Digital printing of nanoinks complemented by direct laser sintering enables the mass production of digital conductive and dielectric patterns, which is advantageous for the performance of existing additive manufacturing technologies in multiple ways. In particular, it is digital, non-contact, and it enables 2.5D and 3D printing, it is a cleaner process (when compared with etching and screen printing), suitable for flexible and temperature sensitive substrates and efficient in the usage of inks, i.e. of low cost. Moreover, the use of nanoinks leads to products with improved properties, including lower resistivities, improved adhesion, high aspect ratios and high-resolution line patterns. The project follows a clear market pull approach for the introduction of nanoparticle-based materials into the production line. This technique is considered as an unconditional requirement in order to improve the product properties while increasing the efficiency of the production line in printed electronics applications. The project aims to develop a game changing technology integrating not only nano-Silver, but also nano-Copper and Barium Titanate inks, which will be much cheaper, while showing similar electrical properties. This new technology will enable higher aspect ratios and narrower patterning, as well as lower resistivities and better adhesion at lower sintering temperatures. At the same time, the project aims to create a production line meeting the customer’s needs and following the popular trend towards sustainability and environmental friendliness.
In the SINTERINK project, we develop and demonstrate the technology in operational environment for a manufacturing process incorporating digital multilayer inkjet conductive and dielectric printing (silver, copper and barium titanate single-crystal nanoparticle inks) complemented by direct laser sintering. The process will be demonstrated for the specific product case of inkjet-printed metallic grids for photovoltaics as well as dielectrics for embedded capacitors.
Partners:
Vector Technology, Greece
Eulambia, Greece
Digiflex Printing, Israel
PV Nanocell LtD, Israel
Principal Investigator
Research Associates
Students
Alumni
Nanofibers, with beneficial surface-to-used-material-ratio, are constantly drawing the attention of material scientists and engineers as their usage could solve many challenging issues ranging from air and liquid filtration to antiseptic areas on medical devices. However, technical nanofiber processing, transportation or even simple things as spooling is inhibited by their attraction to any surface by van der Waals forces (i.e., interaction between electrical dipoles), the adhesive forces also enabling geckos to stick to the wall. Numerous publications describe applications of nanofibers achieved via single-needle electrospinning on a lab-scale. Recent research aims mainly for facilitating the scale-up of nanofiber production for instance by needle-free or multi-needle electrospinning approaches.1 However, except for the design of the spinnerets,2 the necessity of tools interacting with the nanofibers really on a nanoscale is widely ignored. This is one of the main reasons that the application fields are still quite limited. To overcome the major problem for handling of nanofibers, namely their stickiness to almost any surface, we propose here to get inspiration from cribellate spiders.
The vision of BioCombs4Nanofibers is to adapt and convert the biological nanostructures into a technical process to create future tools and devices with controlled antiadhesive and antimicrobiotic properties. In BioCombs4Nanofibers we will demonstrate the radically new technology by implementing advanced laser induced nanostructures to mimic the fingerprint-nanostructures of cribellate spiders with a periodicity between 100 and 200 nm. The technical surfaces will be polymers, metals, semiconductors and glasses enabling a wide range of applications. As similar nanostructures can hinder the adhesion of nanofibrous cell protrusions or bacterial pili, they will finally enable cell-repellent and/or antiseptic areas on medical devices and implants - an application area with a huge impact.
In brief, BioCombs4Nanofibers will contribute towards a radically new technology “nanofiber handling” leading to a change of the paradigm by focusing on tools and devices to control nanofibers rather than on scale-up of nanofiber production:
• developing antiadhesive nanostructures inspired by combs of cribellate spiders
• adapting broad range of nanofibers from spider capture wool over technical nanofibers to nanofibrous cell protrusions
• prototyping sub-200 nm 3D structures on technical surfaces enabled by advanced laser-processing
• proposing innovative industrial scale nanofiber production technology by means of novel tools
• expanding the horizon by transfer of the novel concepts of nanofiber production to biomedical applications
General Information:
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. It was submitted to the call H2020-FETOPEN-2018-2019-2020-01 and topic FET-Open Challenging Current Thinking
Project Official Website: tba
Project Title: Antiadhesive Bionic Combs for Handling of Nanofibers
Project Acronym: BioCombs4Nanofibers
Grant Agreement No: 862016
Start Date: 01.10.2019 End Date: 30.09.2022
Coordinator: UNIVERSITAT LINZ (JKU), Austria
Total Budget: EUR 3 049 050.00
Consortium Partners:
1 UNIVERSITAT LINZ (JKU), Austria
2 RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN (RWTH), Germany
3 FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY HELLAS (FORTH), Greece
4 BUNDESANSTALT FUER MATERIALFORSCHUNG UND – PRUEFUNG (BAM), Germany
5 INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU FIZICA LASERILOR PLASMEI SI
RADIATIEI (INFLPR), Romania
6 ELMARCO SRO (ELMARCO), Czech Republic
Principal Investigator
Funding
Position Description
Μελέτη βιοσυμαβατότητας οφθαλμικών εμφυτευμάτων και βιο-απεικόνιση κυτταρικών πληθυσμών σε αυτά.
