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NanoteC17

 

Nanotec17 was held in Nantes, France, from 30th August (Wednesday) to 2nd September (Saturday).  NanoteC19 is in Zaragoza, Spain, at the end of August 2019 (website to follow).

Full details of NanoteC17 are available here, and on our facebook page.

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14956387_1219804091391478_5685569653402772444_nNanoteC is one of the longest running series of international nanoscale carbon conferences in Europe (since 1998). It brings together scientists working with nanoscale carbon materials: nanotubes, graphene, diamond- and fullerene-related nanostructures. While each of these materials attracts its own dedicated community of researchers, NanoteC draws on common themes and allows researchers to share insight into this unique element at the nanoscale.

Elemental carbon shows remarkable variety in properties via simple covalent bonding, however other systems (for example containing nitrogen or metals) are becoming important and provide alternative components with unique mechanical and electronic properties. Nanotechnology requires an understanding of these materials on an atomic level and this was the central theme.

In 2017 NanoteC was in Nantes, on the west coast of France.  The weekend the conference finishes, there was a huge free jazz festival with stages across Nantes (from classic to modern), – perfect opportunity to chill-out after intense and interesting scientific discussions!

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Sir Harry Kroto, Nobel prize-winning chemist, dies at 76

The British Carbon Group mourns the death on 30th April 2016 of the most influential carbon scientist of our time: Professor Sir Harry Kroto, FRS, Nobel Laureate.

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There will be personal views from BCG members appearing soon, but here are some links we recommend concerning Sir Harry: