session 8

Title

Specialized Technologies, including Nanotechnology

Description

Specialized material and structures technologies are explored in a large variety of space applications both to enable advanced exploration or science/observation mission scenarios and to perform test verifications relying on utmost miniaturization of devices or highest capabilities in structural, thermal, electrical, electro-mechanical/optical performances offered by the progress in Nanotechnology. Examples are the exceptional performances at nano-scale in strength, electrical, thermal conduction of Carbon nanotubes which are experiencing first applications at macro-scale such as nano-composite structures, high efficiency energy storage wheels, MEMS and MOEMS devices. Molecular nanotechnology and advances in manipulation at nano-scale offer the road to molecular machines, ultra-compact sensors for science applications and mass storage devices. The Session encourages presentations of specialized technologies, in particular of nano-material related techniques and their application in devices offering unprecedented performances for space applications.

Date

2008-10-03

Time

10:00

Room

Dochart 1

IPC members

• Chairman: Prof. Mario Marchetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy;

• Chairman: Prof. Pierre Rochus, CSL (Centre Spatial de Liège), Belgium;

• Rapporteur: Prof. Pavel M. Trivailo, RMIT University, Australia, Australia;