This project aims to develop a novel sensor concept for near-infrared (NIR) imaging and gamma-ray (x-ray) detection that leads to significant increase in the device performance in terms of sensitivity, accuracy and cost efficiency with respect to current technologies. As a starting point we have recently confirmed superior characteristics in UV radiation detection using specific...
THz fingerprints of astronomical objects are of a great value as they offer insights into history of the Universe, formation and evolution of galaxies and their central supermassive black holes, and other fundamental questions raised by astrophysics. Detection and decoding of these ultra-weak signals currently rely on THz bolometers placed outside Earth atmosphere (e.g. Herschel...
Recent statistics report that more than 3.7 million new cases of cancer occur in Europe yearly, and according to the WHO the disease accounts for approximately 20% of all deaths. Cancer places enormous economic and psychological strains on the population. High throughput drug screening of cancer cell cultures has dominated the research screening for novel,...
We envision future information society enabled by superconducting logic working in core networks to switch and rout data streams in optical communications network. Until now, the efficient utilisation of superconducting rapid single flux quantum (RSFQ)-logic has been impeded by the difficulty in making the electrical interconnection from the RSFQ-chip to the external world because the...
In this project the innovative photonics-based technologies, emerging paradigms in machine learning, new concepts in computational modelling of light-tissue interaction and definitive pathology are merged together to explore the opportunity of using the fundamental properties of light, namely circular and/or elliptical polarisation and spin angular momentum of light, for advanced cell cultures diagnosis and tissue...
Deep learning and smart sensors are both gaining wide interest in academia and commercially, but they both still lack research and a commercial breakthrough. DEBARE project researches novel gesture recognition using distributed multimodal deep learning and smart sensors. DEBARE develops a groundbreaking intelligent sensing platform for intuitive interaction with physical objects. Key objectives are: Developing...
Generation of mid-infrared supercontinuum (see submitted ATTRACT proposal “SMIL”) requires the development of a sub-ns laser source based on thulium-doped silica fibres. In order to achieve sub-ns pulses, a novel semiconductor saturable absorber (SESAM) will be developed within this project. Unlike off-the-shelf SESAMs from a commercial supplier, the consortium will develop a custom GaSb-based saturable...
The goal of the proposed project is to develop a differential mobility spectrometry-based technology for label-free molecular imaging and to pilot its applications in biological tissue analysis. Successful project would lay the foundation for widespread use of label-free molecular imaging that would revolutionise analysis of tissues by allowing large-scale adoption and realise unforeseen applications also outside the medical area....
Lighting is present in most indoor areas. Apart from illumination, lighting infrastructure can be used for data communication using Visible Light Communication (VLC) technology. VLC encodes the dta into fast changes on the intensity of the LED light and, at the receiver, these intensity fluctuations are detected using a Photodiode. So far, the presence of opaque objects inside...
There is a growing interest in portable, non-invasive brain monitoring technologies in the field of personalised healthcare. This is well in-line with the needs of the European population for accurate and fast neurological diagnostics and targeted treatment. As an example, there are 6 million people in Europe who suffer from epilepsy. In most hospital units,...
