Solutions to some of the world’s biggest problems-cheap and reliable solar power; faster computers; customised materials; vast data storage; more powerful microscopes; new medical therapies-depend on what happens at the very small or nano scale. To that end, leading international specialists in the increasingly important field of nanophotonics-how lasers and light (photonics) interact with the…

Nano solutions to some of the world’s biggest problems-cheap and reliable solar power; faster computers; customised materials; vast data storage; more powerful microscopes; new medical therapies- announced at an international conference in Melbourne this week.

World’s largest solar cell maker speaks in Melbourne AUSTRALIAN solar technology leads the international industry, Dr Shi Zhengrong will tell a plenary session of the Nanophotonics Down Under 2009 Devices and Applications Conference at the Melbourne Convention Centre on Monday.