Database providing access to the High Technology Network's industrial research offering: research competences, type of analyses and tests available at the Laboratories. Companies can consult the Catalogue to find Laboratories and researchers that match their needs.
Competence
Acoustic methods for solid food texture evaluation (cheese, watermelon, pasta, etc.)
Analysis of contaminants and allergens in raw materials and finished products, flavour analysis, analysis of simple and complex carbohydrates
Analysis of the Standards concerning the methods of measurement of MATERIALS and COMPONENTS properties
Analytical methods for detection of allergens of vegetal origin and hidden allergens in food products
Analytical methods for detection of microbial contamination in food (bacteria, viruses, moulds, yeasts)
Analytical methods for the detection of nanoparticles (metal nanoparticles, nanofibres and nanocapsules) in raw materials and finished products
Analytical methods for the evaluation of the effects of industrial processing on nutritional value of foods
Assessment of the absence of toxic and harmful substances in building materials (asbestos, radioactive minerals, radon, ...)
Catalogue of high-performance PLANT SYSTEMS
Catalogue of INSULATING MATERIALS (organic and inorganic) and generation of ad hoc catalogues
Catalogue of the different types of FIXTURES
Characterization of soluble fibre in functional food
Colour analysis with destroing and non-destroying techniques
Database of ceramic materials
Database of organic and inorganic insulating materials
Database of structural building materials
Database of the thermodynamic properties of MATERIALS
Determination of the characteristics, properties and parameters of BUILDING MATERIALS
Development of the MANUFACTURING PROCESS and INSTALLATION for prototyping materials and assembled materials
Extraction and analytical methods for nutrients and functional elements
Fast and non-destructive spectroscopic methods and chemometrics for food quality evaluation
Food decontamination and enzyme deactivation: high pressure homogenization, gas-plasma, pulsed electric fields
Food safety: analytical methods to evaluate the occurrence of toxic natural substances, process and environmental contaminanst
Functionalisation (sensing) to be applied to ceramics and bricks
High resolution and solid phase nuclear magnetic resonance to assess food composition
Identification of SAMPLE BUILDINGS for the carrying out of experimental operations (application of new materials / components)
Identification of technological EVOLUTION TRENDS of building materials and components (Roadmap of development trends)
LCA analysis aimed to Environmental Product Declarations (ISO 14040, EPD) and environmental labelling (ECOLABEL in Italy, LEED Credits ..)
LCA analysis on materials and components for the assessment of the environmental sustainability, functional to product development - COMPONENTS
LCA analysis on materials and components for the assessment of the environmental sustainability, functional to product development - MATERIALS
Measurement, testing, certification campaign, according to Standards or customer specification on MATERIALS and COMPONENTS
Methods for the INERT MATERIALS RECOVERY, deriving from building demolition and construction, for the production of bricks and cement
Modeling and evaluation of mechanical properties, durability, resistance to environmental factors, energy efficiency and insulation properties of MATERIALS
OGM detection in food
Phase and state transition analysis in fresh, packaged or processed food
Rapid analytical methods for the analysis of proteins, xenobiotics and DNA
Recombinant allergen preparation and immunochemical methods for detection of allergens in food
Reuse of waste from COMPONENTS
Reuse of waste from MATERIALS
Study and mechanical characterization of INNOVATIVE FIBER-REINFORCED CONCRETE, self-compacting and spray applied (shrinkage and creep tests)