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Required Qualifications
- Πτυχίο Επιστήμης Υλικών
- Μεταπτυχιακός Τίτλος (MSc) σε σχετικό πεδίο με το αντικείμενο της θέσης
- Δημοσιεύσεις ή/και παρουσιάσεις σε συνέδρια σχετικές με το αντικείμενο της θέσης
- Άριστη γνώση της Αγγλικής γλώσσας
Application Procedure
Στο φάκελο υποβολής της πρότασης θα πρέπει να εμπεριέχονται τα ακόλουθα:
- Αίτηση (Form Greek στην αριστερή στήλη) με αναφορά στο πρόγραμμα και στον κωδικό της θέσης
- Αναλυτικό Βιογραφικό Σημείωμα
- Ευκρινή φωτοαντίγραφα τίτλων σπουδών
- Πρόσφατη βεβαίωση σπουδών υποψήφιου διδάκτορα
Appointment Duration
6 μήνεςPosition Description
Development of the exploitation strategy of the project results.
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Required Qualifications
- BSc degree in Engineering (30%)
- Experience in composing reports on exploitation strategy (30%)
- Business Management Skills (20%)
- Experience in Product Analysis (10%)
- Excellent knowledge of English Language (10%)
Application Procedure
In order to be considered, the application must include:
- Completed application Form (Download link to the left)
- Brief CV
- Scanned copies of academic titles
- Reference letters (if required)
- All required forms and documents as layed out in each Job opening description
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Appointment Duration
6 monthsPosition Description
Cavity enhanced microscopy.
The successful applicant will be working as a research assistant, designing and testing an optical cavity that will be used for enhanced microscopy method.
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Required Qualifications
- Experience in design and implementation of fiber-optical systems (20%)
- Experience in diode lasers (15%)
- Experience in optical measurements (15%)
- Excellent knowledge of the English language (5%)
Desirable Qualifications
- Programming skills for data acquisition will be beneficial, esp. LabView (20%)
- Ability to work in an interdisciplinary environment (15%)
- Experience in computing (Python and C) (10%)
Application Procedure
In order to be considered, the application must include:
- Completed application Form (Download link to the left)
- Brief CV
- Scanned copies of academic titles
- Reference letters (if required)
- All required forms and documents as layed out in each Job opening description
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Appointment Duration
7 monthsPosition Description
Κωδικός θέσης 23β
Έρευνα και αξιολόγηση οπτικών, χημικών και μορφολογικών ιδιοτήτων νανουλικών
Κωδικός θέσης 26
Διερεύνηση των χημικών ιδιοτήτων επιφανειών επεξεργασμένων με υπερβραχείς παλμούς Λέιζερ
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Required Qualifications
Κωδικός θέσης 23β
- Πτυχίο Φυσικής ή Επιστήμης Υλικών
- Μεταπτυχιακός Τίτλος (MSc) σε σχετικό πεδίο με το αντικείμενο της θέσης
- Δημοσιεύσεις σε σχετικό πεδίο με το αντικείμενο της θέσης
- Καλή γνώση της Αγγλικής γλώσσας
Κωδικός θέσης 26
- Πτυχίο Χημείας ή Επιστήμης Υλικών
- Ερευνητική εμπειρία ή δραστηριότητες σχετικές με το αντικείμενο της θέσης (Πτυχιακή εργασία, δημοσιεύσεις, δημοσιεύσεις υπό προετοιμασία)
- Καλή γνώση της Αγγλικής γλώσσας
Application Procedure
Στον φάκελο υποβολής της πρότασης θα πρέπει να εμπεριέχονται τα ακόλουθα:
- Αίτηση (Form Greek στην αριστερή στήλη) με αναφορά στο πρόγραμμα και στον κωδικό της θέσης
- Αναλυτικό Βιογραφικό Σημείωμα
- Ευκρινή φωτοαντίγραφα τίτλων σπουδών
- Πρόσφατη βεβαίωση σπουδών
Appointment Duration
5 μήνεςPosition Description
Job 1
Experimental Cavity Enhanced Microscopy.
