Program
 Abstract

Aristoteles was visionary, his elements Fire (Energy), Earth (Materials), Air and Water describe a good part of nature and account for the need for materials, at his time as well as today. In the 21st century we add communication and mobility. These needs of the society are strongly correlated to energy and materials.

Energy and materials science and technology are the topics of this symposium. We focus on hydrogen and fuel cell technologies and their future development to reach economic competitivity. Sustainable technologies adaptable to the great consumers "buildings" and "mobility", but also for small portable equipment for enhanced quality of life are addressed. We are looking for high quality innovative contributions dealing with new scientific results and new materials and their applications in technology.
Competent invited speakers will be selected according to the content of the contributed papers. Contributed papers will be refereed and published in an SCI/E journal.

Symposium organizer:

Louis SCHLAPBACH
CEO EMPA
Swiss Federal Lab for Materials Testing and Research
8600 Duebendorf
Switzerland
Tel: +41 1 823 5511
Fax: +41 1 821 6244
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Armin RELLER
Center for Sustainable Materials
University of Augsburg
86135 Augsburg
Germany

Guenther SCHERER
PSI
Paul Scherrer Institut
Switzerland

Andreas ZUETTEL
Physics Departement
University of Fribourg,
1700 Fribourg
Switzerland