend 2nd International Conference on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology scheduled on May 16-17, 2019 at Prague, Czech Republic.

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Title:Near-Zero-Index Materials: New Avenues in Nonlinear Optics

The unlimited control of the amplitude and phase of a light wave has been a primary goal of optics since its inception. Recently, the advent of nanostructures materials, metamaterials, and metasurfaces have led to new approaches for manipulating the flow of light. However these devices are not as agile as desired because their functionality is generally defined at the time of fabrication. To extend the capabilities of such materials, tunability and dynamic control has been explored with many successes, and one promising candidate for control is nonlinear optics. Traditionally, nonlinear approaches have been difficult to achieve due to the small induced changes to the constituent material, but recent advances in materials have identified several potential platforms which can make photons talk more efficiently.

Here we will discuss and review the recent advances in nonlinear optical processes in near-zero-index materials, such as the doped oxides, including modelling methods and the ever important role of loss. Specifically, these materials have shown the ability to provide exceptional modulation to the nonlinear index (Δn ~ 1) whose sign can be controlled by varying the excitation parameters. This opens the opportunity for a new class of optical surface, one where the functionality is defined entirely through light.

Prof. Antonio Gloria, National Research Council of Italy – Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, Italy.

Prof. Antonio Gloria, National Research Council of Italy – Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, Italy is going to attend 2nd International Conference on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology scheduled on May 16-17, 2019 at Prague, Czech Republic.

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Title: Additive manufacturing and iron-doped materials towards the design of multifunctional nanocomposite structures

Conceptual design, process selection, design steps, and design for manufacturing are important features in the Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) method. The importance of Reverse Engineering (RE), Additive Manufacturing (AM), computer-aided design (CAD) and theoretical/experimental analyses has been already reported in the literature.

On the other hand, the control of the process–structure–property relationship of a material plays an important role in the design of devices featuring desired properties. Polymers, iron-doped materials and polymer-based nanocomposites have been designed and analyzed in different fields.

In the biomedical field, the applicability of porous structures and lattices has been widely discussed with a special focus on the design and fabrication of orthopedic implants and scaffolds for tissue regeneration. With regard to tissue engineering, 3D porous structures may be properly optimized for cell attachment and growth, as well as in terms of biocompatibility, degradation, bioresorbability, mass transport, and mechanical properties. Topology optimization and several issues related to homogenization and periodicity, as well as manufacturing constraints, have to be considered. Benefiting from the nanotechnology approach, nanomaterials and nanostructures have been widely developed and studied. As an effect of novel physical properties related to the nanoscale features, nanomaterials have more interesting properties in comparison to their microstructured counterparts. Functionalization strategies have also been employed to improve the surface properties of the developed devices.

It is through the combination of nanocomposites (i.e., polymers and iron-doped materials) and additive manufacturing that the present research is aimed at presenting the current advances in the design of advanced structures for industrial and biomedical applications

Dr. Paolo La Torraca, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia is going to attend 2nd International Conference on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology scheduled on May 16-17, 2019 at Prague, Czech Republic.

Dr. Paolo La Torraca, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia is going to attend 2nd International Conference on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology scheduled on May 16-17, 2019 at Prague, Czech Republic.

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Title: Nanostructured materials for high efficiency thermoacoustic loudspeakers

The thermoacoustic (TA) loudspeaker technology is known since the beginning of the XXth century but the efficiency of the fabricated devices was strongly limited by the lack of suitable materials. It is now well understood that an efficient TA loudspeaker requires an active film with low heat capacity per unit area and a substrate with low thermal effusivity. The recent development of nanostructured materials, exhibiting unprecedented electrical, thermal, and mechanical properties, enabled the design and fabrication high efficiency TA loudspeakers. Solution processed metallic nanowires have been used for spray-coating deposition of nanostructured active films characterized by a low electrical resistance and an extremely low heat capacity per unit area. Silica aerogel has been selected for its low thermal effusivity, provided by the material nanoporous structure, and successfully used as substrate for TA loudspeakers. The experimental results show the significant enhancement achieved by using the presented nanostructured materials.