AMULET, project that focuses on the development of smart nanomaterials, has started
The AMULET (Advanced MUltiscaLe Materials for key Enabling Technologies) project, which aims to develop unique integrable materials with potential applications in electrical engineering, medicine or environmental technologies, will involve 145 scientists from eight scientific institutions. Representatives of the project, which has already officially started on the 1st January 2024, had the opportunity to meet in person for the first time on 4 March 2024 at the main coordinator of the project, the J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
On Monday 4 March 2024, representatives of all partner organisations involved in the AMULET project met to officially launch their cooperation. The meeting was opened by doc. Martin Kalbáč, the main coordinator of the project. He stated that the project focuses on advanced engineering of multiscale materials from subnanometer design to integration into functional architectures for real-world applications in so-called Key Enabling Technologies, which represent innovative technological areas with significant impact on the EU economy and competitiveness.
The AMULET project will involve 145 scientists from 8 scientific institutions: J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS, the Faculty of Science of Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, the Institute of Photonics and Electronics of the CAS, the Institute of Physics of the CAS, the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics and the Faculty of Science of Charles University, the Nuclear Physics Institute of the CAS and the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague.
5 work packages
Scientists will work on five research projects focusing on complex design of integrable materials, development and integration of functional biointerfaces, advanced sensors, highly selective catalysis and nanoelectronics, and micro/nano devices for energy storage and conversion. The meeting featured presentations of individual research projects by the project leaders for the respective part of the project: prof. Jana Kalbáčová Vejpravová (Charles University), prof. Martin Hof, director of the Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, Dr. Alena Semerádtová (Institute of Photonics and Electronics), Dr. Štefan Vajda (Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS) and Dr. Otakar Frank (Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS).
Socio-economic impact of the project
The final presentation was given by dr. Tereza Stöckelová, who will conduct a sociological survey within the project, which will provide the research teams with a reflection of the social actors and socio-economic issues involved. This will lead to strengthening the innovation potential of AMULET technologies and finding a fair balance between public and private benefits from their use.
