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Inorganic Chemistry
The materials under study are thin films and nanomaterials. The common basis is synthetic chemistry and the synthesis products are used precursors for...
NANO-group
The research work of the NANO group is focused on three areas: 1) Mesoscopic quantum amplifiers and qubits, 2) Quantum transport in carbon nanotubes...
Simulation of manufacturing processes
To develope methods for industrial manufacturing of micro- and nanostrucured metals...
Polymer chemistry
The main objective is to apply advanced chemistry to create new materials and to master the methods of their characterization. This includes 1) Moder...What is nano?
Nanotechnology (nano in Latin: small, in Greek: dwarf): is about things in really small scale. One nanoparticle is about 10-9 m in size. Nanotechnology, in this respect, concerns dealing with things of around and below 100 nm scale. When dealing with nanoscale matter, its properties change dramatically compared to those of bulk. For example, bulk gold is inert to chemicals (other than aqua regia) while nanoscale gold can act as a catalyst. Using nanotechnology the properties of materials and products can be improved. For example the mechanical durability, energy efficiency, hydrophobic properties or data transfer efficiency can be enhanced. |