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The Institute of Physics
was co-founded in 1961 by the University of Belgrade and the
Government of Serbia. From a handful of young scientists
occupying a couple of offices near the Department of Physics,
the Institute has grown and evolved. In 1961 the above goals
seemed very far away - now they are a reality. Today the
Institute of Physics represents one of the premier research
institutions in the region. The IP has a permanent faculty of
more than 80 research scientists organized into five centers. At
a given time more than 60 graduate students are working at the
IP towards their Ph.D.'s.
The principle activities of the Institute of Physics are
oriented towards scientific research in theoretical and
experimental physics. Theoretical investigations in quantum
field theory, gravitation and into the fundamental and
methodological problems of quantum mechanics have a long and
successful history here. At the same time there have been
important strides in understanding the physics of condensed
matter systems, as well as in the development of theoretical
atomic and molecular physics. Plasma physics as well as the
study of nonlinear dynamics have also generated much interest
and are being pursued by researchers here both from the
theoretical and experimental sides. Significant results have
been obtained in the field of laser physics. There is a varied
and extensive research program in nuclear physics, as well as in
high energy physics. Active areas of research are in the study
of gaseous discharges, and in atomic and molecular spectroscopy.
The work going on in applied physics forms a natural complement
and extension to the above mentioned fundamental research. Of
note are results of the Institute?s faculty in environmental
protection, in designing a wide range of sensing equipment, as
well as in the development and manufacture of microwave and
light sources.
Recently, four of five centers at the institute were supported
as the centers of excellence by The Sixth Framework Programme
for Research and Technological Development (FP6).
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EPFL
EPFL, located on the shores of Lake Geneva, brings together a
campus of more than 10,000 people. By its novel structure, the
school stimulates collaboration between students, professors,
researchers and entrepreneurs. These daily interactions give
rise to new and groundbreaking work in science, technology and
architecture. With more than 250 laboratories and research
groups on campus, EPFL is one of Europe's most innovative and
productive technology institutes. The School's unique structure
facilitates interdisciplinary research and encourages
partnerships with other institutions. EPFL emphasizes both
fundamental research and engineering applications. The campus
offers services and facilities to transform scientific
excellence into economic competitiveness, jobs and quality of
life. A start-up incubator, coaching services, study programs in
entrepreneurship, and innovation programs all serve to stimulate
the links between lab and business. The Science Park on campus
is home to more than 100 enterprises and numerous investors.
EPFL is rich in new technology, research infrastructure,
academic partnerships and other numerous forms of collaboration,
making it a particularly attractive environment for start-ups
and technology enterprises.
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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
HUJI is the leading university in Israel with the highest rank
in terms of publications and citations. It is active in research
and teaching and highly involved in the EU research activity
within its vari-ous programs. It has established a new
multidisciplinary Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnol-ogy (HUCNN)
in January 2002. The Center aims at creating the necessary
conditions for the flow of knowledge, expertise and research
means between researchers from the different disciplines. It
offers a newly developed ultra-modern nano-characterization and
nano fabrications centers (includ-ing HRTEM, HRTEM,
environmental SEM, X-ray, XPS, AFM and additional facilities and
optical and e-beam lithographies). The multidisciplinary nature
of the center provides a unique environ-ment for the education
of future scientists and technologists for the nano-field. A
‘Nano-Seminar’ series has been established (coordinated by D.
Porath); a new multidisciplinary teaching program combining
physics, chemistry and applied physics (the “Exact Sciences”
study program) was cre-ated, to educate a new generation of
scientists who can conquer the challenges of the future. Porath
group is a central member of HUCNN and benefit of its framework
and infrastructure
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TCD
The School of Physics at TCD is the largest Physics Department
in Ireland (27 staff members, 60 postdocs and 100 postgraduate
students). It has a well-established international reputation
for inno-vative research in Magnetic, Electronic Materials,
Nanoscience and Computational Physics, all ar-eas that are
highly relevant to the European priority theme of Information
and Communication Technology. Moreover a new bio-physics
research area is currently under development. Members of the
school publish 200-250 peer-reviewed articles in international
journals annually, which cor-respond to 40% of the publications
in Physics in Ireland.
The proposed research program will be carried out at the Center
for Research on Adaptive Nanos-tructures and Nanodevices (CRANN
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www.crann.tcd.ie), Ireland’s flagship nano-science center. In
March. 2007 the PI joined CRANN as leader of the theoretical
division with the aim of bring theory and modeling into close
contact with the ongoing experimental activities. CRANN has a
ver-tical structure with fundamental activity sponsored by PI
grants at the base, a middle level interdis-ciplinary multi-PI
research and a top structure for industrial driven R&D. The
CRANN research program is focused on three main areas, 1)
magnetic nanostructures and devices, 2) bottom-up fab-rication
and testing of nanoscale integrated devices, and 3) nanobiology
of cell-surface interactions. Theory spreads horizontally across
CRANN and this project is particularly relevant for the last
area.
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University of Regensburg
The Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics is
concentrated on the physics of micro- and nanostructures. Strong
groups work on semiconductor nanostructures on molecular beam
epitaxy, micro photoluminescence, micro Raman spectroscopy and
excitation with femtosecond laser pulses. Another focus is
centered on mesoscopic superconductivity, molecular electronics
and magneto-transport at millikelvin temperatures. A class 10000
clean room for sample fabrication by state of the art electron
beam lithography is available. The research teams are
complemented by a leading group in high resolution transmission
electron microscopy, included electron holography and Lor-entz
microscopy.
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NuWave System Ltd, London, United Kingdom
NuWave System, Ltd. is a newly formed company with its
headquarters in London, UK. The company was created with purpose
to assist this Project in ensuring the continuity after the end
of the project and in the management of the IPR and generated
knowledge As a start-up, NuWave System Ltd will focus on
protecting the IP and further continuation of research,
procurement and development of new applications. One of its
objectives will be creating a new rapid and low-cost technology
for DNA sequencing. If proven feasible this technology will
revolutionize the speed, cost and accuracy of decoding DNA
genomes.
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