OMICS Group invites all the participants across the globe to attend the 4th International Conference and Exhibition on Materials Science and Engineering on September 14-16, 2015, Florida, USA. This scientific gathering guarantees that offering the thoughts and ideas will enable and secure you the theme “Highlighting and Focusing on future prospects in Materials Science & Engineering”
More information: Materials Science-2015
Materials Science and Engineering is a multifaceted topic dealing with the discovery and designing of new materials. Traditional examples of materials are metals, ceramics and polymers. Advanced materials include semiconductors, nanomaterials, biomaterials. Ceramics and Glass comes under brittle materials. The boom for materials science in the United States was catalyzed in part by the Advanced Research Projects Agency funded a series of university-hosted laboratories in the early 1960s \”to expand the national program of basic research and training in the materials sciences. Research in materials science is vibrant and consists of many avenues. In April 2013, the Garmor, Graphene Company received $300,000 from the Institute for Commercialization of Public Research. Forbes listed Broadcom, a semiconductor company as one of The Happiest Companies to Work For in 2015. 65+ Universities and Institutes offering Materials Science course at UG, PG and PhD degrees in USA.
Nanotechnology (\”nanotech\”) is the manipulation of matter on an atomic, molecular, and supramolecular scale. National Nanotechnology Initiative, describes nanotechnology as the handling matter with at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometers. Nanotechnology is a diversified field which involves fields of science such as medicine, engineering, technology, materials science, electronics, life sciences, fabrication, etc. Researchers presently debate the future implications of nanotechnology. As per BCC report the global market for nanotechnology was valued at nearly $20.1 billion in 2011 and should reach $20.7 billion in 2012. Total sales are expected to reach $48.9 billion in 2017 after increasing at a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.7%. According to the times list of higher education, top 5 Nanotechnology institutes are located in USA. They are Princeton University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Harvard University, California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and Stanford University.
Research into hydride materials for energy applications typically focuses on enhancing gravimetric storage density and ion transport of the materials. However, the requirements for stationary applications such as fuel cells can be significantly different and amenable to a broader class of potential materials. Multiple geophysical and social pressures are forcing a shift from fossil fuels to renewable and sustainable energy sources. To effect this change, we must create the materials that will support emergent energy technologies. Solar energy is the utmost priority to develop photovoltaic cells that are efficient and cost effective. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, conducting extensive research on Photovoltaics, Energy storage and Hydrogen storage to meet global Energy requirements. The global market value of components for PEM fuel cell membrane electrode assembly (MEA) as BCC report is estimated $383 million in 2010. This market is expected to grow at a 20.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the 5-year forecast period to reach $977 million in 2015.
