NanoBrücken 2026

NanoBrücken 2026 will take place 8-10 April at the Technical University Leoben in Leoben, Austria and is Bruker’s annual Nanomechanical Testing Conference and User Meeting covering all aspects of nanoindentation and nanotribological testing, featuring presentations by leading experts in the field. The symposium will cover all aspects of mechanical characterization and simulation, from the micro ... Read more

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Leoben, Franz Josef-Straße 18
Leoben, 8700 Austria
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WG3 online series 2026

Structuring research data in materials science: from metadata to knowledge This online series focuses on how structured research data can enable better data integration and reuse in materials science. Starting from the basics of scientific metadata and FAIR data, the sessions move toward ontologies, knowledge graphs, and emerging approaches using large language models (LLMs) to ... Read more

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Final General Meeting, Rome, Italy

MecaNano General Meeting 2026 — Rome, Italy 27–29 April 2026 • Università degli Studi Roma Tre (DICITA) We are excited to announce the 4th and final MecaNano General Meeting, taking place in Rome from 27 to 29 April 2026. The meeting will bring together the MecaNano community to share results, align on next steps, and ... Read more

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Università degli studi Roma Tre, Department of Civil, Computer and Aeronautical Engineering, Via Vito Volterra, 62
Roma, 00146 Italy
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WG3 online series 2026

Structuring research data in materials science: from metadata to knowledge This online series focuses on how structured research data can enable better data integration and reuse in materials science. Starting from the basics of scientific metadata and FAIR data, the sessions move toward ontologies, knowledge graphs, and emerging approaches using large language models (LLMs) to ... Read more

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WG3 online series 2026

Structuring research data in materials science: from metadata to knowledge This online series focuses on how structured research data can enable better data integration and reuse in materials science. Starting from the basics of scientific metadata and FAIR data, the sessions move toward ontologies, knowledge graphs, and emerging approaches using large language models (LLMs) to ... Read more

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2026 Spring Meeting

The 2026 Spring Meeting of the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) organized with the Foundation Jean-Marie Lehn will be held at the Convention & Exhibition Centre of Strasbourg (France), from May 25 to 29, 2026. The conference will consist of 24 parallel symposia with invited speakers, oral and poster presentations assorted by a plenary session ... Read more

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Convention & Exhibition Centre of Strasbourg, Place de Bordeaux
Strasbourg, France
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EMMC20

The European Mechanics of Materials Conferences (EMMC) is a series of bi-yearly meetings organized under the auspices of the European Mechanics Society (Euromech), which has taken place over the last 25 years in European cities such as Paris, Warsaw, Gothenburg, Brussels, Nantes, Oxford, and Madrid. The 20th edition, EMMC20, will be held in Florence (Italy), ... Read more

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Palazzo dei Congressi, Firenze Piazza Adua 1
Firenze, Italy
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WG3 online series 2026

Structuring research data in materials science: from metadata to knowledge This online series focuses on how structured research data can enable better data integration and reuse in materials science. Starting from the basics of scientific metadata and FAIR data, the sessions move toward ontologies, knowledge graphs, and emerging approaches using large language models (LLMs) to ... Read more

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WG3 online series 2026

Structuring research data in materials science: from metadata to knowledge This online series focuses on how structured research data can enable better data integration and reuse in materials science. Starting from the basics of scientific metadata and FAIR data, the sessions move toward ontologies, knowledge graphs, and emerging approaches using large language models (LLMs) to ... Read more

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WG3 online series 2026

Structuring research data in materials science: from metadata to knowledge This online series focuses on how structured research data can enable better data integration and reuse in materials science. Starting from the basics of scientific metadata and FAIR data, the sessions move toward ontologies, knowledge graphs, and emerging approaches using large language models (LLMs) to ... Read more

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ISPMA 2026

We are delighted to inform you that International Symposia on Physics of Materials - ISPMA 2026, taking place from September 6–10, 2026, in the beautiful city of Prague, Czech Republic will start accepting abstracts 16. February. Join leading experts and researchers in materials science for five inspiring days of knowledge-sharing, networking, and collaboration. We look ... Read more

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Faculty Conference Centre “Profesní dům”, Malostranské nám. 25
Malá Strana, 11800 Czech Republic
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MSE Symposium C05: “Modelling of Small-Scale Mechanical Behaviour and In-Situ Nano-Mechanical Testing”

We are pleased to invite you to submit an abstract to Symposium C05: “Modelling of Small-Scale Mechanical Behaviour and In-Situ Nano-Mechanical Testing”, which will take place at the Materials Science and Engineering Conference (MSE) 2026 in Darmstadt, Germany from 29 Sept – 01 Oct 2026. https://mse-congress.de/ Abstract submission is here and deadline is 19. February ... Read more

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Technical University of Darmstadt, Karolinenpl. 5
Darmstadt, 64289 Germany
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ECI Nanomechanical Testing in Materials R & D

Come join the nano- and micro-mechanical testing community in Rhodes between October 4-9th for the ECI Nanomechanical Testing in Materials R &D: link Abstracts for oral presentations are being accepted until March 31st 2026 and for poster presentation until April 30th 2026 The conference will provide a platform for the experimental mechanics community to exchange ... Read more

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Rhodes, Rhodes, Greece
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RoleLeader
Action ChairProf. Benoit MERLE
Action Vice ChairDr. Marie-Stephane COLLA
Grant Holder Scientific RepresentativeDr. Marc LEGROS
Science Communication CoordinatorDr. Aleksija DJURIC
Grant Awarding CoordinatorDr. Marc LEGROS

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Call for ITC and YRI Conference Grants
The call closed on 1 Feb. 2026

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Working Group NameLeaders
WG1 Size EffectsDr Diletta GIUNTINI, Prof Dan MORDEHAI, Prof Daniel KIENER
WG2 Experimental & Simulation ChallengesProf Verena MAIER-KIENER, Dr Julien GUENOLE, Dr Wiktor BEDNARCZYK
WG3 Open Data Research ManagementProf Urlich KERZEL, Dr Volker HOFMANN
WG4 Machine LearningProf Edoardo ROSSI, Prof Stefan SANDFELD, Prof Peter Dusan ISPANOVITY, Prof Flavio Abreu ARAUJO, Dr. Claus TROST
WG 5 Communication & CoordinationDr Tamara ALEKSANDROV FABIJANIC, Megan CORDILL, Solène COMBY-DASSONNEVILLE, Aleksija DURIC, Gabrielle TIPHENE, Javier DOMINGUEZ

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