Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP140104458

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP140104458

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Light on a nanoscale: channelling energy through space and time to control neuronal activity. Quantum-mechanical effects of energy transfer and resonance will be harnessed to yield ultrabright nanoscale light sources. Research will unveil the intricate interplay between energy harvesting, transferring and emitting centres designed so that the flow of energy exhibits a directed character. This focussed intense energy will produce abundant visible photons from infrared light. Genetically engineered cells able to be stimulated optically by using an optogenetics method will be illuminated by our nanoscale light causing modulation of cell activity. This new capability will enable remote control of neuronal activity in specific circuits within the nervous system without the limitation of surgically inserted optical fibres.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 31-12-2017

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $405,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Cellular Nervous System | Other Physical Sciences | Solid State Chemistry | Complex Physical Systems |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences

Other Keywords

Cellular Nervous System | Complex Physical Systems | Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Other Physical Sciences | Solid State Chemistry

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