International Nanotribology Forum

January 26-30, 2025
Khajuraho, India
https://www.nanotribology.org

Following the meeting in 2001 in India, there was a strong consensus that this valuable exchange should continue. In addition to its inherent fundamental scientific interest, Nanotribology represents a crucial basis for nanotechnology in general, and is currently being researched in numerous institutions, worldwide. It was felt that a worldwide coordination of nanotribology meetings, and thus a more efficient communication mechanism between research groups, could be highly effective in advancing our field. To this end, the International Nanotribology Forum (INF) was established.

The mission of the INF is to promote the dissemination of Nanotribology research results, via meetings and other mechanisms, such as this website. While all three meetings mentioned above were characterized by discussions of the frontiers of research in nanotribology, and this is the spirit in which the INF wishes to continue, a secondary aim of the INF is to make efforts to involve participants from developing nations. This is a reason for our choice of atypical locations for the meetings, which, thanks to their reasonable accommodation rates, enable attendance by those who normally cannot afford to attend such meetings. It is also envisioned that a significant number of studentships will be available for each meeting.

The mission of the INF is to promote the dissemination of nanotribology research results, via meetings and other mechanisms. The first activity of the Forum was Nanotribology: the liquid-solid interface in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, in 2003.