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[REPORT SUMMARY] Periodic Report Summary 2 - HELENA (Heavy-Element Nanowires)
We explore the growth of nanowires based on heavy elements, such as InSb and PbTe. Due to their special electronic and thermal properties, these materials have promising applications in topological quantum computation and thermoelectrics. We focus on the growth of high quality...
Programme: FP7-IDEAS-ERC
Record Number: 201456
Last updated on: 2017-07-24
[PROJECT] HELENA - Heavy-Element Nanowires
ID: 617256
Start date: 2014-09-01, End date: 2019-08-31
"Nanowires are a powerful and versatile platform for a broad range of applications. Among all semiconductors, the heavy-elements materials exhibit the highest electron mobilities, strongest spin-orbit coupling and best thermoelectric properties. Nonetheless, heavy-element nan...
Programme: FP7-IDEAS-ERC
Record Number: 191297
Last updated on: 2015-03-11
[PROJECT] ALPROS - Artificial Life-like Processive Systems
ID: 290886
Start date: 2012-02-01, End date: 2017-01-31
Toroidal processive enzymes (e.g. enzymes/proteins that are able to thread onto biopolymers and to perform stepwise reactions along the polymer chain) are among the most fascinating tools involved in the clockwork machinery of life. Processive catalysis is ubiquitous in Natur...
Programme: FP7-IDEAS-ERC
Record Number: 102184
Last updated on: 2017-05-08
Processive catalysts are found in Nature and are involved in important biochemical processes that have to be carried out with high precision. They are composed of ring-shaped proteins that move along biopolymers while performing a catalytic reaction, e.g. the duplication or...
Programme: FP7-IDEAS-ERC
Record Number: 201919
Last updated on: 2017-07-24
[PROJECT] PERSUADE - PoroElastic Road SUrface: an innovation to Avoid Damages to the Environment
ID: 226313
Start date: 2009-09-01, End date: 2015-08-31
Low-noise road surfaces are recognized as a cost-effective tool for traffic noise abatement. The best performance can be achieved by optimizing surface texture and porosity. That way, a bottom line of a 3dB lifetime average reduction with respect to ordinary asphalt has been ...
Programme: FP7-ENVIRONMENT
Record Number: 92732
Last updated on: 2017-05-29
[PROJECT] IMAT - INTELLIGENT MOBILE MULTIPURPOSE ACCURATE THERMOELECTRICAL (IMAT) DEVICE FOR ART CONSERVATION
ID: 283110
Start date: 2011-11-01, End date: 2014-10-31
The IMAT project aims to integrate the cutting edge research in nanotechnology with that of cultural heritage conservation for the development of new advanced conservation techniques and materials. A consortium of researchers representing expertise in the areas of art conserv...
Programme: FP7-NMP
Record Number: 101242
Last updated on: 2017-06-26
[PROJECT] LIGHT-COWLS - ROTATING COWLS
ID: 325993
Start date: 2013-03-25, End date: 2016-11-24
The Project LIGHT-COWLS is aimed to find out a way to produce rotating nacelle components for aircraft engines by using composites materials with high Tg, production method can be RTM or ATL. In particular the design and manufacturing of rotating nacelle of the CROR is target...
Programme: FP7-JTI
Record Number: 109156
Last updated on: 2016-04-26
[PROJECT] POPJIM - Plug and Produce Joint Interface Modules
ID: 260048
Start date: 2010-09-01, End date: 2014-08-31
PoPJIM identifies critical performance limiting problems in machine tool design and use. The project idea is based on two crucial innovative solutions: i) replacing conventional machine tool structural joint interfaces by a self configuring and optimising mechatronic module c...
Programme: FP7-NMP
Record Number: 95707
Last updated on: 2017-05-29
[PROJECT] FIBRECHAIN - Integrated Process Chain for Automated and Flexible Production
of Fibre-Reinforced Plastic Products
ID: 263385
Start date: 2011-06-01, End date: 2014-05-31
Lightweight components and their energy-efficient production will form one of the most important key factors for the European industry to fulfil the ever increasing global demands. Nowadays, for 3D-shaped, multi-layered products based on flexible materials only specialized an...
Programme: FP7-NMP
Record Number: 99121
Last updated on: 2017-05-29
[REPORT SUMMARY] Mid-Term Report Summary - NONSPHEREFLOW (Multiscale modelling of gas-fluidized flows of non-spherical particles)
This ERC project is aimed at providing a comprehensive understanding of large-scale dense gas-solid flows of rodlike particles, relevant for the production of fuels and chemicals from biomass. A multi-scale approach is employed, where the gas-solid flow is described by three...
Programme: FP7-IDEAS-ERC
Record Number: 197630
Last updated on: 2017-05-15
List retrieved on: 2017-08-02
