Objective Inorganic-organic (hybrid) Nan composites have become a new, versatile class of materials, exhibiting a vast application potential, due to their tailor able mechanical, optical and electrical properties. At the same time, there are still major drawbacks obstructing a broader exploitation of electro chromic technologies, e.g. high costs, poor colouration efficiency or lacking compatibility with plastic substrates. The STRP NANOEFFECTS will realize a major step to overcome these limitations by a new, integrated approach that utilizes the potential of chemical Nan technology to create a technology of horizontal economic interest. The main project outputs will be novel multifunctional hybrid Nan composite coatings with high colouration efficiency, and, based thereupon, smart all-plastic devices, with outstanding performance in terms of cost-effectiveness, durability and electro chromic switching characteristics. The pilot application will be smart sunglasses; the feasibility of smart textiles will be evaluated. NANOEFFECTS will explore the frontiers of knowledge in electrochromism and lead to a scientific breakthrough by creating nonmaterial with yet unknown property profiles. The project closely addresses main objectives of Thematic Priority NMP and important societal needs of the community (e.g. quality of life). A significant strategic impact (highly innovative products endowed with true competitive advantages, new avenues of research towards new potential applications) will result. The work will be performed by a well-balanced consortium (a total of 12 partners from 1 new member, 1 third, and 5 member states; 4 of them SME, 2 of them from a less favoured region), which is highly complementary in terms of scientific expertise, personal skills and uniqueness of equipment. The integration of the participants know-how and resources will provide significant added value and enable the consortium to carry out the project in an efficient and successful way. Fields of science engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcompositesnatural scienceschemical sciencespolymer sciencesengineering and technologymaterials engineeringtextilesengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and filmsengineering and technologymaterials engineeringnanocomposites Keywords Nanotechnology chemical nanotechnology electrochromic sunglasses electrochronism intrinsically conductive polymers organic nanocomposites smart devices transparent plastic conductors Programme(s) FP6-NMP - Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based multifunctional materials and new production processes and devices: thematic priority 3 under the 'Focusing and integrating community research' of the 'Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area' specific programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) NMP-2002-3.4.2.3-1 - New materials by design Call for proposal FP6-2002-NMP-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. Address Hansastrasse 27c Muenchen Germany See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (12) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all FUNDACION CIDETEC - CENTRO DE TECNOLOGICAS ELECTROQUIMICAS Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address Paseo miramon 196 San sebastian See on map CONSORZIO INTERUNIVERSITARIO NAZIONALE PER LA SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Via benedetto varchi 59 Firenze See on map VYZKUMNY USTAV ORGANICKYCH SYNTEZ A.S. Czechia EU contribution € 0,00 Address Rybitvi 296 Pardubice 20 See on map ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL France EU contribution € 0,00 Address 147 rue de paris Charenton-le-pont See on map CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Rue michel ange 3 Paris See on map HYDRO-QUEBEC Canada EU contribution € 0,00 Address 75, boulevard rene-levesque ouest Montreal See on map FABRICA ESPANOLA DE CONFECCIONES S.A. Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address Calle acacias 3 San sebastian de los reyes See on map UNIVERSIDADE DO MINHO Portugal EU contribution € 0,00 Address The rectory, largo do paco Braga See on map VACMINHO - REVESTIMENTOS E ENGENHARIA DE SUPERFICIES LDA Portugal EU contribution € 0,00 Address Praca conde de agrolongo 39 Braga See on map SOLVIONIC SA France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Parc technologique - delta sud Varilhes See on map MICROELECTRONICA MASER S.L. Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address Poligono industrial ibaitarte nº 3 Elgoibar See on map SOLEMS S.A. France EU contribution € 0,00 Address 3 rue leon blum Palaiseau See on map Links Website Opens in new window
