The International Symposium on Nanonetwork Materials: Fullerenes, Nanotubes, and Related Systems was held in January 2001 in Kamakura to exchange the newest research results and to discuss the current status and future prospects of carbon nanotubes, fullerenes, and related network meterials which are now the subjects of the highest interest and the most intensive research in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Due to the high importance of these materials in various fields, such as physics, chemistry, and many engineering fields, scientists from all over the world attended this symposium. These proceedings cover the synthesis, electronic properties, and mechanical properties of fullerenes, nanotubes, and related covalent-bond network materials.

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Yahachi Saito is a Professor in the Quantum Engineering Department of Nagoya University. He received his doctorate in Engineering from Nagoya University in 1980 and has held professorial positions at Toyohashi University of Technology (1981-1985) and Mie University (1990-2004) in addition to Nagoya University (1985-1990, 2004-present). He has also spent time as a visiting scientist at AT&T Bell Laboratories. Saito's area of expertise encompasses the synthesis, characterization and application of nanometer scale materials, especially inorganic atomic clusters and fine particles, fullerenes, and carbon nanotubes (CNTs). He has studied CNT field emitters since 1996, collaborating with Noritake Itron Corp since 1997 for the development of display devices using CNTs as a cold cathode. They demonstrated the world's first CNT-based display device at the SID International Conference in 1998. Saito is the recipient of numerous awards.