Events

Date & Time: May 21, 2009, 10:30-18:25
Venue: German Cultural Center 1F, Hall

Co-operation instead of Competition. One way to face the rising challenges in New Product Development and develop faster and better products is collaboration of international expert groups.
Carbon Nanotube specialists from Fraunhofer IPA and their international partners will give a workshop and discuss technical challenges of advanced CNT applications as well as new ways of cooperation.

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PROGRAM (with simultaneous translation: English-Japanese)

10.30-10.35
Welcome

10.35-10.45
Greetings
Dr. Evelyn OBELE (German Embassy)

10.45-11.00
Introduction Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
Dr. Lorenz GRANRATH (Fraunhofer Representative Office Japan)

11.00-11.15
New Models for R&D
Mr. Ivica KOLARIC (Fraunhofer IPA)

<Nano Materials>

11.15-12.00
Quality of Carbon Nanotubes for Field Emission
Prof.Cheol Jin LEE (Korea University)

<Nano Applications>

12.00-12.45
Bottlenecks and Process Quality in CNT Applications
Mr. Ivica KOLARIC (Fraunhofer IPA)

12.45-13.45 Lunch (Lunch-Box provided)

13.45-14.30
Diverse Carbon Nanotube Artificial Muscles
Mr. Mohammad H. HAQUE (The University of Texas at Dallas)

14.30-15.15
Fast-Moving Low-Voltage Electromechanical Actuators Based on Carbon Nanotubes and
Ionic Liquids
Dr. Kinji ASAKA (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, AIST Kansai)

15.15-16.00
CNT Actuator Applications
Ms. Urszula KOSIDLO (Fraunhofer IPA)

16.00-16.20 Coffee Break

16.20-17.20
Transparent Conductive Films based on Carbon Nanotubes
Prof. Siegmar ROTH (Korea University, School of Electrical Engineering WCU, Head of SINEUROP Nanotech GmbH)

<Market Potential and Discussion>

17.20-18.05
The Importance of Material Innovations for Sports Goods Sector
Mr. Ralf SCHWENGER (HEAD SPORT AG)

18.05-18.25
Discussion and Closing

18:30-20:30
Networking-Reception (Participation Fee: 5,000 Yen)