CDE themed calls – OPEN NOW: Smart multifunctional materials
Call: Smart and Multifunctional Micro- and Nano-scale Materials and Structures for Defence and Security
Application period: 21.2.2013-12.4.2013
Proposal values: £30K-£100K
Total call budget: £500K
Number of projects funded: 10
TRL: 1-3 (what’s this?)
Project time scale: 3-6 months
Theme in brief: MAST STC (Materials and Structures Science and Technology Centre) is seeking proposals under this CDE themed call to develop smart micro- and nano-scale materials and structures for defence and security. Smart and multifunctional materials, structures and technologies represent a diverse and multidisciplinary area that offers significant opportunities for the UK’s security across both the short and long term. Technical advancements in the ability to engineer micro- and nano-scale materials and structures mean it is becoming increasingly possible to model, design and construct materials with unique properties. Proposals are invited that have the potential to deliver significant improvements over current capabilities and need to describe how they could:
- enable enhanced performance and new functionality
- support military platform availability and life extension
- future-proof capability against evolving needs and threats
Examples of CDE funded projects: Intelligent textiles, D30 Laboratory
