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7.3. The research centres and their expertise
There are no dedicated nanotechnology research centres in Hungary. However there
are a number of research centres with nanotechnology related projects. Five focus on
physics, two on chemistry, two on material sciences and one on biological research.
Condensed Matter Research Centre, Budapest
Address:
1121 Budapest
Konkoly Thege út 29-33,
Hungary
General Contacts: Phone: 36 1 392-2222
www.kfki.hu/~cmrc
Description: This is a Centre of Excellence recognised by the EU and funded
2000-2003. Research focuses on advanced materials with
optical, magnetic and electronic properties. The materials
studied include metals, alloys, semiconductors, organic
materials, liquid crystals, soft condensed matter, carbon
nanotubes, and biological systems. For the structure studies
they use X-ray and neutron methods, high-resolution microscopy
(HRTEM, STM, AFM) and nuclear methods. They also
synthesise and process the materials, including thin films,
nanocomposites, crystal growth, metallic melts, etc. The centre
is a collaboration between four institutes of the Hungarian
Academy of Sciences: the Research Institute for Solid State
Physics and Optics; the Research Institute for Technical Physics
and Materials Science, the Research Institute for Atomic Energy
and the research Institute for Nuclear and Particle Physics.
Contact:
Prof. Á. Buka. ab@szfki.hu
Hungarian Academy of Sciences KFKI Research Institute for Particle and
Nuclear Physics
Address: Konkoly Thege Miklós út 29-33
H-1121 Budapest
General Contacts: Phone: +36 1 392-2222
Fax: +36 1 3959-151
http://www.rmki.kfki.hu/
Description: The institute has research groups looking at all aspects of
physics ranging from theoretical physics to plasma physics and
biophysics.
There are a number of research groups focused on particle
physics and modelling and quantum theory of collisions. Other
areas of interest include laser plasmas generated by ultrashort
pulses and using lasers to manipulate atoms.
Contact:
Prof. Zoltán Szôkefalvi-Nagy, D.Sc., sznagy@rmki.kfki.hu
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