Nano-Tera.ch Engineering the Future of Systems for Health, Environme
This book presents the overall vision and research outcomes of Nano-Tera.ch, which is a landmark Swiss federal program to advance engineering system and device technologies with applications to Health and the Environment, including smart Energy generation
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Nano-Tera.ch Engineering the Future of Systems for Health, Environment and Energy
Nano-Tera.ch
Anil Leblebici • Patrick Mayor Martin Rajman • Giovanni De Micheli
Nano-Tera.ch Engineering the Future of Systems for Health, Environment and Energy
Anil Leblebici École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Lausanne, Switzerland
Patrick Mayor École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Lausanne, Switzerland
Martin Rajman École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Lausanne, Switzerland
Giovanni De Micheli École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Lausanne, Switzerland
ISBN 978-3-319-99108-5 ISBN 978-3-319-99109-2 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99109-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018959437 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
To the Nano-Tera Community, who has brought the laboratory experience to our daily lives
Foreword
The scientific and industrial challenges studied in the Nano-Tera.ch program are related to exploiting established and emerging micro- and nanocomponents within complex systems whose added value is much larger than the sum of their parts. A notable example is networked sensors for medical and environmental applications. Networking boosts the intrinsic power of local measurements and allows us to reach new standards in health and environment management, with positive fallout on security of individuals and communities. Smart and diversified energy generation and distribution, such as smart grids, as well as harvesting and low-power system design are of the utmost importance to society and the economy. Truly innovative approaches are needed that can only be found by massively investing in engineering research
