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Nobel Laureate presents the magic and power of nano-science and technology

Media Release, Tuesday 7 December 2004

Nobel Prize winning physicist, Professor Heinrich Rohrer, will discuss the big changes we may see in future technologies and electronics as scientists tackle the world on an ever smaller scale, at a University of Melbourne free public lecture on Thursday, December 9.

Professor Rohrer was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1986 along with Gerd Binnig for the development of the scanning tunnelling microscope – the first microscope that allowed scientists to see, manipulate, move and rearrange single atoms.

The scanning tunnelling microscope was a major driving force behind the explosion of the field of nanoscience – the science of how atoms behave on a tiny scale.

In his talk, Professor Rohrer will give his insights into why nanoscience now carries the promise for science and technology on the nanometre scale and why it is likely to become a most important cornerstone of science and technology in this century.

Professor Rohrer is visiting Australia at the invitation of the Nanostructural Analysis Network Organization (NANO) of which the University of Melbourne is a core member. He is visiting the University of Melbourne node of NANO as part of his visit to Australia and to deliver a free public lecture.

The lecture is free and open to the public but you are encouraged to book (phone: 8344 3885). $4 in coins is required for parking on University grounds.

*Professor Rohrer will not be available for interview but will take questions following the lecture.

WHAT: Nanoscience- The Magic and Power of Small

WHO: Professor Heinrich Rohrer, Physics Nobel Laureate 1986

WHEN: 6:00-7:00PM Thursday 09 December 2004

WHERE: The Basement Theatre, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, University of Melbourne