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Complex and isotropic silicide materials based on eco-sustainable elements for thermoelectric devices working in intermediate and high temperature – MASCOTH
A thermoelectric device is able to transform thermal into electric energy (Seebeck effect) and vice versa (Peltier effect). Two challenges concerning materials hinder a large scale production and integration of these devices. The first one is related to the high price and toxicity of the atoms compo
Message Passing Iterative Decoders based on Imprecise Arithmetic for Multi-Objective Power-Area-Delay Optimization – DIAMOND
Throughput and power consumption are key challenges for next-generation communication systems. High throughput is required to support the continuously increasing demand of traffic volume, while power consumption incorporates sustainability concerns and is a major constraint in mobile devices. Due to
Spin transport across a customized multi-decker molecule – SPINCOMM
More than two decades ago has emerged a new technology exploiting electron spins to convey information within an electric circuitry. This technology, known as spintronics, translates in advantages such as nonvolatile storage technology, fast-data processing speed and low-power consumption. The worki
Materials World Network: New functionality in COmplex MAGnetic structures with perpendicular anisotropy – COMAG
Nanomagnetism is one of the most active areas in science, with a wide range of fundamental problems as well as important and emerging technologies. New functionality requires control of magnetic order at the nanometer spatial and sub-nanosecond temporal scales. Many spin-based devices are still in
Sympathetic cooling with Be ions for precision measurements – BESCOOL
In the last two decades, spectacular advances have been made in the quantum state control of ions confined in radiofrequency traps. Methods have been developed for laser cooling of the external motion down to the vibrational ground-state. Sympathetic cooling extended these techniques to many atomic
Combined effects of tree plantation expansion and climate change on the hydro-sedimentary functioning of tropical mountain watersheds: aquatic microbial diversity as a proxy land use transition – TecItEasy
x x x x Rapid expansion of tree plantations worldwide simplifies landscape mosaics and is suspected to accelerate land degradation (soil and water resources, erosion of microbial functional diversity). In many tropical catchments, the combined effects of economic, demographic and climate pressures a
NanOdevice mODeling for Low powEr applicationS – NOODLES
Nowadays, the nanoelectronics market is dominated by mobile applications for which ultra-low operating power (LOP) devices are required. Hence, the research efforts are devoted not so much to increase the electrical performance of the single processor, which can be achieved by using an aggressive co
INferring Anomalous Diffusions in LIving Cells from single particle tracking experiments – INADILIC
The project aims at gathering physical, biological and statistical expertise to build a new protocol for reliable inference. On one hand, this protocol will be based on a better understanding of the probability distributions of inferred quantities for different types of anomalous diffusion to improv
Highly efficient biofunctionalized nanofluidic system for real-time biomarker sensing with molecular enrichment and spatiotemporally resolved kinetics – DEPSLIT
The proposed research project aims at developing novel biosensing platforms based on molecular confinement and electrokinetic effects within nanofluidic channels for real-time, ultrasensitive, spatially resolved and potentially multiplexed detection of biological markers. The detailed objectives of
Chemistry of Renewable Carbon for Bio-Fertilization & Plant Nutrition – C2R-BioNut
Global population growth is rapid: 7 billion people in 2012, it is expected 9.5 billion in 2050 according to the medium scenario of the UN. This is a major challenge for agriculture as filling and secure the growing food needs in quantity and quality. One approach favors the intensification of agric
