PROJECT NEMILIES

NEMILIES is a project funded by the European Commission under grant agreement HORIZON-EIC-2021-TRANSITIONOPEN-101058011

With the EIC project Nemilies, we want to enable the world to see the invisible, from environmental to industrial, from proteins to stars.

The Nemilies project is based on a completely new way of detecting infrared radiation based on nanomechanical sensing

The Nemilies project is based on a completely new way of detecting infrared radiation based on nanomechanical sensing

This radically new IR detector technology disrupts the IR detectors market with an innovative high-sensitivity solution able to reduce costs and penetrate industrial markets where cryogenic cooling is uncommon and impractical, opening an array of new possibilities.

This radically new IR detector technology disrupts the IR detectors market with an innovative high-sensitivity solution able to reduce costs and penetrate industrial markets where cryogenic cooling is uncommon and impractical, opening an array of new possibilities.

This radically new IR detector technology disrupts the IR detectors market with an innovative high-sensitivity solution able to reduce costs and penetrate industrial markets where cryogenic cooling is uncommon and impractical, opening an array of new possibilities.

NEMILIE’S POSSIBILITIES

With this project, we want to go beyond the proof of concept and bring the technology developed during the NEMILIES project out of the lab and into the hands of users in various fields of applications in the form of EMILIE, our nanomechanical infrared analyser.

Aerosols

Collect and characterize ultrafine aerosols with picogram sensitivity.

Pharmaceuticals

Characterize samples in drug development with picogram sensitivity.

Nanoplastics

Collect and characterize nanoplastics from air and water samples with picogram sensitivity.

Materials

Thin film and bulk material analysis with picogram sensitivity.

Collect and characterize ultrafine aerosols with picogram sensitivity.

About Nemilies

EMILIE, our nanomechanical IR detector has the potential to play a crucial role in ensuring the safe and responsible use of nanomaterials and nanoparticles, while also providing valuable insights into their fundamental properties and behavior.

Here’s a short video presentation of th Invisible-Light Labs team working on th NEMILIES project at TU WIEN.

The NEMILIES acronym stands for NanoElectroMechanical Infrared Light for Industrial and Environmental Sensing. The acronym is also a nod to Emilie du Châtelet who proposed the existence of this invisible light that we call Infrared.

The NEMILIES acronym stands for NanoElectroMechanical Infrared Light for Industrial and Environmental Sensing. The acronym is also a nod to Emilie du Châtelet who proposed the existence of this invisible light that we call Infrared.

The NEMILIES acronym stands for NanoElectroMechanical Infrared Light for Industrial and Environmental Sensing. The acronym is also a nod to Emilie du Châtelet who proposed the existence of this invisible light that we call Infrared.
The NEMILIES project allowed for the development of EMILIE, our highly sensitive nanoelectromechanical-based infrared detector. This innovation supports the UN sustainability development goals of good health and well-being, clean water and sanitation, and life below water.

From NEMILIES to EMILIE

The NEMILIES project allowed for the development of EMILIE, our highly sensitive nanoelectromechanical-based infrared detector. This innovation supports the UN sustainability development goals of good health and well-being, clean water and sanitation, and life below water.

The NEMILIES project allowed for the development of EMILIE, our highly sensitive nanoelectromechanical-based infrared detector. This innovation supports the UN sustainability development goals of good health and well-being, clean water and sanitation, and life below water.
The EMILIE system is centered around perforated NEMS resonator chips, which are used both for nanoparticle collection and rapid characterization by infrared spectroscopy.

Nanoparticles analysis with EMILIE

The EMILIE system is centered around perforated NEMS resonator chips, which are used both for nanoparticle collection and rapid characterization by infrared spectroscopy.

News

Learn about the NEMILIES project’s transition journey, from lab to product

Josiane and Jelena discuss nanoplastics an the NEMILIES project in The Analytical Scientist.

Zooming in on nanoplastics

Josiane and Jelena discuss nanoplastics an the NEMILIES project in The Analytical Scientist.

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EMILIE was ranked as having a high market creation potential and market ready by the European Comission.

EMILIE in the Innovation Radar

EMILIE was ranked as having a high market creation potential and market ready by the European Comission.

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EMILIE was ranked as having a high market creation potential and market ready by the European Comission.

RESOURCES & PUBLICATIONS

Here you can read research outputs, scientific articles, technical reports, and application notes from the NEMILIES project.

Nanoelectromechanical Infrared Spectroscopy with In Situ Separation by Thermal Desorption: NEMS-IR-TD

Luhmann, Niklas, Robert G. West, Josiane P. Lafleur, and Silvan Schmid

ACS Sensors 8, no. 4, April 28, 2023

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Schemes for Tracking Resonance Frequency for Micro- and Nanomechanical Resonators

Hajrudin Bešić, Alper Demir, Johannes Steurer, Niklas Luhmann, and Silvan Schmid

Phys. Rev. Applied 20, no. 2 (2023): 024023

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Thermal IR Detection with Nanoelectromechanical Silicon Nitride Trampoline Resonators

Piller, Markus, Johannes Hiesberger, Elisabeth Wistrela, Paolo Martini, Niklas Luhmann, and Silvan Schmid

IEEE Sensors Journal, 2022, 1–1

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Adaptable Frequency Counter with Phase Filtering for Resonance Frequency Monitoring in Nanomechanical Sensing

Hajrudin Bešić, Alper Demir, Veljko Vukićević,  Johannes Steurer, and Silvan Schmid

IEEE Sensors Jurnal, 23 January 2024

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Download the application note on Aerosols

Download the application note on Nanoplastics

Exhibits:

October 20, 2023 – October 20, 2024

SciX 2024 conference
Raleigh, NC

February 24-28, 2024

Pittcon 75 Conference and Exposition
San Diego, CA, USA

April 9-12, 2024

Visit us at the world’s leading trade fair for laboratory technology, analysis, biotechnology and analytica conference

Talks, webinars, and media articles:

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Contact

You have a challenge we could tackle with EMILIE? Get in touch with us!

info@invisible-light-labs.com

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