During the week of June 29-July 5, 2008, over 300 scientists and engineers from 30 countries spanning five continents converged at the historic La Fonda Hotel in the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA to participate in the 12th International Conference on Martensitic Transformations (ICOMAT-08) to fathom the peculiar world of certain crystalline materials that undergo structural change when cooled or stressed.
During the week of June 29-July 5, 2008, over 300 scientists and engineers from 30 countries spanning five continents converged at the historic La Fon...