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Energy harvesting concerns the conversion of unused or wasted energy (mechanical force, water, air, light) in an ambient environment into useful electrical energy. It plays a pivotal role by enabling autonomous and sustainable IoT devices, ensuring their efficient operation without the constant need for battery replacements. This technology extends its influence to wearable sensors, enhancing their functionality and lifespan, particularly in the field of biomedical applications where energy-efficient, long-lasting sensors are essential for patient monitoring and healthcare advancements. Furthermore, contributing to the achievement of carbon neutrality can be facilitated through rapid transitions to cleaner and more sustainable energy sources, including innovations in green energy harvesting technologies such as hydrogen production and carbon dioxide reduction technologies.

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To usher in the era of carbon neutrality, early expansion of electric vehicles and energy storage systems is crucial, and for this purpose, the advancement of lithium secondary battery technology and the development of next-generation batteries are necessary. In the next-generation battery session, we are dealing with nanomaterials and nanotechnology to enhance the performance of next-generation batteries. We will discuss the latest research results and prospects for various materials, processes, and systems.

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Nanotechnology has been making important breakthroughs in the solar cell and systems for hydrogen production. For the sustainable future, solar energy should be used for electricity generation and direct energy/fuel conversion. For example, solar-to-fuel conversion is an appealing strategy to produce environmentally friendly fuels and attain sustainable energy systems. Additionally, to fabricate high efficient, stable solar cells, nanotechnology is necessary in the design of multiscale architectures and control of interface. This session will cover broad topic of solar driven or based devices for energy production and conversion. It includes perovskite solar cell, electrochemical cell, electrocatalysts, photocatalyst, photoelectrochemical cell, solar fuel technology and materials for hydrogen production and storage.

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The key agenda for the recent progress in converging nanotechnology and the successful development of the 4th industrial revolution can include energy, environment, bio, nanoelectronic devices, sensors, and information technology. Hybrid nanomaterials are critical elements in such inter-/multi-disciplinary research and development areas. In this session, we first discuss the eye-opening advance in the design, synthesis, analysis, and application of next-generation hybrid nanomaterials, focusing on multidisciplinary applications and providing a comprehensive overview of the future outlook.

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With the advancement of industrial society, the living environment for humanity, including climate change, is gradually becoming harsher. Besides, exploration of uncharted territories by humanity is becoming an essential part for the sustainability of humanity. In this session, we aim to share and discuss the latest research findings in nano-materials for ensuring reliability under extreme environments such as ultra-high / low temperatures, very high pressure, severe corrosion, aerospace applications and so on.

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In order to achieve innovation in future technologies such as sensory humanoid robots and the realization of a complete metaverse, advancements in various sensor technologies are required. This session is dedicated to introducing the cutting-edge trends in research and development of sensor technologies that can be applied to various industries, driving the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The goal is to offer a comprehensive forum for in-depth discussions and scholarly exchange concerning the latest sensor technologies (physical, chemical, optical, bio/healthcare), including novel nanomaterials used in sensing layers, sensor devices, sensor systems, and platforms.

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Biomimetic nanomaterial has been considered as a key resource to overcome several limitations and huddles in various biotechnology applications. In this session, we will introduce recent cutting-edge biotechnologies including biodegradable nanomaterials, nanobiosensors, nanobiochips, nanomaterial-based biomimetics, and nanoscale-based cell engineering.

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Future healthcare relies heavily on personalized, remote, and real-time diagnostic and therapeutic solutions. Accordingly, there's an increasing focus on diverse nanomaterials and devices designed for continuous health monitoring, whether through internal or external attachments or integrations. This session aims to share advancements in nanomaterials, photonic materials, biomaterials, and thin-film electronics, along with their associated processing and device applications. It also includes extended research covering their biocompatibility, functionality, and reliability for translation into the industry.

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Nanomedicine offers numerous possibilities for groundbreaking developments in various fields, including biotechnology and medicine. In this session, we will introduce recent outstanding research on the synthesis and characteristics of nanomaterials and explore how these nanomaterials are applied in the fields of biotechnology and medicine. This session provides an opportunity for researchers in the fields of nanomaterials, biotechnology, and medicine to gather together to review and exchange opinions on the development and prospects of the fields of nanobiotechnology and nanomedicine.

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To adapt to the new world of virtual reality, metaverse, big data, and beyond, there is an absolute need for the next generation technology than can overcome the present technological limits and develop new types of electronic devices. Nanotechnologies have contributed to both further scale down of the conventional silicon devices and emergence of the unprecedented novel devices, such as quantum devices. In the session, various advances in nano materials, structures, and devices for electronic applications will be discussed with a focus on their intrinsic properties, operating principles, and implications to advanced silicon technologies and emerging devices. The presentation of these cutting-edge research findings will provide an opportunity to illuminate the role of nanoelectronic engineering in ushering in the quantum era and presenting its vision.

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The interaction of light with nanoscale materials and structures presents new possibilities in the generation of light, control of light, and measurement of light due to its unique and diverse properties. These new nanophotonics technologies can be actively used in bio, medicine, displays, communications, and quantum information. In this session, it is discussed how we can overcome existing technological limitations and create new applications by exchanging the latest research results and ideas in the fields of nanophotonic technologies such as metamaterials, near-field optics, photonic crystals, and plasmonics, quantum information processing as well as nanostructure fabrication and manufacturing.

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Advances in nanotechnology are bringing advances in a variety of fields, including next-generation solar, hydrogen, displays, biotechnology, and more. At the same time, concern for the environment and the future has led to questions about how to bring these advances into the daily life. This has led us to think about sustainability in terms of processes and nanomaterials, and we will discuss various recent research trends in this area.

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Over the past decades, advancements in nanofabrication processes and platform technologies have played a pivotal role in translating academic breakthroughs into practical or commercial applications across a wide array of nanoscience and technology sectors. In this session, we will discuss in detail the latest trends and progress in technologies associated with nanofabrication processes and platforms.

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The functionality and reliability of materials and device depend on the capability to delicately control physics and chemistry on an atomic level. Meanwhile, depending on such nanomaterials and nanodevices, nanoscale metrology using microscopic and spectroscopic analysis techniques need to be newly designed and developed. This session covers on (i) physical and chemical principles in materials phenomena and (ii) metrology science to measure the practicality of materials via nanodevice.

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Recent developments in nanosciences and nanotechnology have led to the commercialization and incorporation of an increasing number of nanoproducts into our daily life. Since we don't fully understand the risks that these new technologies pose, there are growing concerns about how they will affect people's health and the environment. For instance, there are increasing concerns on the effects of micro- and nano- sized plastics in the environment and human health, while developments and applications of novel 2D nanomaterials request urgent development of innovative assessment technologies for these advanced materials. In this session, we'll offer forums for discussing about important issues related to the nanosafety, standardization, and nano ESG that can help development of safe and sustainable nanotechnologies.

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Computational materials science and data-driven insights occupy pivotal positions in our quest to understand and engineer cutting-edge functional nanomaterials. The primary objective of this session is to disseminate the latest breakthroughs in the realms of computational materials science, materials databases, and artificial intelligence (AI), catering to a diverse audience of researchers, spanning not only this field but also its interdisciplinary applications. Among the topics of focus are the next generation of electronic/photonic nanomaterials, nanomaterials for renewable energy and energy storage, computational techniques for material design and characterization, and the advancement of state-of-the-art computational methodologies.

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