The first strand of research related to nanotechnology involves the development of fabrication technologies for the construction of resonators and sensor devices based in silicon carbide (SiC) for applications in harsh (high temperature and high vibration) environments.
Development of the thin metal oxide layers and electrolytes based on organically modified silane network for different types of "smart windows" i.e. gasochromic, electrochromic or photoelectrochromic.
Waste heat technology: nano enabled thermal fluids: optimisation of emulsification of PCM materials and emulsion stability by tailoring the surfactant (nanolayer).
In the Institute they are researching Nafion nanocomposite membranes to increase the proton conductivity and water retention by the membrane at higher temperatures and lower relative humidities and also to improve the thermo-mechanical properties.
The centre is seeking to develop and characterise a heat transfer fluid that by incorporating nano-engineered particles realises at a minimum a 40% improvement in thermal....
The company has developed a class of lubricating fluids that incorporate dispersed aggregates of carbon-based materials that are produced by non-equilibrium synthetic methods.
