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abstract: Water is perhaps the most important chemical substance known. Without it, the very existence of life would be questionable. Yet its detailed structure and behaviour in the condensed phase and the interfaces between the condensed phase and its environment remain somewhat controversial:

Recent X-ray absorption studies on liquid water have been interpreted in terms of rings and chains of water molecules that other techniques, both theoretical and empirical, have failed to observe.

The structure of water layers at metal surfaces remains a topic of considerable debate since high quality quantum chemical calculations indicated a mixed water/hydroxyl layer could be used to interpret structural observations on ice layers on ruthenium while spectroscopic observations provided no evidence for such a mixed adlayer

While the gas phase water cluster community has provided detailed experimental and theoretical pictures of the behaviour of small water clusters, the problem remains that none of the existing interaction potentials for water can adequately describe its phase and interface behaviour fully.

Indeed as ever more sophisticated and novel experimental and theoretical tools are applied to the study of bulk liquid water and ice and its interfaces, it is becoming increasingly clear that this disparate information could heat the debate on the phase and interface behaviour of water rather than cool it!

abstract: The objective of the conference is to provide a forum for academic and industrial researchers to meet and exchange valuable experiences in the field of thermophysical properties of a wide variety of systems covering fluids and solids.

abstract: Science and Technology of Materials, Interfaces and Processing

abstract: The conference Unifying concepts in glass physics IV will be held in Kyoto during November 25-28, 2008. This conference is the fourth edition of a series, held previously in Trieste in 1999, Rome in 2002 and Bangalore in 2004. Continuing the spirit of the previous editions, the focus of the conference will be put on universal aspects in the behavior of glassy systems. Topics covered will include theoretical studies of glass transition, experimental and computational studies of dynamics in the super cooled liquid and glassy states as well as other glassy systems such as spin glasses, colloidal glasses, gels and proteins.

abstract: The Division of Chemical Sciences at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India will be organizing an International Conference entitled "Hydrogen and Hydrogen Storage - Methods and Materials" during January 03-06, 2009 in celebration of the institute's centenary. The areas that will be covered during this conference include metal hydrides, hydrogenation catalysis, and hydrogen storage/generation.

abstract: Join us at SAMPE '08 for the world's largest advanced materials conference and exhibition. Providing the unique opportunity to attend seminars and presentations on cutting edge developments in the industry, SAMPE conferences are unparalleled in the industry.

For more informaiton, contact Michelle Loggia at michelle@sampe.org or +1.626.331.0616 x603.

abstract: The Annual Meeting of The Society of Rheology is held in mid-October. The meetings ordinarily last three to four days and are open to both members and non-members.

abstract: Combined with the ACerS 111th Annual Meeting