Hyderabad: A two-day international conference on 'Recent Trends in Nanostructured Materials and Their Applications', is being organized by the Department of Physics - Osmania University (OU) from Friday.

The conference is being conducted with support from the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.

The conference aims at providing a platform for scientists and engineers working in the area of Nanomaterials to disseminate their latest research results and allow cross disciplinary exchange of their latest inventions and innovations.

"Around 130 professors and scientists from India and abroad are participating in the conference," said S. Ramana Murthy, the Co-chairman of the conference.

"This is our first international conference on Nanostructured Materials and we affirm Osmania University's standing as a key node for research and development of Nanoscience and technology in India," said, M. Lakshmipathi Rao, Head of Physics Department at OU.

The conference will have four plenary talks, 16 invited lectures, 60 odd scientific presentations and 200 poster presentations.

"The conference will be beneficial for the research scholars and students of Physics, Biology, Chemistry and Nanosciences," added Prof. Ramana Murthy.