Nanotechnology has become one of the fast developing fields of research in the past few decades. It has a multidisciplinary nature with tremendous potential to create new devices and materials with a wide range of applications. It is anticipated that nanotechnology will contribute to building a society with accessible clean energy and clean water, new industries and jobs, improved health care, and extended life span with high quality. The market opportunity is substantial. Science and engineering at the nanoscale will have a dramatic impact on fields such as computing, electronics, telecommunications, energy, environment and medicine. The current global market for nanotechnology is worth billions of dollars and is expected to increase rapidly in the near future. Many business and government leaders describe nanotechnology as “the next Industrial Revolution", yet the environmental and health impacts remain unknown. Therefore, there is a great need to assess and study the implications of nanotechnology and how this new technology can be implemented.

The International Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (International ASET) is pleased to organize the International Conference on Nanotechnology: Fundamentals and Applications. As globalization leads to increasing interaction among regions and peoples of the world, it is important to encourage multi-disciplinarity in emerging scientific topics such as nanotechnology. Nanotechnology is still in its infancy and has given rise to numerous novel applications to the solution of many current problems.

The aim of the International Conference on Nanotechnolgy: Fundamentals and Applications is to gather scholars and researchers from all over the world to present advances in the field of nanotechnology and to foster an environment conducive to exchanging ideas and information. This conference will also provide a golden opportunity to develop new collaborations and meet world experts on the fundamentals, applications and products of nanotechnology.