European Coatings Conference held.The 2004 European Coatings Conference, organized by Vincentz Network, will take place June 7-8 in Berlin, Germany. Both industrial and academic materials science materials science Study of the properties of solid materials and how those properties are determined by the material's composition and structure, both macroscopic and microscopic. is said to keep coming up with highly interesting developments, which have led to or may lead to intelligent industrial coating An industrial coating is a paint or coating defined by its protective, rather than its aesthetic properties, although it can provide both. The most common use of industrial coatings is for corrosion control of steel or concrete. systems with truly novel functions, going beyond classical protection and decoration purposes. This is the topic of the European Coatings Conference, "Smart Coatings." Sixteen invited conference contributions by international experts, again representing a mixture of academic research institutes, start-up companies start-up company A new business. and established industrial players, will present new materials, systems and ideas which may enable novel functionalities in established coatings systems, or open up the way to entirely new coatings applications. Furthermore, the European Coatings Conferences are said to be shaped in an interactive way, giving the delegates the opportunity to form the conference in accordance Accordance is Bible Study Software for Macintosh developed by OakTree Software, Inc.[] As well as a standalone program, it is the base software packaged by Zondervan in their Bible Study suites for Macintosh. with their own needs and expectations. The conference will be divided into five sessions, including stimulus and response, smart layers, smart colors, novel applications and self-repair concepts. In addition to exploring nanotechnology, participants will be informed on conductive polymers A conductive polymer is an organic polymer semiconductor, or an organic semiconductor. Roughly, there are two classes-- the Charge transfer complexes and the conductive polyacetylenes. , shape memory polymers Shape Memory Polymers (SMPs) are polymer materials which may be returned from a deformed state to their original shape or "permanent configuration" via an external stimulus. , and more. Further information on the 2004 European Coatings Conference is available from Amanda Beyer of Vincentz Network, tel.: +49 511 99 10-271; fax: +49 511 99 10-279. |
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