FLUXIONIC: Controlled transport of water and ions in nanoconfinement

FLUXIONIC：纳米限制中水和离子的受控传输

• 批准号: EP/Y031156/1
• 负责人: Radha Boya
• 金额: $ 33.22万
• 依托单位: University of Manchester
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2024 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FY031156%2F1
• 关键词: FLUXIONIC; Controlled; transport; water; ions

Controlling transport of liquid matter through channels with dimensions from Ångströms to nanometres is a key challenge in many areas of science and engineering. However, progress in this field is hampered by our lack of understanding, as the conventional macroscopic description of transport phenomena breaks down. Explaining the anomalous transport behaviour at the sub-nano scale necessitates close integration of experiments with atomistic model calculations. The emerging field promises huge technological and socio-economic impact. However, it is essential to train a new generation of early-stage researchers in the diverse skills that are needed to develop and apply precisely controlled nanofluidic mass transport. This, in a few words, is the aim of FLUXIONIC program: bridging Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, and emerging nanoscale technologies. We created the network comprising academic and private partners with the major objective to offer an integrated training and a strong program of secondments to young researchers. FLUXIONIC will provide a rigorous, balanced, and timely supra-disciplinary training delivered by internationally leading scientists, with seamless opportunities to move between industry and academia. Recent exciting developments in experimental and theoretical methods to study transport of fluids and charged particles at the nanoscale mean that we are now at a stage where exploration of key processes is viable and fundamental and applied breakthroughs can be expected from our research program. The additional impact of FLUXIONIC will be structuring the EU research environment through long-term collaborations, consolidating doctoral training programs, and bridging the R&D in academia and industry. We will train young researchers for future leadership in the rapidly growing fields of nanotechnology with strong impacts on core challenges of modern society: clean water, disease treatment, sustainable production, storage and usage of energy.

通过从Ångströms到纳米的尺寸的通道来控制液体物质的运输是科学和工程许多领域的关键挑战。然而，由于我们缺乏理解，这一领域的进步受到了阻碍，因为传统的宏观描述对运输现象发生了分解。解释了针对原子模型计算实验所需的亚纳米量表的异常运输行为。新兴领域有望巨大的技术和社会经济影响。但是，必须培训新一代的早期研究人员，以开发和应用精确控制的纳米流体大众运输所需的潜水技能。用几句话，这是通量计划的目的：桥接物理，化学，材料科学和新兴的纳米级技术。我们创建了该网络，以完成学术和私人合作伙伴的主要目标，以提供综合培训，并为年轻的研究人员提供强大的秒数。 Fluxionic将提供由国际领先科学家提供的严格，平衡和及时的超学科培训，并在行业和学术界之间进行无缝的机会。在研究纳米级的流体和带电颗粒运输的实验和理论方法方面的最新令人兴奋的发展意味着，我们现在正处于关键过程的探索阶段，可以从我们的研究计划中探索可行，基本和应用的突破。 Fluxionic的额外影响将是通过长期合作，合并博士培训计划以及在学术界和行业中桥接研发。我们将培训年轻的研究人员在纳米技术快速增长的领域的未来领导地位，对现代社会的核心挑战有很大影响：清洁水，疾病治疗，可持续生产，储存和能源的使用。