| AVS 60th International Symposium and Exhibition | |
| Manufacturing Science and Technology | Monday Sessions |
| Session MS+AS+EM+EN+NS+TF-MoM |
| Session: | IPF 2013-Manufacturing Challenges: R&D Perspective (8:20-9:40 am) / Energy Storage (9:40 am-12:00 pm) |
| Presenter: | G. Crabtree, Argonne National Laboratory |
| Correspondent: | Click to Email |
Mesoscale science embraces the regime where atomic granularity and quantization of energy yield to continuous matter and energy, where high levels of complexity and functionality emerge from simple components, and where disparate degrees of freedom interact to produce entirely new behavior. Mesoscale science builds on the ever-growing foundation of nanoscale tools and insights that the community has developed over the last decade and continues to develop. Control of mesoscale complexity offers new scientific and technological opportunities: applying our mastery of nanoscale interactions to discover and design new architectures from the “bottom up” that display innovative macroscopic behavior and functionality. This constructionist approach to designing and building new functional architectures creates new horizons for mesoscale manufacturing, where principles of design and implementation differ fundamentally from conventional “top down” macroscopic approaches. Examples of mesoscale successes, challenges and opportunities will be described.
A more complete discussion of mesoscale science can be found in the BESAC report, From Quanta to the Continuum: Opportunities for Mesoscale Science, http://science.energy.gov/bes/news-and-resources/reports/basic-research-needs/
Innovative community input on opportunities for mesoscale science can be found on the Mesoscopic Materials and Chemistry website, http://www.meso2012.com/