Nanobased Electronic and Sensor Systems

Content: On the way to faster and smarter systems, electronic and sensor systems are becoming increasingly dependent upon novel components and processes from the nanoworld. Thus, for example, the capacities of chips must be multiplied while their surface area remains the same or becomes smaller. This means new materials and processes are needed which offer a higher level of production and application reliability. The creation of new nanosystems for the heat management of high-performance chips is but one of the many current problems awaiting a solution. New system production processes which involve the synthesis of nanostructured materials are necessary. Sensor and actuator technology requires smart solutions, faster response times, and special surface adaptations for biological processes. These smart applications range from robotics to uses as biochips.
This session presents novel technology platforms and nanotechnology processes which – thanks to their variety – can be transferred to a broad range of applications.

Public: We extend a warm welcome to researchers, engineers, and managers from industry and academia who wish to gain an overview over new processes.

Conference chair: André Bernard, Interstate University of Applied Science of Technology Buchs, Switzerland

Wednesday, 17th September, 2008

08.45 - 09.00 h	Welcoming Coffee
09.00 - 09.05 h	Greeting and Introduction Nano-Cluster Bodensee and Conference Chair
09.00 - 09.30 h	Molecular Nanomechanics and Nanoelec -tronics - From Quantum Computing to Drug Screening Gabriel Aeppli, London Centre for Nanotechnology, UK
09.30 - 10.00 h	Integrated Carbon Nanotechnology for Metrology, Sensing and Solar Energy Conversion Ramsey Steven, CNT Center for Nanotechnology, NASA Ames Research Center, USA
10.00 - 10.30 h	Charge Transport through Single Molecules - Towards a Single Molecule Memory Heike Riel, IBM Research GmbH, Switzerland
10.30 - 11.00 h	Coffee Break
11.00 - 11.30 h	The Role of Interfaces and Nanostructures in Ultra-high-efficiency Thin Film Silicon Solar Cells Christophe Ballif, Institute of Microtechnology IMT, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
11.30 - 12.00 h	Recent R&D Developments of Oerlikon Solar using Amorphous and Nano/Microcrystalline Thin Film Silicon Ulrich Kroll, OC Oerlikon Solar, Switzerland
12.00 - 13.30 h	Lunch/Exhibition
13.00 - 13.30 h	Poster Session with Presentation of Award
13.30 - 14.00 h	Self-Organized Assemblies of Nanoparticle: Similarity with Proteins and New Optical Properties Nicholas A. Kotov, University of Michigan, USA
14.00 - 14.30 h	Lab-on-a-Chip Systems with Magnetic Nanoparticles: New Tools for Diagnostics Martin Gijs, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology EPFL, Switzerland
14.30 - 15.00 h	Multiplexed, Quantitative, No-Wash Bioassays Using Nanoparticle Detection Labels Based on Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering Michael J. Natan, Oxonica Inc., USA
15.00 - 15.30 h	Coffee Break
15.30 - 16.00 h	Patenting Trends in Nanotechnology Richard Michalitsch, Europäisches Patentamt, Austria
16.00 - 16.30 h	The Smart NanoBattery for Wireless Sensor Systems: A Breakthrough in Energy Storage and Power Management Fred Allen, mPhase Technologies, USA

Conference language: English (with simultaneous interpretation into German)

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