SENTINEL — Single-Entity NanoElectrochemistry

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Single-Entity NanoElectrochemistry

SENTINEL stands for single-entity nanoelectrochemistry. This is a new area of science which tackles electrochemistry at the level of individual entities such nanoparticles (metal, semiconducting, soft matter), living cells at the nanoscale, as well as single redox-active (macro) molecules. The study of systems at this level is a hugely important emerging area of electrochemistry which is inter/multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral. Electrochemistry is the enabling science to address key problems of major societal relevance, spanning from electrocatalysis, in the context of energy conversion (e.g. fuel cells and solar cells) and energy storage (battery and water splitting technologies), to the development of advanced analytical tools for environmental monitoring and point-of-care medical diagnostics. SENTINEL aimed to join leading teams from across Europe, with global partners in industry (SMEs and multinationals) and the academic sector in the USA and China to equip a next generation of scientists with the skills to help impact society with new technological developments in this critical area of science. SENTINEL complemented its scientific training with innovative and world-class coaching techniques. For example, we employed sport related concepts to empower the researchers with leadership skills, we engaged the fellows in the art of scientific illustration through a successful science-art business and we collaborated with a campaigning charity to equip the fellows with the skills needed to make their voices heard in public debates about science. These training sessions were supplemented by business leaders from the (electro) chemical community sharing lessons in product development, IP protection and project management. In SENTINEL, we developed a range frontier electrochemical techniques that now generate unprecedented amounts of data compared to traditional electrochemical methods.These new techniques will offer the opportunity of tailoring the measurements in an adaptive manner in response to incoming data. In conclusion, nanoelectrochemistry is entering a new era where data is central and the challenge is now how to acquire, handle, store, curate, analyze and present complex datasets for the benefit of scientific and technological advancement, and in turn society as a whole.

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Project objective

Electrochemistry is the enabling science to address key problems of major societal relevance, spanning from electrocatalysis, in the context of energy conversion (e.g. fuel cells and solar cells) and energy storage (battery and water splitting technologies), to the development of advanced analytical tools for environmental monitoring and point-of-care medical diagnostics. The EU has put nanotechnology at the top of its scientific agenda as a key enabling technology with huge potential foraddressing societal challenges including energy supply and health care, which SENTINEL will help to achieve.The overarching objective of the SENTINEL program is to join together leading teams from across Europe, with global partners in industry (SMEs and multinationals) and the academic sector in the USA and China, to train a new generation of scientists who have the skills to tackle electrochemistry at individual entities such nanoparticles (metal, semiconducting, soft matter), living cells at the nanoscale, as well as single redox-active (macro)molecules. The study of systems at the “single entity” level is a hugely important emerging area of electrochemistry, which is inter/multidisciplinary and intersectoral.The scientific training will be complemented by training delivered by world-class coaches who, for example, employ sport related concepts to empower the fellows with leadership skills. Also, the founders of a successful science-art business (over800K likes on Facebook) will engage the fellows in the arts of scientific illustration and a campaigning charity will equip the fellows with the skills needed to make their voices heard in public debates about science. These training sessions will be supplemented by business leaders from the (electro)chemical community sharing lessons in product development, IP protection and project management. Thus, SENTINEL is distinct, new and ambitious.

Original text from CORDIS.

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UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS · LeedsCoordinatorUnited Kingdom
AARHUS UNIVERSITET · Aarhus CDenmark
ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA · BolognaItaly
BIO-LOGIC SCIENCE INSTRUMENTS LTD · Macclesfield CheshireUnited Kingdom
COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES · ParisFrance
EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY · SHANGHAIChina
EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH · ZuerichSwitzerland
ELEMENTS SRL · CesenaItaly
KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES GMBH · LINZAustria
NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION · CHIYODA KU TOKYOJapan
RUHR-UNIVERSITAET BOCHUM · BochumGermany
SENSE ABOUT SCIENCE · LondonUnited Kingdom
SOMERSAULT18:24 · DiestBelgium
THE TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY · BloomingtonUnited States
UNIVERSITAT LINZ · LinzAustria
UNIVERSITE PARIS CITE · ParisFrance
UNIVERSITE PARIS-SACLAY · Gif-Sur-YvetteFrance
UNIVERSITEIT TWENTE · EnschedeNetherlands
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · Salt Lake City UtahUnited States
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK · COVENTRYUnited Kingdom
WATCH LIVE · LyonFrance

SENTINEL · Single-Entity NanoElectrochemistry

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Single-Entity NanoElectrochemistry

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