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Innovation in Waste Heat Recovery: Prof. Steffen Hardt’s Story in TRANSLATE

28 April, 2025

Discover how Professor Steffen Hardt and the TRANSLATE team are advancing waste heat recovery through groundbreaking nanoscale fluid dynamics. Featured on Deepsync, this story highlights the challenges, breakthroughs, and cross-border collaboration driving cleaner, more efficient energy solutions.

Nanowood: A Simple Approach to a Complex Nanomaterial

3 March, 2025

The UCC TRANSLATE team has developed nanowood, a natural nanofluidic membrane created by removing lignin from wood using household bleach. This simple yet effective process produces well-aligned nanochannels that exhibit key nanofluidic properties, such as ion-selective transport. Nanowood offers a sustainable, low-cost platform for studying nanofluidics, making nanoscale research more accessible. Its potential applications range from energy harvesting to filtration and sensing.

TRANSLATE’s 2024: Innovation and Collaboration

30 January, 2025

From award-winning research to insightful presentations, 2024 was a remarkable year for TRANSLATE. Our team participated in leading international conferences, sharing innovative advancements in energy storage, thermoelectrics, and nanomaterials. Join us as we reflect on a year of collaboration, discovery, and progress toward sustainable energy solutions.

Harvesting Electricity from Wood: The NXTGENWOOD-TRANSLATE Link

6 December, 2024

NXTGENWOOD and TRANSLATE are working to transform waste heat into energy using wood-derived cellulose, merging sustainability with nanotechnology for innovative energy solutions.

Exploring Innovative Energy Harvesting: A Comparison of the TRANSLATE and INFERNO Projects

20 November, 2024

Explore two innovative waste heat energy harvesting projects - TRANSLATE and INFERNO!

Expert tips on managing a research consortium

18 October, 2024

Starting a new EU-funded research project? Interim Programme Manager and former TRANSLATE Project Manager Rebecca Buckley shared tips for managing a research consortium post-award at a recent UCC Research Skills Training Programme webinar.