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Mass electricity storage by thermal geodoublet & CO2 as working fluid – SeleCO2
Most of the industrial countries are experiencing challenges regarding control of peak power consumption and renewable energy development. To face these challenges, massive electricity storage are to play an increasing role. However, more mature technologies such as hydraulic gravity energy storage
Stoichiometry, Structure and Strain Engineering in LiNbO3 and LiTaO3 thin films deposited by PI MOCVD – LiLa
Although LiNbO3 and LiTaO3 films have been fabricated by different techniques, many electrical and electro-optical properties reported are not comparable for those of LiNbO3 and LiTaO3 single-crystals. Thus, the degradation of physical properties in thin films can be explained by the difficulty to c
Getting the record from the disc: A study of the Milky Way disc with WEAVE and Gaia – MWDisc
The WEAVE (WHT Enhanced Area Velocity Explorer) survey, is a five- to seven-year project of spectroscopic observations to be carried out from the William Hershel Telescope at Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (Canary Islands, Spain). The Galactic Archaeology (GA) part of this project, from which
PollutAnts and gReenhouse Gases emissiOns moNitoring from spAce at high ResolUTion – ARGONAUT
Coordinated monitoring and mitigation strategies from the territories scale to the country scale are needed to reduce pollutant emissions to non-impacting levels for human health and ecosystems and reduce GHG emissions to limit the CC effects. Monitoring the emissions at a high resolution are then r
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
Extraction and Transfer of Knowledge in Reinforcement Learning – ExTra-Learn
In the near future, intelligent and autonomous systems will become more ubiquitous and pervasive in applications such as autonomous robotics, design of intelligent personal assistants, and management of energy smart grids. Although very diverse, these applications call for the development of deci
Laser-assisted fabrication of silicone-based patches for transdermal drug release – Labricon
Silicone-based transdermal drug delivery patches are currently used in a wide range of pharmaceutical applications from hormone therapy to central nervous system related pathologies. However, their manufacture has relatively high technology barrier, impacting their price and limiting their utilizati
Biomimetic Anti-Icing surfaces for eco efficient ice-slurry generators – COOLISSE
Refrigeration is an energy-intensive industry (20% of national electricity) and has till now used greenhouse gases emitting primary refrigerants. Secondary refrigeration is an effective way to drastically reduce the quantity of primary refrigerant fluid used (by a factor of up to 10) while improving
Mechanics of ESCRT-III catalyzed membrane fission – ESCRTfission
The structural and functional basis of ESCRT-III membrane remodeling is poorly understood. To provide more insight we propose to pursue the following three objectives: 1. The first objective is to solve the structure of the repeating unit of the 40Å-wide ESCRT-III filaments at high resolution, whic
Mass Spectrometry profiling of Bacteria with IR-desorption ionization on chemically functionalized porous silicon surfaces coupled to electrospray. Towards an early detection of sepsis. – MOONSTONE
We propose to develop a portable MS-based clinical tool for the identification of the main bacteria responsible for sepsis (S. aureus, E. coli, Pseudomonas), from a blood plasma sample, from the earliest stages of infection. The tool will be based on (i) an integrated and transferable IR desorption
