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NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

Next generation solar grade silicon and solar cells technology

The developed solar cell process is based on the passivated emitter and rear cell (PERC) concept. Industrial implementation of PERC cells is a technological challenge and requires the development of new processing steps. Numerical simulations and experime nts will be carried on wafers with differ...

Tildelt: kr 0,90 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2009

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

NANOTRUST: Ethical conditions for a socially robust use of nanobiotechnology in aquaculture

A keyword in the proposed project is trust. We take the starting point that trust is a necessary prerequisite for social robust development and application of nanotechnology. New technologies as nanotechnology are framed by scientific uncertainty and igno rance both regarding positive and negativ...

Tildelt: kr 4,6 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2011

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

Pure and ultra-fine grained Titanium for biomedical applications

A high strength to weight ratio, corrosion resistance and biocompatibility are properties which have made Ti-alloys the preferred metallic material for medical implants/prostheses. Depending on the type of implant, these alloys range from highly ductile a nd commercially pure variants, where a hi...

Tildelt: kr 5,6 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2011

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

Nanoscale Control of Mineral Deposition within Polysaccharide Gel Networks

Controlled deposition of minerals within polysaccharide gels offers a new route to improve properties of gel based materials as well as to make new composites. By deposition of the mineral component within soft and compliant gel matrix, we will create new composite materials with controlled mech...

Tildelt: kr 4,6 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2011

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

Commercial application of Nano-porous silicon

Nanoporous silicon (n-PSi) is a novel form of silicon having a unique high surface area in the range of 150 - 250 m2/g based on the presence of pores within the range of 5 - 40 nm. In contrast to conventional routes from silicon wafers, n-PSi is produced by a specialised process that can be scale...

Tildelt: kr 0,28 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2008

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

Exploitation of naturally formed nanostructured surface films on aluminium alloys

Increased recycling of metals, in the present case aluminium alloys, is a necessity in view of increasing demand for the material and environmental concerns related to primary production. A consequence of recycling is an appreciable increase in the type and amount of impurity and trace elements ...

Tildelt: kr 5,7 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2011

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NANO2021-Nanoteknologi og nye materiale

Novel catalysts and oriented oxide thin films from exfoliated nanosheets of layered materials

The aim of the present project is to utilize colloidal dispersions of nanosheets for preparation of novel materials. We have chosen to focus on two main classes of materials, where we believe we can contribute significantly. We intend to prepare novel and improved catalyst materials consisting o...

Tildelt: kr 9,7 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2012

Sted: Oslo

NANO2021-Nanoteknologi og nye materiale

Environmental fate and ecotoxicity of manufactured nanoparticles

The increasing use of nanomaterials in recent years has caused public concern for risks related to environmental spreading of nanoparticles (NPs). This concern is partly due to a lack of knowledge on the properties and behaviour of NPs, and a lack of comm unication from the scientific community t...

Tildelt: kr 6,0 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2012

Sted: Akershus

NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

Nanosized cellulose fibrils as stabilizers of emulsions

Cellulose fibres constitute an abundant, renewable and biodegradable raw material that can be manufactured by sustainable technology. Microfibrillar cellulose (MFC) is a novel nanosized material manufactured from cellulose fibres. Pure MFC will be prepar ed by disintegration of wood pulp. To obt...

Tildelt: kr 4,4 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2011

Sted: Oslo

NANO2021-Nanoteknologi og nye materiale

Magnetodynamics of Nanostructured Metal Oxides

We aim at gaining a better fundamental understanding of electromagnetic properties of novel nano-scale ferromagnetic systems. In particular we are interested in the interaction of such materials with a spin-polarised current. Devices utilising these prope rties might become important as sensors a...

Tildelt: kr 9,8 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2013

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

Nanomaterials for 3rd Generation Solar Cells

The present project aims to develop intermediate-band solar cells based on quantum dots. The intermediate-band device is among the candidates for a third generation solar cell technology, having an upper limit for the efficiency that is twice that of curr ent devices used for terrestrial electric...

