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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
[REPORT SUMMARY] Final Report Summary - SEMANTICS (Semiconducting and Metallic nanosheets: Two dimensional electronic and mechanical materials)
In 2009, graphene was the king of the nano-materials world. This single atom thick, 2-dimensional (2D) material was known to have unique electrical and mechanical properties and was the most exciting nano-material around. For five years researchers had studied it in great...
Programme: FP7-IDEAS-ERC
Record Number: 201430
Last updated on: 2017-07-24
[REPORT SUMMARY] Periodic Report Summary 2 - NORACHEM (Novel radical chemistry for complex peptide synthesis and engineering)
The NoRaChem project aims to investigate the mechanism of novel radical SAM enzymes catalysing RiPPs (Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides) modification. During the frame of the project, a focus has been made on radical SAM enzymes involved in...
Programme: FP7-IDEAS-ERC
Record Number: 201420
Last updated on: 2017-07-24
Natural and engineered media are in general heterogeneous across scales ranging from the pore to regional and global scales. Spatial heterogeneity and temporal fluctuations are key players for the understanding and quantification of the dynamics of flow, transport, and...
Programme: FP7-IDEAS-ERC
Record Number: 201418
Last updated on: 2017-07-24
[REPORT SUMMARY] Final Report Summary - ELBM (Frontiers for multi-scale computational fluid dynamics)
Whether predicting the turbulent motion of boiling water, next week’s weather, or future energy production technologies, the varied consequences of fluid motions on human activity are undeniable, with the role played by predictive computations dramatically increasing. Our...
Programme: FP7-IDEAS-ERC
Record Number: 201867
Last updated on: 2017-07-24
[REPORT SUMMARY] Final Report Summary - MAINCHEM (Non-Classical Main Group Chemistry; Supramolecular Chemistry and Catalysis)
With dwindling resources and the need to meet pressing human needs, like energy and sustainable chemical synthesis, the search is on for new ways to use old elements. The research programme involved the exploration of cheap alternatives to costly and rare precious metals in...
Programme: FP7-IDEAS-ERC
Record Number: 201873
Last updated on: 2017-07-24
Project Context and Objectives: The project focuses on the experimental optimization of a regional aircraft configuration and a subsequent optimization of take-off/ landing configuration. The regional aircraft has a wing designed for natural laminar flow, fuselage-mounted...
Programme: FP7-JTI
Record Number: 201365
Last updated on: 2017-07-24
[REPORT SUMMARY] Final Report Summary - PLASMAQUO (Development of plasmonic quorum sensors for understanding bacterial-eukaryotic cell relations)
We aimed at developing a sensing platform to monitor chemical and biological processes within bacterial and cell cultures. In particular, we aimed at the real-time observation of the Quorum Sensing mechanism for communication between bacteria. The critical factor was the fast...
Programme: FP7-IDEAS-ERC
Record Number: 201903
Last updated on: 2017-07-24
Protein molecules are some of the most important biomolecules: they build up our tissues and organs, catalyze important reactions in our cells and transmit signals at different levels. However, to be able to carry out their functions, proteins need to constantly interact with...
Programme: FP7-IDEAS-ERC
Record Number: 201905
Last updated on: 2017-07-24
Frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) feature Lewis acid/base (LA/LB) pairs that are effectively hindered from neutralizing Lewis adduct formation by steric bulk. The coexistence of active LA/LB pairs in solution offers chances of finding and developing novel cooperative reactions...
Programme: FP7-IDEAS-ERC
Record Number: 201908
Last updated on: 2017-07-24
List retrieved on: 2017-08-02
