Nanotechnology
The term “nano” originates from “nanos”, the Greek word for “dwarf”. 1 nanometre is miniscule and cannot be seen with the naked eye. It has the inconceivable size of one billionth of a metre. A comparison: 1 nanometre is around 50,000 times smaller than the diameter of a thin human hair.
Microsystems technology
Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) or micro-opto-electro-mechanical systems (MOEMS) combine such varied base technologies as mechanics, optics, fluidics, polymer electronics and new materials.
Advanced Materials
Materials form the basis for almost all technical innovations and are fundamentally crucial to the technological progress of our society. Today, high temperature-resistant ceramics, lightweight fibre composite products or special aluminium wrought alloys, for instance, have taken the place of materials like stone, wood or bronze.
Photonics
Optical technologies are regarded as belonging to the key technologies of the 21st century and are an important lever for many segments, from the electronics industry and machine engineering through to medicine. Compared with the national average, North Rhine-Westphalia is home to a disproportionately high number of companies and research institutions in the field of optical technologies.
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NMWP-Topic evening:Functional Materials
28. September 2017, Zentrum für angewandte Formgedächtnistechnik (ZAF), Remscheid
Functional materials are characterized by specific properties of electrical, mechanical, magnetic, acoustic, optical, or biological-chemical that specifically affect allow to change the macroscopic properties of a component.
The NMWP-Themenabend „Functional materials“ provides insight into current trends and developments. To conquer this versatile subject area, the cluster NanoMikroWerkstoffePhotonik.NRW together with the research community invites you tools and materials e.V. and the NMWP e.V..
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