Tildelt: kr 9,9 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2011

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

Fundamental study of the mechanism for deposition of sol particles on a substrate

TThe background for the project lies in a need for a further fundamental understanding of the basic processes and forces that determine the success and failure of a sol gel coating. The basic forces of attraction between substrate and sol particles, and l ater, between particles adhering to a sub...

Tildelt: kr 7,0 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2011

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

Immunisation strategies against viral pathogens of Atlantic salmon

This project will build a knowledge platform where the aim is create a basis for development of efficacious virus vaccines for Atlantic salmon. Vaccines that confer good protection against bacterial diseases have been developed, the challenge lies in obta ining equal protection against major vira...

Tildelt: kr 6,9 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2011

Sted: Akershus

NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

Carbon-supported core-shell electrocatalysts for oxidation of small organic molecules

Prosjektet studerer ørsmå partikler av edelmetaller. Disse partiklene, den såkalte kjernen, legges det et skall av atomer av en annen type enn i kjernen. Dette gir opphave til det som kalles en kjerne-skall-struktur. Resultatene demonstrerer at egenskapen e til skallet påvirkes vesentlig av kjern...

Tildelt: kr 7,4 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2011

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NANO2021-Nanoteknologi og nye materiale

Thin and highly efficient silicon-based solar cells incorporating nanostructures

Prosjektet "Thin and highly efficient silicon-based solar cells incorporating nanostructures", hvori både forskere og stipendiater ved IFEs Avdeling for Solenergi, har som mål å utvikle nye materialer og nye teknologi for radikalt billigere solceller av k rystallinsk silisium enn man har i dag. P...

Tildelt: kr 36,4 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2014

Sted: Akershus

NANO2021-Nanoteknologi og nye materiale

Thermoelectric materials; synthesis, electronic structure, functionality

Thermoelectric cooling and generation of electricity have many attractive ffeatures compared with other methods of cooling and electric power generation, such as long life, no moving parts, no emission of toxic gases, low maintenance and high reliability. The major challenge is to develop stable...

Tildelt: kr 8,0 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2012

Sted: Oslo

NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

Uptake and toxicity of quantum dots in cancer cells

Most of the work on quantum dots has so far been focused on their production and fluorescence imaging. The possibility to use quantum dots as photosensitizers remains unexplored: Can these nanoparticles generate reactive oxygen species in biological envir onments? Such a potential of quantum dots...

Tildelt: kr 5,6 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2011

Sted: Oslo

NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

Nanostructured biomaterials for improved vascularization in tissue engineering

Understanding the interactions between cells and materials is of fundamental importance for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. An ideal scaffold should mimic the natural tissue microenvironment, directing cells to organize into a functional mul ticellular architecture by presenting the...

Tildelt: kr 6,2 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2010

Sted: Vestland

NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

Governance of the precautionary principle and the nano-consumer: A comparison of ethical aspects in nano-products in Norway and the UK

The theme of this proposal is the increasing marketing of nano-products in the consumer market. In late November 2006 The Wilson Centre have identified more than 356 products in the consumer market up from 212 in March 2006. Most common are textiles, sp ort equipments, cosmetics and information...

Tildelt: kr 2,0 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2009

Sted: Oslo

NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

Nanostructuring of novel semiconductors by ion beams

This proposal addresses fundamental issues regarding ion-beam nanostructuring of monocrystalline zinc oxide (ZnO), which is a novel semiconductor with great prospects in areas such as photovoltaics, photonics and spintronics. The use of ion beams in semic onductor technology has been a success st...

Tildelt: kr 2,0 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2011

Sted: Oslo

NANO2021-Nanoteknologi og nye materiale

Towards the mechanism of formation and function of tunneling nanotubes

Recently we have discovered that mammalian cells are connected by thin membrane tubes . These tubes with a diameter of 50 to 200 nm are referred to as tunneling nanotubes (TNTs). They are a continuation of the cell membrane and are formed de novo when fil opodia-like projections of one cell make ...

