Shapeshifting Metasurfaces for Chemically Selective Augmented Reality

Project description

Improving optical lens performance using metasurfaces

Metasurfaces are artificial sheet materials that are often used to manipulate light scattering, colour, phase or intensity. Their properties can be adapted to a diverse set of applications. The EU-funded METAmorphoses project plans to develop the first shapeshifting optical metasurface that will change its functionality on demand and will adapt to changing external conditions. The metasurface may work as a chemically selective lens that allows the transmission of only the spectral fingerprint of a specific molecule in the mid-infrared wavelength range. The same metasurface can later be turned into an adaptive lens for focussing light on skin.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › chemical sciences › polymer sciences
• engineering and technology › medical engineering › diagnostic imaging
• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › software › software applications › simulation software

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Topic(s)

• ERC-2018-COG - ERC Consolidator Grant

Call for proposal

ERC-2018-COG
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Funding Scheme

ERC-COG - Consolidator Grant

Host institution

FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA

Address

Via Morego 30
16163 Genova
Italy

Activity type

Research Organisations

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EU contribution

€ 2 745 000

Beneficiaries (2)

FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA

Italy

EU contribution

€ 2 745 000

Address

Via Morego 30
16163 Genova

Activity type

Research Organisations

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LABORATORIO IBERICO INTERNACIONAL DE NANOTECNOLOGIA LIN

Participation ended

Portugal

EU contribution

€ 0

Address

Avenida Mestre Jose Veiga
4715-330 Braga

Activity type

Research Organisations

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