Mechanics of nanoelectromechanical systems: bridging the gap between experiment and theory

Nowadays, mechanical designers and engineers of elastic structures at ultra-small scales face an interesting challenge; traditional flexures with several components, mechanical joints/welds and linkages are almost impossible to manufacture with existing microsystem fabrication technologies. Therefore, the majority of mechanical components,...

Evaluation of neural networks to identify types of activity among children using accelerometers, global positioning systems and heart rate monitors

Organic photovoltaics: Technologies and manufacturing

It is assumed, that the organic electronics industries and organic solar cells in particular, are in the transition stage towards commercialization. The companies and R&D institutes in this area are moving now from research and development stage to manufacturing. The biggest challenges are how to scale from laboratory to full production, how to...

Modelling of Recycling in LCA

Cognitive Image Fusion and Assessment

Carbon dioxide capture and air quality

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the most important greenhouse gases (GHG). The most dominant source of anthropogenic CO2 contributing to the rise in atmospheric concentration since the industrial revolution is the combustion of fossil fuels. These emissions are expected to result in global climate change with potentially severe consequences for...

Simulations of deformation processes in energetic materials

Hyperspectral Data Analysis and Visualisation

Electro-Optical (EO) imaging sensors are widely used for a range of tasks, e.g. for Target Acquisition (TA: detection, recognition and identification of (military) relevant objects) or visual search. These tasks can be performed by a human observer, by an algorithm (Automatic Target Recognition) or by both (Aided Target Recognition). In the past...

Aging in place: self-care in smart home environments