Franch Masdeu, Nil (Date of defense: 2022-07-21)
This doctoral thesis proposes and explores a new approach to lensless microscopy, focusing on making high resolution imaging ubiquitous and low cost. A short introduction to microscopy frames the state ...
Plana Ruiz, Sergi (Date of defense: 2021-01-27)
The application of electron diffraction to crystallographically characterize all kinds of materials has experienced new developments that have attracted some attention in recent years. A large number ...
Brando Guillaumes, Axel (Date of defense: 2022-07-18)
Nowadays, we live in an intrinsically uncertain world from our perspective. We do not know what will happen in the future but, to infer it, we build the so-called models. These models are abstractions ...
Yang, Dawei (Date of defense: 2022-07-01)
Lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) have attracted extensive research interest for the development of advanced energy storage technology. However, the practical implementation of LSBs still suffers from ...
Salas Barenys, Arnau (Date of defense: 2021-12-15)
This doctoral thesis raises the idea that 3D printing can change the paradigm of radio- frequency electronics, which has been traditionally developed mainly conceiving planar topologies. A review on ...
Navarro-Segarra, Marina (Date of defense: 2022-07-27)
Digital technologies are generating a global transformation with economic, social, and environmental implications. Digitalization has already shown many benefits to society; however, it is also generating ...
Muzio, Martina di (Date of defense: 2021-05-11)
The structure and physicochemical properties of biomembranes are fundamental for the functioning of cells, and many pathologies have been associated with their alteration (cancer, neurodegenerations, ...
Canals Gil, Joan (Date of defense: 2020-07-16)
Traditionally, molecular analysis is performed in laboratories equipped with desktop instruments operated by specialized technicians. This paradigm has been changing in recent decades, as biosensor ...
Bravo Prieto, Carlos (Date of defense: 2022-06-20)
Quantum algorithms showing promising speedups with respect to their classical counterparts already exist. However, noise limits the quantum circuit depth, making the practical implementation of many ...
Zhang, Chaoqi (Date of defense: 2022-07-04)
Lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) are regarded as the most promising candidate to replace Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in next-generation energy storage systems. Compared with LIBs, LSBs are characterized ...