DESTINY proposes a joint and concerted effort of several VUB research groups, EVERGi, ETRO,
SUME, FLOW, MOBI, CHIS and one strategic external partner, the Green Energy Park (GEP) in Zellik,
that have recently teamed up as the Flemish Institut...

Exploiting plasma etching processes for micro/nanotexturing of metal surfaces to enable novel chemical, analytical, optical, and medical applications

Real-time oscilloscope 110 GHz

Transient radar, Construction industry, European green deal, renovation

In Ecuador, healthcare services and infrastructure in the form of fully equipped and staffed hospitals and clinics tend to be concentrated in large cities and are largely unavailable in marginalized remote and rural areas. Telemedicine has been used ...

Venturing into future health technologies is the focused thematic of the Gear consortium Tech4Health comprises team members of two departments: departments of Electronics and Informatics (ETRO) and Industrial Engineering (INDI) of the faculty of Engi...

Intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) is the steady-state pressure inside brthe abdominal compartment. Based on literature, approximately more brthan half of the critically ill patients develop intra-abdominal brhypertension (IAH) within their stay in the i...

A cell has two main engines (metabolic pathways) to generate energy, i.e. the glycolytic pathway and the mitochondrial respiration. Depending on the available fuel (carbohydrates, proteins or lipids) these engines will operate at different power to e...

This project focuses on a combination of wireless multi-modal sensor solutions for the objective follow-up of the physiological condition of patients in different (network) environments: from the operating theater with specific measurement of the ane...

A cell has two main engines (metabolic pathways) to generate energy, i.e. the glycolytic pathway and the mitochondrial respiration. Depending on the available fuel (carbohydrates, proteins or lipids) these engines will operate at different power to e...

SiO2-based substrates (Borofloat, quartz, …) are essential for a wide range of optical, chemical, sensory, diagnostic and many other applications due to their generally chemically inert nature, optical transparency, dielectric properties, electroph...

This PhD research proposal aims to provide a monitoring system that by using photoplethysmography (PPG), enables automated, noninvasive and continuous vital signs detection of patients.
PPG is a low-cost technique that by means of light inter...

In this project proposal, we build upon a unique consortium of expertise and recent advances and insights inbrnon-invasive brain stimulation to develop an innovative non-invasive treatment to promote remyelination inbrdemyelinated mice. If successful...

Spin-off creation fund for Transient Radar Methodology.brThe Transient Radar Methodology comprises a novel and unique high-frequency electromagnetic methodology for the non-destructive testing of non-conductive materials, comprising also visibly opaq...

Sustainable development Medical devices

The ageing population will put an increasing burden of neurodegenerative diseases on our society1.Yet, the effect of these different pathologies on brain functioning is difficult to measure objectively due a difficult interpretation of neurophysiolog...

The project aims at a procedure for quality control of modern civil engineering components based on millimeter wave electromagnetic methods (MMW). It involves textile reinforced cementitious (TRC) composites which are increasingly used in industry fo...

Summary of the project:brMachining (i.e. metalworking operations such as milling or drilling) is still one of the most important and challenging processes in the fabrication of high-quality parts. This project brings together research and industrial ...

An essential measurement instrument for R&D activities in the frequency range from 10 GHz – 750 GHz of the electromagnetic spectrum, a subdision of the loosely defined THz spectrum, is the so-called vector network analyzer (VNA), which a...

Micro- and nanotechnology are becoming increasingly important in top research, in fields such as fundamental physics, nanophotonics, nanoelectronics, micro- and nanomechanics, as well as in the bio- and medical sciences and in advanced...

This project aims at fostering the interdisciplinary convergence between the engineering, physical and life science community, and paving the way to a new scientific discovery in drug screening and medical diagnostics. The paradigm that water might b...

Focusses on i) the data modeling, (ii) the exploitation of sparsity, (iii) the associated data analysis and fusion, (iv) the sensor design. Signal, image and video processing, compression, data analysis, end-to-end system design.Cross-disciplinary: m...

Millimeter wave sensing

Sensors offer opportunities for both food and technology companies to increase their innovation capacity and their gap and competitiveness in an international context.

The aim of this proposal is the development of a millimeter waves humidity sensor for the market of biscuits, which measures with sufficient accuracy the absolute humidity in a relative dry and thin nutrition product on the whole size of the product,...

Multidisciplinary centre for measurements using advanced technologies of the Brussels University Association.