| Nanotechnology Activities Survey in Spain |
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| Name of the Laboratory |
Metastable and Nanostructured Materials
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| Department |
Applied Physics |
| Institution |
Universidad Politecnica de Catalunya |
| Institution (Acronym) |
UPC-Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya |
| Contact Person (e-mail) |
CRESPO,Daniel / Trinitat Pradell
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| Address |
Esteve Terradas 7 |
| Postal code |
Castelldefels 08860 |
| Province |
Barcelona |
| Autonomous Region |
Cataluña |
| Country |
Spain |
| Phone |
+34 934134141 |
| Fax |
+34 934137007 |
| Website |
http://mie.esab.upc.es/mmn/index.php |
| Main Research Areas |
* Metallic glasses
* Mössbauer spectroscopy.
* Aplications of synchrotron radiation to nanostructured inorganic materials.
* Nanocomposites
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| Participating Projects |
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* Producción de vidrios metálicos masivos. Estudio de la estructura local y estabilidad para la mejora de propiedades mecánicas 2
Coordinator: Daniel Crespo: MEC (80000.000 €)
* Materials Characterization Group
Coordinator: J. L. Tamarit Mur: Generalitat de Catalunya (70000.000 €)
* Vidriados decorados de epoca medieval y post-medieval: caracterización y tecnología de producción. Determinación y modelización de propiedades ópticas
Coordinator: Trinitat Pradell: MEC (75000.000 €)
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| Three more relevant publications within 2010-2013 |
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* T. Pradell, G. Molina, J. Molera, J. Pla, A. Labrador - Applied Physics A 111 (2013) 121-127
* T. Pradell, R. S. Pavlov, P.C. Gutiérrez, A. Climent-Font & J.Molera - Journal of Applied Physics 112 (2012) 054307
* T.Pradell, J. Molera, A. Labrador - Applied Physics A 99 (2010) 407-417
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| Instruments and equipment available |
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* Mössbauer spectroscopy
* XRD-synchrotron
* Dynamo-mechanic analyzer
* Differential scanning calorimetry
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| funding 2010-2013 (In
thousand Euro) |
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MECD/MINECO/MINETUR |
CC.AA. |
UE |
Private |
Total for years |
2010 |
15 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
2011 |
90 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
2012 |
35 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
45 |
2013 |
30 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
Total for organism
type |
170 |
45 |
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- |
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| Number of researchers (11) |
| Permanent positions (Prof, Dr) |
4 |
| PhD(contracted) |
1 |
| PhD Students |
5 |
| Technicians |
0 |
| Others |
0 |
| PhD 2010-2013 |
1 |
| PhD Ramon y Cajal (currently) |
0 |
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Nanotechnology for structural applications
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Nano powered ceramics
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Composite materials containing nanocrystals or powders
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Materials based on carbon nanotubes or fullerenes
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Nanoparticulate coatings
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NanoTechnology for information processing storage and transmission
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Nanoelectronics, materials and devices
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Optoelectronics/optical materials and devices
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Magnetic materials and devices
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Organic (opto) electronics
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Nano(bio)technology for medical applications
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Drug encapsulation
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Targeted drug delivery, molecular recognition
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Nanotechnology for sensor applications
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Nanostructured sensors
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Sensors based on biological molecules
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Nanotechnology for (electro)chemical processing technologies
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Filtration
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Catalysts or electrodes with nano-structured surface
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Long-term research with generic applications
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Self- assembly
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Quantum physics, mesoscopic systems, chemical
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Interfacing to organic / biological molecules
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Instruments and equipment, supporting sciences and technologies
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Analytical equipment and techniques
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Powder production and processing
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Deposition equipment and techniques
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Patterning equipment and techniques
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Other - specify:
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