A presentation and discussion of advances in the field by some of the world's leading experts in 2002. Topics dealt with include new organic metals with quasi-two-dimensional structure, new organic superconductors, conducting and magnetic hybrid organic-inorganic materials, and highly conducting organic composites. Also reported are significant results on optically controllable gratings in liquid crystals and polymers, organic electroluminescent materials, functionalized polymers and photonics, and nonlinear optics. Some fullerene derivatives and organic and metallic clusters are also presented. The properties of semiconducting quantum wires, electronic transport through magnetic molecular nanostructure and electronic transport properties of nanostructures containing both ferromagnetic and superconductors are also presented and discussed. 4

A presentation and discussion of advances in the field by some of the world's leading experts in 2002. Topics dealt with include new organic metals with quasi-two-dimensional structure, new organic superconductors, conducting and magnetic hybrid organic-inorganic materials, and highly conducting organic composites. Also reported are significant results on optically controllable gratings in liquid crystals and polymers, organic electroluminescent materials, functionalized polymers and photonics, and nonlinear optics. Some fullerene derivatives and organic and metallic clusters are also presented. The properties of semiconducting quantum wires, electronic transport through magnetic molecular nanostructure and electronic transport properties of nanostructures containing both ferromagnetic and superconductors are also presented and discussed. 4