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Materials World Network: New functionality in COmplex MAGnetic structures with perpendicular anisotropy – COMAG
Nanomagnetism is one of the most active areas in science, with a wide range of fundamental problems as well as important and emerging technologies. New functionality requires control of magnetic order at the nanometer spatial and sub-nanosecond temporal scales. Many spin-based devices are still in
Sympathetic cooling with Be ions for precision measurements – BESCOOL
In the last two decades, spectacular advances have been made in the quantum state control of ions confined in radiofrequency traps. Methods have been developed for laser cooling of the external motion down to the vibrational ground-state. Sympathetic cooling extended these techniques to many atomic
Combined effects of tree plantation expansion and climate change on the hydro-sedimentary functioning of tropical mountain watersheds: aquatic microbial diversity as a proxy land use transition – TecItEasy
x x x x Rapid expansion of tree plantations worldwide simplifies landscape mosaics and is suspected to accelerate land degradation (soil and water resources, erosion of microbial functional diversity). In many tropical catchments, the combined effects of economic, demographic and climate pressures a
Complex and isotropic silicide materials based on eco-sustainable elements for thermoelectric devices working in intermediate and high temperature – MASCOTH
A thermoelectric device is able to transform thermal into electric energy (Seebeck effect) and vice versa (Peltier effect). Two challenges concerning materials hinder a large scale production and integration of these devices. The first one is related to the high price and toxicity of the atoms compo
Interfacial Mechanisms and Inert Anodes Materials for Aluminium Electrolysis – MIMINELA
- - - - The proposal is concerned with the development of ecofriendly molten salt electrolysis process for aluminum production where consumable carbon anodes are replaced by inert anodes. The so called HH process consists in electrochemical reduction of aluminum, using alumina extracted from bauxit
Modelling and Analysis of the Combustion of aeronautics fuels and Alternative Hydrocarbons in Conventional and Hybrid Compression Ignition engines – MACH2
To reach the objectives set by the ACARE European Commitment to reduce drastically CO2 and nitrogen oxide emissions, but also noise of the air transport sector in 2020, the aeronautics industry is looking forward breakthrough powertrain technical solutions. For light aircrafts (helicopters, general
Optimization of a flexible technological chaine of CO2/H2O co-electrolysis and CO-hydrogenation into synthetic methane – CHOCHCO
CHOCHCO project deals with the issue of CO2 value chain and with the development of a novel family of solutions for renewable electricity storage through a gas vector, named “Power to gas”. The share of intermittent and renewable sources (wind farms, photovoltaics) in the French and European electri
Coupling between hydrodynamics and surfactant transport at interfaces: experimental and numerical challenges. – HydroSurfDyn
The two phenomena involved (hydrodynamic and transport of surfactants) are widely studied in the literature, but their coupling is still often misunderstood. The boundary conditiosn for the flow are not known a priori, but they must be determined from the coupling between the flow and the surfactan
Optimization of functional properties of particulate aerated materials – ProMAP
This project deals with issues related to Foamed Particulate Materials (FPM), encountered as foams produced from granular suspensions, such as cement or plaster pastes for example. Those materials have a high development potential in the context of thermal renovation of buildings. However, their the
Development of 3rd generation duplex steels for automotive applications – MeMnAl Steels
The main issue is to develop high strength steels allowing a weight reduction over 20% of final parts. The forming of these grades has to be at the same order as the present commercial alloys. The developed steels have also to be easily processed in large quantities with the current industrial tools
