CNB researcher Francisco J. Iborra participates in the organisation of the First Sax meeting on MEMTRONICS. This is an emerging technology whose function is being exploited in the novel circuits we are trying to use to model complex systems with memory, such us biological systems.

Most biological processes are nonlinear , which invalidates our simplistic linear approximations. Scientists are now exploring the use of new devices already employed in theoretical nonlinear modelling. These tools are called memristors (R_M), memcapacitors (C_M) and meminductors (L_M). These passive electromagnetic devices can exhibit a kind of memory, in the sense of ferromagnetic hysteresis, meaning that (recent) past events (the value of a magnetic field in the case of ferromagnets) influence the state of the system for some time. The working hypothesis is that inclusion of simple 'hysteresis' is sufficient to do a lot of nonlinear modelling.

The meeting will be in Sax (Alicantre, Spain) from 23-26 February. The main objective is to explore the huge tracts of uncharted common ground that must certainly exist between biology and physics, and above all to enjoy both science and life in the south of Spain.

Scientific committee:	Andrew Lutken () Joaquín de Juan () Francisco J Iborra ()
Organization committee:	Gabino Ponce () Carlos Iñiguez () Juana Calabuig ()

Confirmed speakers:

Ørjan Grøttem Martinsen
Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Norway.
Department of Biomedical and Clinical Engineering, Oslo.
University Hospital, Norway.

Sverre Grimnes
Department of Biomedical and Clinical Engineering, Oslo.
Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Norway.

Carsten Andrew Lutken
Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Norway.

Juan Antonio Gilabert Santos
Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
 
Manuel José Gayoso Rodríguez
Departamento de Histología y Biología celular, Universidad de Valladolid, Madrid, Spain.

Carlos Iñiguez Lobeto
Departamento de Biotecnología, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.

Joaquín de Juan Herrero
Departamento de Biotecnología, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.

Eduardo Fernández
Instituto de BioIngenieria, Universidad de Miguel Hernández, Elche, Spain.

Francisco José Iborra Rodríguez
Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CSIC, Madrid, Spain.