Project description
Boosting market potential and practical implementation of terahertz technology
Terahertz technology is an emerging field that promises to improve a host of applications, ranging from security imaging to biomedicine. Occupying the middle ground between microwaves and infrared light waves, terahertz radiation can easily penetrate many materials. The technology is in its infancy and currently existing equipment to detect such radiation is bulky and expensive. Engineering terahertz features into objects is also very challenging. The EU-funded THINK project will enable researchers to further enhance and commercialise a terahertz prototype device developed in the context of a predecessor project. The ultimate aim is to boost the practical potential of terahertz radiation in diverse fields.
Objective
This ERC proof-of-concept (PoC) award will enable the creation of application-ready prototypes of THINK, i.e. Terahertz (THz) emitting ink. Terahertz radiation (typically 0.3-3THz) is one of the less-accessible parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, as many technologies and methodologies available in optics and microwaves, which limit the THz band at the two sides of the spectrum, cannot be directly applied there. THz technologies are still relatively expensive, they are very difficult to scale on large areas and are, in the most popular forms, bulky. Most importantly, embedding and engineering THz features in existing arbitrary objects are very challenging. THINK is a working prototype, developed within the framework of the ERC-CoG project TIMING. At the present state-of-the-art THINK (we named this ink after this proposal) is the first “THz ink” of its kind. This project will develop the first steps towards the commercial engagement of THINK by identifying the appropriate market area, creating application-ready embodiments, protecting the relevant foreground and engaging with relevant industrial partners.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: https://op.europa.eu/en/web/eu-vocabularies/euroscivoc.
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Funding Scheme
ERC-POC-LS - ERC Proof of Concept Lump Sum PilotHost institution
BN1 9RH Brighton
United Kingdom