Deep-Tech Startup Seeking DUT 2026 Consortium – Smart Chromic Materials, Energy Efficiency & Responsible Innovation

Seeking Consortium Partnership – Smart Materials, Energy Efficiency & Responsible Urban Transitions

Nanoplexia Teknoloji A.Ş. is a Türkiye-based, women-owned deep-tech startup seeking to join an international consortium under the DUT Call 2026 as an R&D and innovation partner. We are particularly interested in the Positive Energy Districts (PED) Transition Pathway, while remaining open to interdisciplinary projects addressing adaptive reuse, circular urban economies, and sustainable urban transformation.

Our Technical Expertise: We specialize in the development and characterization of advanced functional nanomaterials, including electrochromic, gasochromic, and thermochromic systems, smart coatings, and nanoparticle-based formulations. Our expertise also includes thermal engineering, heat transfer, and experimental and numerical assessment of thermal performance. We are interested in exploring how chromic and stimuli-responsive technologies can contribute to building energy efficiency, sustainable retrofitting, and integrated energy solutions in urban environments.

Ethics, Social Equity & Responsible Innovation: In addition to our engineering capabilities, our multidisciplinary team brings expertise in research ethics and responsible innovation. We are particularly interested in integrating ethical, environmental, and socio-economic considerations into technology development and implementation strategies.

Potential areas of collaboration include equitable access to energy-efficient technologies, energy poverty, affordable housing, socially responsible renovation strategies, and sustainable reconstruction in post-disaster or economically vulnerable urban areas.

Potential Contributions to a Consortium

Depending on the project's objectives, we can contribute to:

• R&D and characterization of chromic and stimuli-responsive materials for energy-related applications.

• Thermal performance assessment and engineering analysis of energy-efficient building solutions.

• Development and evaluation of technology integration strategies for sustainable urban retrofitting.

• Research ethics, responsible innovation, and ethical risk assessment.

• Assessment of social equity, accessibility, and sustainability considerations in technology adoption.

• Interdisciplinary research connecting technological innovation with urban policy and implementation strategies.

Partnership Interests: We welcome opportunities to join established or emerging consortia involving universities, research institutes, municipalities, industry partners, and other urban stakeholders. Our primary interests are PED solutions in private housing across different urban contexts and sustainable PEDs with integrated technologies, including innovation-oriented projects addressing the adaptive reuse of existing urban structures and spaces. We are particularly interested in collaborations where our complementary strengths in advanced materials engineering and responsible innovation can support technically feasible, environmentally sustainable, and socially inclusive urban transition solutions.

We would be pleased to discuss potential roles as a funded SME co-applicant within a DUT 2026 consortium.