This document outlines a project on smart materials. The project aims to establish an innovative research network between six university research groups and two industry partners. This will help increase collaboration between academia and industry, strengthening the impact of research. The project will investigate topics such as polymer-based systems, shape memory materials, photonic devices, nanostructured thin films, structural material properties, noise measurement techniques, aerogel composites, and medical applications of foams and composites.

1. Smart materials
The objective of the project, which will be accomplished by the cooperation of
six research groups and two consortium partners, is to establish an innovative
research network for the cultivation and development of basic research fields
at the university. In addition, it will provide a great opportunity for increasing
the number of R+D cooperation and their intensities between the academic and
industrial sectors, thereby strengthening the impact of research on the market.

2. Smart materials
Research topics:
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The preparation and investigation of polymer-based, low dimensional organic
and periodic systems
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The preparation and investigation of shape memory materials
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The development of photonic, plasmonic devices
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The investigation of nanostructured thin films, multilayers, and nanoparticles
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Experimental and theoretical investigation of mechanical strenght and breaking
process of structural materials
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Development of magnetic- and electro-emission noise measurement techniques
for noise-phenomenon based quality assurance methods
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The preparation and investigation of aerogel composites, nanocomposites and
their hybrids
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The investigation of possible dental and orthopedic application of metal
foams and composites

3. Smart materials
Website:
smartmater.unideb.hu
Partners:
TÁMOP-4.2.2.A-11/1/KONV-2012-0036