Tildelt: kr 4,6 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2012

Sted: Vestland

NANO2021-Nanoteknologi og nye materiale

Template based synthesis of nanoporous metal-organic frameworks with high surfaces areas

Metal-organic frameworks, also known as coordination polymers, have eminently promising properties regarding application as gas storage systems, sensors, magnetic materials, in ion exchange or catalysis. The principal objective of the project is to prepar e novel micro- to nanoporous metal-organi...

Tildelt: kr 6,4 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2012

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NANO2021-Nanoteknologi og nye materiale

Conducting Oxides and Nanostructures for Energy Technology

The access to clean and sufficient energy represents probably the largest challenge of this century. Research programs world-wide put major emphasis on the need for rapid development of alternative and novel energy technology, and indeed, this calls for m aterials and components with performance ...

Tildelt: kr 10,0 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2012

Sted: Oslo

NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

Michrorheology of nanostructured soft condensed matter

This project is a study of the viscoelastic properties of several exotic complex systems. Using high frequency microrheology we can obtain rheological data over several decades of frequency and up to frequencies unobtainable using conventional rheological techniques. This allows us to study the ...

Tildelt: kr 4,4 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2011

Sted: Oslo

NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

Development of highly efficient nanostructured SOFCs integrating novel Ln(Nb,Ta)O4-based proton conducting oxides

The project takes as starting point the development of new patented proton conducting oxides, synthesis routes, and fabrication of fuel cell prototypes under the NANOMAT FOET project, and applies nano-engineering to improve the properties of materials and interfaces. Planar protonic fuel cells w...

Tildelt: kr 9,8 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2011

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

NSF-European Materials Cooperative Activity. "Nanostructured oxide thin films for organic/inorganic solar cell applications"

The advancement of renewable energy technology has become increasingly critical to meet growing worldwide energy needs while minimizing greenhouse gas release. Although the field of photovoltaics has continually evolved over the last decades, researchers are looking beyond current device designs ...

Tildelt: kr 5,6 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2011

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

Utnyttelse av monoisotopisk 28Si

I 1997 ble det rapportert at en 99.7% ren 28Si-krystall laget vha liquid phase epitaxy fikk en økning i termisk ledningsevne på minst 60% ved 300K og 250% ved 100K . Disse testene er siden forsøkt gjentatt av flere andre grupper uten samme høye resultat. Det er til nå fokusert aller mest på den b...

Tildelt: kr 1,6 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2008

Sted: Oslo

NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

Development of novel sonosensitive liposomes for targeted ultrasound mediated drug delivery - a new paradigm within cancer therapy.

A serious limitation of conventional chemotherapy is the unspecific distribution of cytotoxic drugs within the body resulting in reduced therapeutic efficacy and systemic side effects. In contrast, cytotoxic drugs formulated as nanoparticulate or liposoma l delivery systems favour accumulation in...

Tildelt: kr 8,7 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2011

Sted: Oslo

NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

Funksjonaliserte nanopartikler for bruk i PVC materialer og prosesser

De viktigste utfordringene vil være å forstå hvordan de forskjellige nanomaterialene kan modifiseres slik at de i kombinasjon med et plastmateriale kan gi pastmaterialet sterkt forbedrede egenskaper, eller anvendt på en overflate kan modifisere denne for å oppnå selvrensende egenskaper. Slike ...

Tildelt: kr 3,5 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2009

Sted: Telemark

NANO2021-Nanoteknologi og nye materiale

Hetero-junction Si based solar cells

The aim of the project is to reduce the cost of solar electricity and therefore to develop a low-temperature technology for highly efficient bifacial and monofacial solar cells (up to ~20 % conversion efficiency) based on crystalline and multicrystalline Si wafers using a combination of the Si so...

Tildelt: kr 5,7 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2012

Sted: Akershus