Final Report Summary - TOBIAS (THz Optics for Biological In-situ Analitical Spectroscopy)
We predict a potential economical and societal impact from the achievements of this project. Despite the present activity in the field of THz Science and Technology in Europe, more activity in this domain and the build-up of a critical mass is needed to keep up with the fierce international competition. In addition international companies like TeraView, EKSPLA, demonstrate that the applications of THz spectroscopy are penetrating several different markets, spanning from biomedical scanning, environmental control, security etc. We stress here that the scientific panorama in ITALY still exhibit a significant delay in the development on the topics explored by this investigation. Hence, the project main impact perfectly relates with general goal of IOF Marie Curie action as it is already succeeded in the translation of knowledge on THz technology from the Canadian host INRS-EMT to the Italian host (CNR, Italy).