Contribution: Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security

The Micro-net is composed of three (3) Principal Investigators (two (2) from Polytechnique Montreal and one (1) from McGill University), five (5) Co-Investigators (McGill University, Politecnico di Milano (Italy), Concordia University, Northwestern University and Biomomentum Inc.) and two (2) collaborators (McGill University and the National Research Council of Canada). Other funding: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada @ $326,000; Northwestern University @ $90,000; Politecnico di Milano @ $30,000; Biomomentum @ $180,000 for a Grand Total of $2,005,814.

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This project will (i) increase Canada's knowledge capacity within the fields of advanced and emerging materials, (ii) strongly promote the advancement of knowledge and the training of high qualified personnel in applied and fundamental aspects of specific materials, (iii) strengthen the related fields of study and have significant and lasting socioeconomic impact on Canadians by contributing to the advancement of knowledge in the field of materials science and engineering, and (iv) create new job opportunities through the cutting edge and competitiveness of the concepts developed by this project.

The project aims to strengthen research on advanced materials for detection avoidance and physical protection by focusing on electronic and photonic materials for application in flexible and stretchable devices for electromagnetic shielding and camouflage featuring self-healing and biodegradability.

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To advance stretchable, flexible, and self-healing materials from a Solution Readiness Level (SRL) 2-3 to 4-5. The proposed research will focus on physical protection against non-kinetic threats, by exploring lightweight, flexible and biodegradable advanced materials for electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding and adaptive camouflage and mimetics.

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To encourage the creation of new as well as support and sustain existing science and technology networks external to DND that can generate new ideas and formulate solutions to Canada's current and future defence and security requirements

Afin de favoriser la création de nouveaux réseaux ainsi que le soutient et le maintien des réseaux scientifiques et technologiques existants à l'extérieur du ministère de la Défense nationale qui peuvent générer de nouvelles idées et élaborer des solutions aux besoins actuels et futurs du Canada en matière de la défense et de la sécurité