2nd Online Symposium on Experimental Challenges in MecaNano

MecaNano’s WG2 kindly invites you to submit an abstract for the 2nd Online Symposium on Experimental Challenges in MecaNano, taking place on December 10th, 2024, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm CET. This symposium will spotlight innovative experimental techniques and clever solutions in micromechanics, offering a platform for sharing cutting-edge research and advancements. This edition … Read more

ICSMA Conference abstract submission

The International Conference on the Strength of Materials (previously on Metals and Alloys) is an international event that occurs every 3 years between Asia, Europe and America. The 20th of the series will take place in Kyoto from June 2nd to 6th, 2025 Abstracts are accepted until Nov. 15th 2024 and invited talks will be … Read more

ESMC 2025 – Mini Symposium 4-1 on “Experimental Micromechanics and Nanomechanics

ESMC 2025 will take place at the conference centre in Lyon, France from 7-11 July 2025. https://esmc2025.sciencesconf.org/ A Mini Symposium 4-1 entitled “Experimental Micromechanics and Nanomechanics” is being organized. Given the activity of the MecaNano community in this research field, we would be delighted if you and/or members of your group could contribute to the … Read more

InMa 2024 – Symposium on “Characterization and Properties of Interface-dominated Materials”

Interfaces are present in almost all materials we use and dictate many of the materials’ properties, functions, and behaviors. Consequently, a fundamental understanding of material interface structures, how they interact with other material constituents, and how they can be modified is desirable to benefit from such interfaces for new material developments with tailored properties or … Read more

New book by MecaNano member on Machine Learning

MecaNano Member and WG4 co-lead, Stefan Sandfeld, has published a new book titled “Materials Data Science — Introduction to Data Mining, Machine Learning, and Data-Driven Predictions for Materials Science and Engineering.” The book is aimed for Material Science students in their first Masters of Science semesters and PhD students or scientists who haven’t had much … Read more

Capriccio Special Seminar 2024

FAU announces the 2nd Capriccio Special Seminar “Approaching Fracture in Experiments, Modelling, and Simulations across the Scales”, which will be held online from April to July 2024. Further information and registration to the seminar series is available at the website The hosts are looking forward to welcoming you to their Special Seminar 2024!

The deadline for the Second call for ITC Conference Grants has been extended

Cost Action CA21121 – European Network for the Mechanics of Matter at the Nano-Scale (MecaNano) extends the deadline for the Second Call for ITC Conference Grants. Important Dates Call open: 19 April 2024 Call closes: 06  May 2024   –  15 May 2024 Notification of Results: 15 May 2024  – 24 May 2024 Conference dates: This Call is for participation only in … Read more

Second Call for ITC Conference Grants is open

Cost Action CA21121 – European Network for the Mechanics of Matter at the Nano-Scale (MecaNano) open Second Call for ITC Conference Grants. Important Dates Call open: 19 April 2024 Call closes: 06 May 2024 Notification of Results: 15 May 2024 Conference dates: This Call is for participation only in the following conferences: MSE in Darmstadt, Germany, … Read more

MecaNano Winter School on Research Data Management

A LOOK “UNDER THE HOOD” OF AN RDM SYSTEM Digitization has increased the effectiveness and sustainability of scientific workflows tremendously. Today we can use systems that, while we generate research data, associate, keep track and manage related contextual (meta)data in a digital and (semi-)automated manner. At the same time many labs stand at the brink … Read more

Special Session on “Manipulation and testing of micro/nanoscale materials” MARSS 2024_July 01-05_Delft, Netherlands

MARSS, the annual International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scales, is a non-profit conference run by the microrobotic community and technically supported by IEEE-RAS and IEEE-NTC. MARSS2024 will be held in-person on July 01-05, 2024, in Delft, Netherlands. The conference is the flagship forum to discuss cross-disciplinary activities on 1) manipulation, automation, … Read more