Preface for The International Symposium on Nano-organization and Function
Scope
The International Symposium on Nano-organization and Function was held November 11 thru 12, 2004, at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan. The symposium was built upon the PRESTO project “Organization and Function”, run by the Japan Science and Technology Agency 1999 thru 2004, which highlighted the roles of interface and the useful functions that develop as macroscopic structures evolve from microscopic sub units like atom and molecule on a nanometric scale. The chief objective of the symposium was to provide a forum for researchers working in the many and expanding fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology.
Papers were solicited from the areas including but not limited to the followings:
1. synthesis of nano-organized structures (molecular membranes, observation and manipulation of single atoms and molecules, quantum dots, hierarchical structures, dynamics of nano-organization),
2. functions and devices (optical and electronic devices, single electronics, nanomechanics, sensing and metrology, drug delivery, diagnostics, molecular recognition).
The symposium was designed to harness more effective network among researchers across various fields and to provide a broader range of opportunities for discussions of and presentations of all topics.
The symposium was sponsored by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and Nanotechnology Researchers Network Center of Japan (nanonet)
J. Inukai
Tohoku University
Publication Chair
S. Fukatsu
University of Tokyo
Program Chair
Y. Majima
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Program Chair