Cyprus in EU Research and Development
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1. Always horizontal (equalizing system for stabilising the horizontal position of objects aboard a ship) |
| A Cypriot inventor developed a mechanism that eliminates the uncomfortable effect on objects aboard the ship by stabilising their horizontal position. A frequent problem encountered in cruising ships is the effect on passengers and objects aboard the ship, due to the inclination that a ship can undergo. The equalising system can be installed underneath any object and stabilises its horizontal position. ... (read more) |
| Contact Organisation: Cyprus Institute of Technology (CIT) |
2. ASMOS: advanced surface modelling system |
| Three dimensional object reconstruction is achieved in such a way that a 4D-laser (x,y,z,intensity) mapper (4D-LM) synchronously samples Cartesian coordinates of the target's surface and their reflected laser intensity (4D). The geometry and topology of the sculptured surface is then described. The transformed data can be used by standard interfaces (eg VDAFS, IGES and STEP) and linked to CAD/CAM and CAP ... (read more) |
| Contact Organisation: HIGHER TECHNICAL INSTITUTE |
3. A novel stable, active and selective catalyst for the reduction of nitric oxide (NO) by hydrogen in the presence of excess oxygen |
| A Cypriot University has developed a novel Catalyst for the reduction of Nitric Oxide. This invention refers to the development of a novel platinum (Pt) based catalyst that exhibits excellent activity, selectivity and stability for nitric oxide (NO - major air pollutant) reduction to nitrogen gas (N2) with the use of hydrogen (H2) as a reducing agent. This catalyst operates remarkably in the 100-200ºC low-temperature ... (read more) |
| Contact Organisation: University of Cyprus |
4. Giant screens for outdoor projection of live advertising messages |
| A small Cypriot advertising company has developed a new technology for projecting outdoor live video clips on giant screens. This system can be used to project live or advertising spots as these are shown on TV. It is a reliable and much cheaper technology than alternative ways both to purchase and to maintain. The company is seeking for partners from the advertising industry for commercial agreement with ... (read more) |
| Contact Organisation: Cyprus Institute of Technology (CIT) |
5. Innovative hat-bandage for easy treatment of wounds |
| A Cypriot inventor developed a new bandage. The invention is a round or oval bandage with sticker in the shape of hat which can be produced in many different sizes for different types of wounds. The hat-bandage can be removed from the skin and be replaced by a new one without causing any pain to the patient or affecting the wound. The inventor is looking for partners interested in establishing a license ... (read more) |
| Contact Organisation: Cyprus Institute of Technology (CIT) |
6. Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management Solution for Fund Managers, Financial Institutions and Individuals |
| A small Cyprus software house has developed a system that allows the management of multiple portfolios. Its advantages include integration of market analysis and portfolio management features in one tool, support for multi-market portfolios, advanced expected return and risk analysis features and an easy-to-use, intuitive interface. The system has been awarded at an academic level from Morgan Stanley. The ... (read more) |
| Contact Organisation: Cyprus Institute of Technology (CIT) |
7. Online platform for the assessment of microvasculature in dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE MRI) |
| A Cypriot start-up has developed an innovative solution for the assessment of microvasculature in DCE MRI via an online platform. The software has been tested for diagnostic purposes, to assess suspicious lesions in the prostate, cervix and breast. The company is seeking technical cooperation with pharmaceutical companies, scanning clinics and clinical trial organisations for immediate utilisation or further ... (read more) |
| Contact Organisation: Cyprus Institute of Technology (CIT) |
8. Rotary anaerobic processing of agricultural and municipal wastes with the production of organic fertiliser and recycled solid fuel |
| Rotary Anaerobic Digestion (RAD) is based on the natural degradation process that occurs in landfills.
In the absence of oxygen, a uniquely designed rotating digester (drum) ensures the degradation of organic material and sewage sludge. Further processing and stabilization in a secondary rotating drum produces either premium quality compost or recycled fuel. The digester may process municipal solid waste, ... (read more) |
| Contact Organisation: Resource-EET Environmental Technologies |
9. System of MRI guided high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) surgery |
| MEDSONIC LTD which was founded in 2005 produces high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) systems guided by MRI for surgical applications. HIFU is the only thermal modality that can access deep-seated tumors. The guidance by MRI offers the best contrast between normal and necrotic tissue. The first product will focus in the ultrasound ablation of brain tumors, whereas the second product will focus in the ... (read more) |
| Contact Organisation: MEDSONIC LTD |
10. New/improved catalyst for tar (phenol) reforming/ cracking |
| A novel Rh-based supported catalyst for phenol steam reforming has been synthesized using the Sol-Gel method. It was found that the Sol-Gel method results in a significant improvement of the catalyst behaviour with respect to that obtained by other traditional synthesis techniques (e.g., wet impregnation).
The Rh-based supported catalyst has been tested for the steam reforming of phenol in the 575-730oC ... (read more) |
| Contact Organisation: UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS |
| Programme: FP5-EESD |
11. Quantification of biomass potential in 10 newly elected to Europe countries |
| The biomass potential in the 10 newly elected countries (alphabetically: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia) was quantified. Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey were also included in the overview.
