Objective This proposal intends to deliver a basement for networking, staff exchanging and joint seminars and workshop between partners, who all deal with the problem of tribology aspects of micro-bearings including friction and lubrication of micro-pairs and friction of micro-joints in conical, spherical, cylindrical, parabolic and hyperbolical micro-bearings. The aim is shaping a focus group for further cooperation and joint scientific researches in the mentioned field.Microbearings are used today in different fields: bioengineering and biotechnology, industrial Micro Elements and Micro Systems (MEMS), Micro Power Units (MPU) and Micro Engines (ME), control systems and actuators and many others. Moreover, there are numerous analogies between bio-bearings (for example knees) and micro-bearings in their hydrodynamic behavior, lubrication processes and tribological aspects.Development of nanoscience and application of nanotechnology enabled the researchers to understand these properties better and deeper. However, still there are many unanswered questions regarding behavior and properties of these contact surfaces. More important is, of course, control of these features by an active method, as these physical parts are very small with very low time constants and conventional control systems are not able to satisfy the requirements like stability and quality of their response.The program includes staffs exchanging between partners from EU and TC based on an almost equal scheme, joint seminars and workshops, as well as final presentations for each period of Exchange. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringtribology Programme(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Topic(s) FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IRSES - Marie Curie Action "International Research Staff Exchange Scheme" Call for proposal FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IRSES See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MC-IRSES - International research staff exchange scheme (IRSES) Coordinator POLITECHNIKA GDANSKA EU contribution € 72 200,00 Address UL. G NARUTOWICZA 11/12 80-233 GDANSK Poland See on map Region Makroregion północny Pomorskie Trójmiejski Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Hossein Ghaemi (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all POLITECHNIKA KOSZALINSKA Poland EU contribution € 95 000,00 Address SNIADECKICH 2 75 453 Koszalin See on map Region Makroregion północno-zachodni Zachodniopomorskie Koszaliński Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Oliwia Lupicka (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIWERSYTET MORSKI W GDYNI Poland EU contribution € 72 200,00 Address ULICA MORSKA 81-87 81-225 Gdynia See on map Region Makroregion północny Pomorskie Trójmiejski Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Andrzej Miszczak (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE Germany EU contribution € 79 800,00 Address KAISERSTRASSE 12 76131 Karlsruhe See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Ruth Stephan (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data