Bilge Saruhan-BringsSenior Scientist at the GRAPHERGIA partner Institute of Materials Research of DLR (German Aerospace Center), participated in the 50th edition of the conference series of the International Conference on Micro-and Nano Engineering (MNE) celebrated in Montpellier (France) between the 16th and the 19th of September 2024 with an oral presentation titled “Fabrication of Laser-induced Micro-Supercapacitors for structurally-integrated power storage systems”.

Her presentation was included in the T2 “Structures and Devices” scientific track of the conference. It was fully in line with DLR‘s contribution in GRAPHERGIA, yielding our previous results on the fabrication and characterization of micro-supercapacitors with interdigital laser inscribed electrodes and polymer gel electrolytes.

This topic attracted around 50 young and experienced researchers. The allowed time slot for Bilge’s presentation was 15 minutes with 5 minutes allowed for discussions. There were many questions regarding the performances, and the electrode fabrication and polymer electrolyte conditions. One of the questions was on the upscaling, which gave Bilge the opportunity to give more detailed information about our efforts to create these types of micro-supercapacitors (MSCs) onto the textiles and embed them in the aerospace structures within GRAPHERGIA. Also, the upscaling of graphene electrodes by Adamant Composites for production of larger components to be integrated with TENGs seemed attractive for the attendees of the conference.

More about the International Conference on Micro-and Nano Engineering (MNE) 2024

MNE 2024 has been the 50th edition of the conference series of the International Conference on Micro-and Nano Engineering (MNE). It took place in the French city of Montpellier from the 16th to the 19th of September 2024.

The MNE conferences are the flagship event of the International Society for Micro-and Nanotechnology (iMNEs) and deal with micro-and nano-fabrication, manufacturing techniques, as well as applications of the fabricated micro/nanostructures, devices and microsystems into electronics, photonics, energy, environment, chemistry and life sciences. The conference, including the parallel running exhibition, attracted more than 1,000 participants.

Following the specific tutorials which were on the first day of the conference, the MNE 2024 had five scientific tracks covering all the domains impacted by Micro/Nano Engineering activities:

  • T1 – METHODS & PROCESS: Micro/Nano Fabrication Methods and Processes.
  • T2 – STRUCTURES & DEVICES: Fabrication and Integration of Micro/Nano Structures and Devices.
  • T3 – SYSTEMS: Micro/Nano Systems for Computing, Communication, Sensing and Quantum Applications.
  • T4 – BIO: Micro/Nano Engineering for Life and Analytical Sciences.
  • T5 – SUSTAINABILITY: Energy Efficiency of Micro/Nano Engineering & Environmental and Ecological Applications.