The successful applicant will first examine theoretically and later experimentally a novel method for using optical cavities for the enhancement of optical imaging of weakly absorbing samples.
Job 2
Bose Einstein Condensation and matter-wave interferometry in Ring Potentials.
The successful candidate will work on our BEC machine to produce Bose-Einstein Condensates (BEC) in ring-shaped potentials with view towards matter-wave interferometry.
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Required Qualifications
Job 1
- Demonstrated experience in Simulating the Interaction between a Quantum system and Electromagnetic field (15%)
- A Bachelor and/or Master degree in Physics (15%)
- Demonstrated experience in programming using Python (10%)
- Some experience in the quantum theory of (Raman) scattering (10%)
Job 2
- Demonstrated experience on the construction and operation of Magneto-optical Traps for RB87 (25%)
- Demonstrated experience in Saturation absorption spectroscopy and laser frequency locking (10%)
- Demonstrated experience in Saturation absorption spectroscopy and laser frequency locking (15%)
Desirable Qualifications
Job 1
- Electronic circuit design and implementation (20%)
- Good knowledge in programming (C, MATLAB) (10%)
- Good knowledge in Ultrafast Pulse Phenomena (10%)\
- Good knowledge of English (10%)
Job 2
- Experience Microprocessor programming (20%)
- Good knowledge in programming (C and Wolfram Mathematica) (20%)
- Good knowledge in Optical design software (Optiwave, ZEMAX, and/or Tracepro) (10%)
Application Procedure
In order to be considered, the application must include:
- Completed application Form (Download link to the left)
- Brief CV
- Scanned copies of academic titles
- Reference letters (if required)
- All required forms and documents as layed out in each Job opening description
Please send your application and all documents to: hr@iesl.forth.gr and cc the Scientific supervisor marked in the left column
Appointment Duration
12 monthsWe present the conclusions of our investigation of «Πανταχηκίνητον» (Pantahekineton), the model theory of physics, proposed by Benjamin Lesvios, a Greek physicist and philosopher (1759/1762-1824). Our work is a systematic study of Pantahekineton, based on an exhaustive study of existing manuscripts.
It is demonstrated that Pantahekineton is a complete and original theory of physics, which reconciles newtonian and cartesian components in a way reminiscent the dual nature of light and that of the energy. In addition to this, it has been found that the theory of Pantahekineton is a self-consistent theory with a tightly bound internal structure.
Pantahekineton itself appears to be one of the earliest identifications of the physical quantity of the “energy” integrating elements of its dual character, i.e., the corpuscular and the wave one. As a consequence of this, Pantahekineton has the inherent property of universality. Gravity, electric, magnetic and luminous fluids, as well as the heat and sound fluids appear to be manifestations of one and only one quantity, the Pantahekineton, i.e., the energy.
References
- "The theory of "Pantahekineton" of Benjamin Lesvios", Antonis N Andriotis, Almagest: Vol. IX, p.51, (Issue 1, May 2018). DOI 10.1484/J.ALMAGEST.5.116019
- “The theory of Pantachikiniton of Benjamin Lesvios ; From the aether of Kartesians to the universality and dualism of energy processes”, Antonis N Andriotis, (Athens 2009, in Greek,ISBN 978-960-93146-4-0)
Position Description
Οne (1) post-doctoral researcher in the framework of WorkPackage 2 (WP2) on the functionalization of metallic surfaces in order to exhibit self-cleaning, anti-fouling and anti-icing properties
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Required Qualifications
- Undergraduate degree in Sciences or Engineering (physics, chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering) (10%)
- MSc degree in Sciences with specialization in Polymer Science (20%)
- PhD in Sciences with specialization in polymer science (30%)
- Previous working experience in synthesis and characterization of polymers and polymer nanocomposites. Knowledge of relevant methods and techniques (15%)
- Experience in the investigation of surface properties and utilization of the relevant techniques for their study (10%)
- Previous experience in working and/or collaborating with industry (10%)
- Excellent knowledge of English language (5%)
Application Procedure
In order to be considered, the application must include:
- Completed application Form (Download link to the left)
- Brief CV
- Scanned copies of academic titles
- Reference letters (if required)
- All required forms and documents as layed out in each Job opening description
Please send your application and all documents to: hr@iesl.forth.gr and cc the Scientific supervisor marked in the left column
