Current Success Stories

Materials for Additive Manufacturing

AddMag

The AddMag project has successfully demonstrated that additive manufacturing (AM) can produce permanent magnets with exceptional magnetic performance, dimensional accuracy, and sustainability.

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New strategies for advanced material-based technologies for health applications

MBrace

Every year, 22 million Europeans are treated for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, a spinal deformation developing during the ages ten to eighteen. The MBrace project aimed to significantly improve the well-being of these young patients.

Multifunctional materials

GEOSUMAT

The GEOSUMAT project has the objective of utilizing local waste materials as replacements for all compounds in geopolymers, namely precursors, activators, and aggregates. Over 30 different materials were analyzed using various techniques such as Xray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction, etc., and classified as geopolymer input materials in the developed database.

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Materials for Health Applications

Nano4Glio

Nano4Glio aims to develop an innovative implantable device for the continuous and targeted treatment of glioblastoma multiforme. This biodegradable device is designed to co-deliver the gold-standard drug (temozolomide) and a MGMT protein inhibitor directly to brain tumor cells, overcoming the limitations of current GBM therapies, such as low drug bioavailability and resistance mechanisms.

Multifunctional materials

SUSTBATT

This project has been highly successful in establishing new scientific and technological foundations for the use of biologically derived silica in energy storage applications. Our work demonstrated, for the first time, that industrially cultivated diatom microalgae can be effectively employed as a renewable template for the synthesis of nanostructured silicon suboxide (SiOx) materials, which are promising negative electrodes for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs).

Multifunctional materials

IMMENSE

In the course of global undertakings to achieve a CO2-neutral energy economy, the German-Spanish-Czech consortium of the project named IMMENSE targets the UN sustainable development goals (SDG) 7 and 9. In detail, it plans to make impact on the current fuel cell technology by tailoring the catalytic ink and processing it using digital inkjet-printing technology supplementing the currently used analogous processes.

Multifunctional materials

KESPER

The project ventured into developing multinary kesterite compound for photoelectrochemical water splitting and ammonia generation. Despite relentless efforts to improve, the instability of kesterite in aqueous media and control over phase impurities posed a setback to achieve the ambitious objectives of the project.

Multifunctional materials

LaSensA

Our study on nanolasers performed within a project by partners Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania and National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan, has achieved significant international acclaim. The research, detailed in the article "Lasing in an assembled array of silver nanocubes" published in Nanoscale Horizons, introduces a novel approach to developing plasmonic nanolasers.

Multifunctional materials

ULTCC6G_EPac

The ULTCC6G_Epac project has achieved groundbreaking advancements in the development and validation of Ultra-Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic (ULTCC) materials, paving the way for next-generation microwave and millimeter-wave applications.

Multifunctional materials

FULSENS-GEL

The M-ERA.NET FULSENS-GEL project aimed to develop an innovative nanocomposite material, based on the combination of elastic, resistant and flexible hydrogels with functionalized Fullerenol (FL)-based nanomaterials, thus obtaining new conductive hydrogels, with tunable network structures, active surface and improved electrochemical, mechanical and optical properties.

Materials for additive manufacturing

DePriSS

The DePriSS project focused on combining advanced 3D printing and thermal spraying technologies to develop components with improved wear and fatigue resistance under dynamic and cyclic loads. By integrating these two additive manufacturing methods, the project aimed to overcome traditional manufacturing limitations and achieve superior surface properties for high-tech applications. Within the project duration, several specific achievements were reached.

Multifunctional materials

NanOx4Estor

The NanOx4EStor project (Nanoscaled Ferroelectric (Pseudo)-Binary Oxide Thin Film Supercapacitors for Flexible and Ultrafast Pulsed Power Electronics) aims to develop innovative, cost-effective, high-throughput methods for fabricating advanced dielectric capacitors.

Multifunctional materials

SunToChem

The main aim of the SunToChem project was to design new efficient H2-evolution photocatalysts. The engineering of the photocatalysts was performed based on an in-depth understanding of nucleation-crystallization phenomena and supported by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The research was focused on perovskite titanates, particularly on two-dimensional (2D) SrTiO3/Bi4Ti3O12 nanoheterostructures, 2D SrTiO3 nanoplatelets, SrTiO3 cube-like particles with different types of exposed facets and Al-doped SrTiO3 particles.

Innovative Surfaces, Coatings and Interfaces

SLIM-FIT

Main objective of "SLIM-FIT" is to establish an advanced battery cell design based on innovative, interpenetrating electrode and separator coatings aiming for stable and safe Lithium-Sulfur (Li-S) batteries for mobile applications. The concept uses a widely un-explored regime of "slim" electrode dimensions (10 µm – 20 µm thickness compared to 80 µm - 100 µm in state-of-the-art battery cells), specifically "fitted" to the requirements of high performance Li-S technology. Aim is to demonstrate the new concept in prototype Lithium-Sulfur battery cells in an application-relevant evaluation.

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High Performance Composites / Biobased Performance Material

DURACER

The DURACER project developed ceramic tool composites based on alumina reinforced with super-hard cubic boron nitride (cBN) particles. The composites, in accordance with the project assumptions, were obtained using the Spark Plasma Sintering method. The main challenge was the metastability of cBN under SPS conditions. At high temperatures, cBN transforms into a hexagonal, graphite-like form and therefore ultra-high pressure must also be ensured during its sintering to avoid cBN-->hBN transition.

Multifunctional materials

NanoElMem

The NanoElMem project presents an innovative approach towards the design and fabrication of materials for the creation of direct alkaline ethanol fuel cells (DAEFC). Emphasis was put on the development of platinum (Pt)-free anode catalysts and nano-composite membranes, where environmentally friendly and sustainable polysaccharides and inorganic materials were employed. The vast potential of graphene, from a scientific and applied point of view, was harnessed as an active component in polysaccharide-based nanocomposite membranes.

Materials for Additive Manufacturing

SYMPA

Stereolithography is an additive manufacturing method, which enables high-precision processing of thermoset resins, mostly acrylate- or epoxy-based photopolymers. Material consumption is comparable low because the unused resins can be re-used and even transparent components can be manufactured. However, mechanical properties and long-term stability of such components are rather low, hindering their use for durable automotive applications.