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The properties of tiny objects, for example a micromachine, a bacterium and
even an atom, are strongly influenced by their environment. By contrast, the
environment is typically viewed as being independent of the object. Moving
objects, however, can strongly modify their environment which leads to
interesting and complex feedback mechanisms, which are also of interest for
applications, e.g., the optimization of energy-efficient transport processes, the
rapid erasure of information or the design of novel working prinicples of
miromachines. For the investigation of such effects, the Konstanz physicist
Clemens Bechinger has received an ERC Advanced Grant over 2.5 million Euros.
The ERC Advanced Grant is one of the most prestigious and highly endowed
European research awards. It recognizes and supports ambitious research projects
by established scientists who have produced significant research achievements
over a period of at least ten years.