Research

Motion of an optically levitated nanoparticle in high vacuum is sufficiently well isolated from a room temperature environment. Together with recently developed method of cavity cooling by coherent scattering, it has allowed the collaborating group from Vienna to achieve ground state cooling of the nanoparticle motion with an optical cavity, paving the way toward further experiments with nanoparticles in the quantum regime.

The aim of the proposed project is to develop new technologies for the LiteScope device ™ expanding its imaging capabilities with functionalities that will attract new users-customers and help Nenovision to establish itself in developed foreign markets. Three areas have been identified that will allow the necessary technological and commercial advantage to be obtained.

The project addresses design, development and use of physical methods for research of microbial pathogens and their interactions with the environment. The metabolic processes of these microorganisms are regulated by various influences, such as oxygen availability, temperature, culture age, the presence of biofilm, other bacterial species, bacteriophages, or antimicrobial drugs. These interactions remain largely unexplored due to lack of techniques that would allow long-term non-destructive chemical analysis of individual cells under strictly regulated conditions.

The strategic goal of the project is to increase the international competitiveness of project participants in the field of additive technologies and thermal spraying and the application of new production processes to a selected representative in the industrial sphere. The main technical objective of the project is the development of a 3D printed metal substrate - thermal spray (TS) coating system with increased resistance to harsh environment with a predicted response to dynamic, cyclic and vibration service loads.

The aim of this project is development and manufacturing of automated robotic system for detection of metabolites and pathogens in plants in order to improve yield of medical substances. Developed device will be integrated into current PlantScreen robotic platform, which has established itself on the market and represents benchmark of plant phenotyping systems among customers. Software module will be implemented at the same time, using advanced computational techniques for “big data” handling and e.g.

This project will explore new techniques and methods to provide novel primary measurement standards for time and frequency. While today’s best optical clocks rely on the use of a single atomic reference transition, this project will investigate two-species composite atomic clocks that improve in terms of accuracy and frequency instability. The project fosters collaboration between leading scientists in the field with complementary expertise from NMIs, universities and research institutes.

Exact knowledge of the role of the subcortical nuclei and their cortical relations in physiological and pathophysiological conditions still remains insufficiently explained. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an established treatment for late motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and provides an opportunity to study such interactions, mainly via direct intracranial recording of local field potentials. Surface HDEEG method (high- density EEG) in combination with source reconstruction algorithms represents a new approach to study the impact of DBS on whole brain networks functioning.

The project aims to develop a set of new purpose-built design nodes for efficient automation in the manufacturing of components for the automotive, fine mechanics and optics. The set incorporates an ultra-precise laser system for the dimensional inspection of manufactured parts and calibration the object shapes in a meter-length range. This focus is a response to market developments over the past three years, where experienced workers are dwindling, while the demand for more accurate and faster production control with cost savings is growing.

The aim of this project is to develop a simple, sensitive, precise bioassay for detection of microbial samples. This sensor will be fabricated on the base of optical manipulation and Raman tagging. Optical manipulation of metalnanoparticles is of particular interest in view of the potential applications in biomolecular sensing by surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS).