Description of the activities of Materials & Devices

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  • Description of the activities of Materials & Devices (literal)
  • Descrizione attività del dipartimento Materiali e Dispositivi (literal)
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Principali collaborazioni
  • I numerosi risultati di alto livello scientifico e tecnologico ottenuti dai gruppi di ricerca del Dipartimento sono resi possibili anche grazie alla rete di collaborazioni nazionali ed internazionali, sviluppata sia attraverso contatti diretti che attraverso la partecipazione comune a progetti internazionali. A livello nazionale sono da sottolineare le collaborazioni legate ad accordi quadro o comunque ad accordi di largo respiro, come quelli – sul versante accademico - con il Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze fisiche della Materia (CNISM), con il Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Telecomunicazioni (CNIT) e con il Consorzio Interuniversitario per la Nanoelettronica (IUNET) e – sul versante industriale – con Finmeccanica e ANIE. In particolare l'accordo con CNISM prevede una sistematica collaborazione tra le Università consociate attraverso l'inserimento di ricercatori e professori universitari nella programmazione e nello svolgimento delle attività del CNR nel settore delle scienze della materia e, viceversa, il coinvolgimento di ricercatori CNR nelle attività didattiche e di formazione scientifica. Collaborazioni importanti sono state realizzate anche con altri Enti pubblici di ricerca ed Agenzie (ASI, ENEA, INFN, Centro Fermi). Significative, anche per il ritorno economico e sociale, sono le collaborazioni con i gruppi industriali italiani e stranieri, tra cui, limitandosi ai piu’ importanti, possiamo citare: Alenia Aeronautica, Ansaldo Superconduttori, Barilla, Carlo Gavazzi Space, Centro Ricerche FIAT, El.En., Galileo Avionica, Microgate, SACMI, Selex Sistemi Integrati, STMicroelectronics, Technobiochip, e, a livello internazionale: IBM (USA), Freescale Semiconductors (USA), Lucent Technology (USA), Infineon Technolgies (D), AMD (D), Philips (NL), Microlas/Lambda Physik (D). (literal)
  • The high quality scientific results of the research groups of the Department were possible thanks to the network of national and international collaborations developed through direct contacts as well through the joint participation to international projects. At national level it is worth mentioning agreements with academic partners, such as the “Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze fisiche della Materia” (CNISM) consisting of a systematic collaboration with associated Universities. This collaboration envisages the participation of researchers and university professors to CNR programs and activities in the field of science of matter. Collaborations with industries are also important, such as, with “Finmeccanica” and the National Association of Electrotechnical and Electronics firms (ANIE). Many important collaborations are carried out also with other public research centres such as the Italian Space Agency (ASI), the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and the Environment (ENEA), the National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN) and the “Centro Fermi”. There also collaborations with Italian and foreign industrial groups, particularly significant for the economical and social outcome. Just to mention some: “Alenia Aeronautica”, “Ansaldo Superconduttori”, “Barilla”, “Carlo Gavazzi Space”, “Centro Ricerche FIAT”, “El.En.”, “Galileo Avionica”, Microgate, “SACMI”, “Selex Sistemi Integrati”, STMicroelectronics, Technobiochip, and, at international level,: IBM (USA), Freescale Semiconductors (USA), Lucent Technology (USA), Infineon Technologies (Germany), AMD (Germany), Philips (The Netherlands), Microlas/Lambda Physik (Germany). (literal)
Contesto internazionale
  • The research activities of the Department play a central role in all priority themes also at international level. Among the goals of this macroarea there is the development of many enabling technologies, which are the main core in the construction of devices and systems and can be applied in sectors with great economical, social and productive impact, such as health, environment, energy, communications, and transports. In general, the science of matter has a huge effect either on the production of new knowledge and on the development of new technologies, with important consequences for the growth of society, of cultural and technological innovation and education. Extremely important is the role that the Department can play on the \"industrial leadership\" priority addressed by the “Horizon 2020” European Research programme. Within it, considerable importance is given to the initiatives devoted to the strengthening of key enabling technologies (KETs): micro-nanoelectronics, photonics, advanced materials, nanotechnology, biotechnology, advanced manufacturing, identified as crucial for the development of the European Industry. The Department can significantly contribute to this strategy for three main reasons. The first is related to the close correlation between the research ongoing activities in the Departments Institutes and the Horizon 2020 KETs. The development of advanced materials and technologies related to nano-processing, made possible by the use of state-of-the-art investigation techniques, are key elements to meet the requirements of strategic applied sectors characterized by a high rate of growth in the world economy. The second motivation is related to the existence of strong synergies between the Department and important Industrial partners in our country, active in the field of Kets. In this context, it is worth to emphasize that some of the research structures of the Departments are located in the premises of Industrial settlements. In some cases we have the opposite situation in the sense that National private companies have decided to establish some of their own research structures within laboratories of the Department Institutes. The third reason is related to the skills of the research groups of the Department Institutes, focused on the design and development of advanced instrumentation and large research facilities. The Department plays a crucial linking role between scientific research and exploitation for possible technological applications thanks to the development of large-scale facilities, designed to offer a scientific-technological service to other research organizations and / or industrial partners. According to information reported by the US \"National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI),\" the number of job positions and the market value of products with a high nanotechnology content grew by 25% from 2000 to 2008. It is estimated that in 2015 about 2 million people will be employed in nanotechnology related activities whose market will grow up to $ 1,000 billions, touching $ 3,000 billion in 2020. Likewise, photonics is another strategic sector, which European state of the art is described in details in the \"Photonics 21\" document by the European Technology Platform. When analysing the international scenery of the other projects carried out by the Department, it is important to mention that: - The coupling of soft matter with studies on biophysics, dedicated to the structure and the functioning mechanisms of biological systems, represents a very interesting project area at international level. This includes the research of new composite materials containing biomolecules, the development of devices based on the interaction and the interfacing of artificial systems with molecules, cells and biological tissues, sensors, exploiting properties of biological macromolecules, transducers of chemical-physical signals generated by molecules and biological tissues. - Research in the complex systems field has rapidly increased thanks to the outstanding multidisciplinary potentials. In particular, either modelling, theoretical and experimental methodologies offer a broad range of applications in different fields such as biology, engineering, science of materials, economy, cognitive and social sciences. This widespread interest is proved by the launch of numerous specialised magazines and by the development of new dedicated research centres both in the USA and in Eu (literal)

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