The potential was estimated by terms of annual dry available quantities (tn/yr) and amounts of thermal energy (GWhth) that could annually be saved from ... (read more) |
| Contact Organisation: Hyperion Systems Engineering Ltd. |
| Programme: FP5-EESD |
12. Use of steady state thermodynamic simulator to estimate the behaviour of the exit gas (after gasifier of the bioHPR concept) through possible cleaning devices before entering the microturbine |
| Aspects of the hot gas cleaning system for large-scale applications of the bioHPR reactor concept were investigated with the aim to outline the solution of this problem rather than provide a complete solution. Product gas contaminants and their concentrations limits prior to utilisation are discussed. Data form literature along data from BioHPR prototypes are presented.
A short review of hot gas cleaning ... (read more) |
| Contact Organisation: Hyperion Systems Engineering |
| Programme: FP5-EESD |
13. Extraction of phosphorus and metal contaminants from aged commercial three-way catalysts by using weak organic acid solutions |
| The developed procedure consists of the use of weak organic acid solutions (citric, oxalic acid) at a low temperature (T=50ºC) to remove phosphorous and other metal contaminants (e.g., Pb, Fe, Cu, Ni, Cr) from a commercial TWC.
The potential application of the described process is to permit the extraction of metal poisons from aged three-way catalytic converters in an easy and cheap way, and also from ... (read more) |
| Contact Organisation: University of Cyprus (UOC) |
| Programme: FP5-GROWTH |
14. A catalogue of computee profiles |
| A suite of different behaviour profiles for computes is defined and studied with respect to their suitability under different conditions of the environment in which the computes operate.
The aim is then to identify a correspondence between profiles of computes and application domains for which the operation of the computes will be more successful. ... (read more) |
| Contact Organisation: UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS |
| Programme: FP5-IST |
15. Declarative, flexible, adaptable and verifiable agent control via preferential reasoning |
| In this work, we extend the architecture of agents based upon fixed, one-size-fits-all cycles of operation, by providing a framework of declarative specification of agents control.
Control is given in terms of cycle theories, which define in a declarative way the possible alternative behaviours of agents depending on the particular circumstances of the (perceived) external environment in which they are ... (read more) |
| Contact Organisation: UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS |
| Programme: FP5-IST |
16. GORGIAS - An Argumentation-based Proof Procedure for Reasoning with Conditional Priorities, with Prototype Implementation |
| A proof procedure for Logic programming with Priorities (specifically in the framework of LPwNF) and its integration with abduction has been studied and implemented in a met interpreter, called GORGIAS, for argumentative deliberation.
GORGIAS is a general system for argumentation in that combines preference reasoning and abduction. It can form the basis for reasoning about adaptable preference policies ... (read more) |
| Contact Organisation: UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS |
| Programme: FP5-IST |
17. GridBench: A software workbench and benchmark suite for Grid |
| GridBench is a tool for evaluating the performance of Grids and Grid resources through benchmarking. It facilitates the easy definition of parameterized execution of benchmarks on the Grid, while at the same time allowing for archival and retrieval of results and the creation of customized charts from these results.
GridBench comprises a framework of tools and a suite of benchmarks. The tools provide ... (read more) |
| Contact Organisation: Dept. of Computer Science, University of Cyprus |
| Programme: FP5-IST |
18. Temporal reasoning with Incomplete and partial information via a variant of the abductive event calculus |
| This work has developed a framework for temporal reasoning of an agent allowing it to draw conclusions about properties of its world from known events and observations, as it perceives them.
This framework is based on an extended version of the Abductive Event Calculus drawn from the Language E. A computational model for this is developed based on the standard computational model of abduction in Abductive ... (read more) |
| Contact Organisation: UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS |
| Programme: FP5-IST |
19. Final Report Summary - DISTRES (Promotion and consolidation of all RTD activities for renewable distributed generation technologies in the Mediterranean region) |
| Recent concerns on environmental protection and sustainable development resulted in the critical need for a cleaner energy technology. Some potential solutions have evolved including energy conservation through improved energy efficiency, a reduction in the use of fossil fuels and an increase in the utilisation of environmentally friendly energy forms. This is leading to the use of renewable energy sources ... (read more) |
| Contact Organisation: ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY OF CYPRUS |
| Programme: FP6-INCO |
20. Final Activity Report Summary - BEACON (Novel molecular beacon technologies for the study of hiv-1 and other infectious agents) |
| The original scope of the project was to investigate the use of molecular beacon technologies in other infectious agents aiming to develop a unique approach for a class of challenging problems in human genetics and infectious diseases. Molecular beacons are synthetic hairpin-shaped nucleic acid probes that undergo a fluorogenic conformational change upon binding to their nucleotide-specific target. As a ... (read more) |
| Contact Organisation: UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS |
| Programme: FP6-MOBILITY |
