MecaNano stands for "European Network for the Mechanics of Matter at the Nano-Scale" is a European Cooperation in Science & Technology (COST) Action running 2022-2026. The Action is intended as a broad international cooperation aiming to advance the multiscale understanding of the mechanical behavior of nanostructured materials. By combining the expertise of its participants – from experimentalists to simulation, data management and machine learning experts – it aims to overcome the different bottlenecks limiting the exploration of mechanical size effects. MecaNano provides its members with numerous opportunities to interact and collaborate, e.g. through dedicated workshops, symposia and summer schools, or by funding the mobility between participants.

This Second General Meeting will bring together all stakeholders of the MecaNano community in order to discuss scientific progress in our field(s) and plan common activities. We are looking forward to your participation! This meeting is a good opportunity to meet your counterparts of the small-scale mechanical characterization community.

Final Program is available!

Final Program and Abstract Book

Final Program

Please note: Poster printing is not available by the event organizers. If you believe you will have troubles transporting a poster please contact the organizers and you may send the printed poster to the local organizers ahead of the meeting. Otherwise, you can use the internet to find a suitable printer around TU Wien to print your poster. Another option is "Poster Smith" and they can print on fabric.

Poster size is A0 (portrait orientation is preferred). There is no MecaNano specific template for posters. Poster Presenters are free to use any template.

We do not charge a conference fee but you must register on this website in time before the meeting. Submitting an abstract is not registering.

Call for abstracts is closed

The General Meeting is opened to oral and poster contributions related to all topics covered by MecaNano:

• Mechanical size effects and nanoscale deformation mechanisms
• Experimental and simulation investigations, including
• Nanoindentation
• Nanomechanical testing
• Advanced characterization methods
• Atomistic and Meso-scale simulations
• Finite elements
• Crystalline, amorphous or hybrid materials
• Management of research data in materials science
• Machine learning applications related to the topics above

Regular presentations will be 20 min long including Q&A. Poster size is A0 (portrait orientation is preferred).

Please provide an abstract of max. 250 words until 5. March 2024.

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