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The overriding theme of the conference is on nano-optics and applications of nanotechnology in the biological and medical sciences. The workshop covered fundamental topics in nanoscience with a primary focus on two particular areas: Nanophotonics and Nanobiotechnology, representing the strength and expertise of the participants from Boston University, as well as those from partnering US and European institutions.
The International Workshop on Nanophotonics and Nanobiotechnology brought renowned researchers from US and European institutions and immerse a junior academic faculty, postdocs, and graduate students in a rich learning environment. The format of the workshop will be a "summer school" that provides both fundamental learning and promotes scientific discussions leading to discoveries. In addition to day-long sessions, social activities helped build strong collaborations among participants. Link for larger format for the poster.
Nanophotonics (or nano-optics) is a crucial component of developments in nanoscience and nanotechnology since it is necessary to address the key issues of optics on the nanometer scale. Due to the diffraction limit, resolution in conventional optics is limited to roughly half a wavelength, and thus, traditionally it was not possible to interact selectively with nanoscale features. Nano-optics addresses the broad spectrum of optics on the nanometer scale covering technology and basic science ranging from nanolithography and high density optical data storage on the technological side; to atom-photon interactions in the optical near-field and their potential applications for atom trapping and manipulation experiments on the basic sciences end. Since nature works at the nano-scale, the most natural arena for nanotechnology is in biological and medical applications, and thus our second focus is on nanobiotechnology. One of the greatest challenges in the post-genomic era of the 21st century lies in making the essential connections between structure and function of biomolecules at the micro/nanoscale to human physiology and pathophysiology at the macroscale.
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For more information on the nanoscience related research activities at Boston University, please refer to
nanoscience.bu.edu
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