Cell Nanomechanics & Human Disease States Subra Suresh Dean, School of Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter Auditorium

Nanoparticulates in colloids have much promise in the manufacture of bulk devices and components. In this presentation, the opportunities provided by well-dispersed inorganic nanoparticulates are reviewed. The dispersion technique that we have developed for nanocolloids is based on an approach presented by Zsigmondy almost one hundred years ago, protection-dispersion. The talk will focus on the manufacture of mesoscale structures including MEMS, multilayer components, and surgical instruments.

Join DMR Division Director Germano Iannacchione and DMR program directors for our monthly office hour and Q&A session.

The design of artefacts commonly involves the convergence of many technologies; this re-mains true for artefacts now being created at the nanoscale. However, round about 2000 the phrase ???converging technologies??? acquired a special interpretation related to the convergence of biotechnology, nanotechnology, information technology and cognitive science (acronym BNIC) for the improvement of ???human performance.???

Link to University of Chicago Directors Meeting page Thursday, April 13: Introductions/ Dinner/ Poster Session (Burnham Room, Intercont. Hotel and Gleacher Center, rm. 621)

We are proud to announce the Materials Research Outreach Program (MROP 2010) Symposium will be held February 3-5, 2010 at the UCSB Corwin Pavilion. As in past years, it will comprise two consecutive programs. The Macromolecular Outreach Program (MOP) Symposium, which will take place on Wednesday and Thursday morning, will focus on research efforts concerned with the science and engineering of organic-based macromolecules and polymers. The Inorganic Materials Program Symposium will be held on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning.

Dr. Kenneth Crozier, Department of Electrical Engineering, Harvard University Nano room 4003, 2190 Campus Drive Evanston Campus Abstract

8th Southern School on Computational Chemistry and Materials Science is organized together by the members of the NSF-EPSCOR Computational Chemistry Cluster, NSF-CREST Computational Center for Molecular Structure and Interactions, the NSF-Partnership for Research and Education for Materials (NSF-PREM) and Jackson State University.

Where does chocolate come from? Why does some chocolate melt in your mouth but not in your hand? What makes chocolate bars smooth and creamy?

Jan 10 to 14 ??? ??? ??? Arizona State University Winter Workshop for Undergraduates Jan 27 ??? ??? ??? University of Minnesota Workshop on Polymeric Foams Feb 14-15 ??? ??? ??? SUNY Stoney Brook, Garcia Center Symposium to be held at KAIST, Korea Center to Center CafPoly (KAIST)/Garcia Center (SUNY Stony Brook)-Bilateral Symposium on Nanostructured Materials