{"id":1944,"date":"2026-01-27T15:15:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T15:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ulysses-erc.eu\/?p=1944"},"modified":"2026-01-27T20:41:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T20:41:49","slug":"erc-proof-of-concept-poc-just-awarded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ulysses-erc.eu\/?p=1944","title":{"rendered":"ERC Proof of Concept (PoC) just awarded!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1944\" class=\"elementor elementor-1944\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67fb34d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67fb34d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-975b2f6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"975b2f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f544405 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f544405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ready to kick off META-SENSE, the ERC Proof of Concept 2025 project we have just been awarded! \ud83d\ude80<\/p><p>META-SENSE aims to develop a compact, regenerable, label-free nanosensor to detect PFAS, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, among the most widespread and persistent environmental contaminants. The device will exploit state-ot-the-art optical metasurfaces to enable rapid, on-site PFAS quantification directly in water, reducing reliance on centralized laboratory testing and supporting scalable monitoring of water quality. METASENSE will contribute to more accessible environmental diagnostics and faster decision-making for screening and remediation.<\/p><p>Read the official press release for more info <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polimi.it\/ricerca\/news-e-comunicati\/dettaglio\/tre-erc-proof-of-concept-al-politecnico-di-milano-per-ricerca-davanguardia\">here<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e5bb60 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e5bb60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d84d9a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d84d9a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"644\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ulysses-erc.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/META-SENSE_image_abstract.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1949\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ulysses-erc.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/META-SENSE_image_abstract.png 644w, https:\/\/www.ulysses-erc.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/META-SENSE_image_abstract-300x211.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ready to kick off META-SENSE, the ERC Proof of Concept 2025 project we have just been awarded! \ud83d\ude80 META-SENSE aims to develop a compact, regenerable, label-free nanosensor to detect PFAS, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, among the most widespread and persistent environmental contaminants. 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