All QWED collaborative R&D initiatives

Eurostars-3 • Conductors

5G Foils

2023–present Cu loss & roughness

Resonator-based screening of copper foil conductivity vs. surface topography for ultra-low-loss PCBs.

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M-ERA.NET3 • Batteries & graphene

I4BAGS

2022–2025 Ion implantation

Innovative processing & nanoscale characterisation for thin-film stacks in microelectronics & batteries.

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M-ERA.NET2 • 5G/6G materials

ULTCC6G_EPac

2021–2024 Emerging LTCC/ULTCC

Advanced LTCC/ULTCC processes & characterisation for next-gen RF packaging and electronics.

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iNEMI • Industry consortium

5G/mmWave Materials — iNEMI

2020–present Benchmarking & roadmaps

Guidelines, benchmarking & reference materials for mmWave dielectric & conductor testing.

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H2020 • Batteries

NanoBat

2020–2023 GHz nano-testing

GHz toolbox for nano-scale testing of SEI and battery processes; piloted in production lines.

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H2020 • Materials metrology

MMAMA

2017–2020 Microwave Microscopy

Nanoscale characterization platform combining SMM, dielectric resonators, and modelling.

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NCBR • Defense & security

HPM-SYM

2016–2023 HPM effects

Research & simulations of High-Power Microwave (HPM) impulse effects; guidelines & software platform.

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NCBR • Civil engineering

NGAM2

2013–2016 Microwave applicator

Prototype applicator for microwave-assisted thermal bonding of bituminous surfaces (roads).

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Eureka • Microwave drying

FoodWaste on Ships

~2010–2012 Waste reduction

Microwave-assisted system to drastically reduce shipboard food waste volume via safe drying.

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ERA-NET MNT • EMC Materials

NACOPAN

~2010–2012 Nano-composites

Nano-conductive polymer composites with tailored shielding/absorption for civil & defense use.

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FP7 • Aeronautics EMC

HIRF-SE

~2008–2012 Synthetic Environment

Numerical framework to assess aircraft immunity to HIRF threats, reducing certification testing burden.

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FP6 • Optical metrology

SOCOT

~2007–2009 Scatterometry

Breakthrough overlay control by diffraction-based metrology; FDTD modelling for periodic reticles and imaging.

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FP6 • Structural materials

CHISMACOMB

~2006–2009 Composite cores

Development of chiral/self-monitoring honeycomb cores with engineered EM / mechanical properties.

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