Edito

"The impact of materials on energy production, transport and usage is very large: for oil rigs, windmill blades or nuclear boilers, solar cells, conducting wires, thermal insulation, aeronautics or cars... Together with the discovery of new resources and societal adaptations, the development of new or enhanced materials is required for increasing the energetic efficiency of our plants, transportation systems, housing systems, ... through better thermal resistance, resistance to severe environment, light-weighting, new functionalities, etc... Materials science has evolved tremendously in the last 20 years and has reached the nano world where many new features can be engineered and used in the real world.

Research and Industry are at the leading edge of these transformations.

About 300 key executives and leading researchers from all over the world will have the opportunity to meet and exchange on their needs and experience, and draw the road-map of materials requirements to meet energy challenges for the decade to come. WMP is not a scientific summit, nor a business match-making event, but the place where industry and research, problems and ideas will meet, resulting in new concepts and solutions.

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Jean-Louis Pierquin                                       Jean-Marie Dubois

Chairman of MATERALIA                       Director of Institut
Jean Lamour

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