Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
intelligent REactive polymer composites MOulding (IREMO)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Destination: New production
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: France,Greece,United Kingdom,Spain,Germany,France,Spain,Cyprus
Call:  (FP7-NMP-2008-SMALL-2, 2008)
Start date: 2009-09-01
End date: 2012-08-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 5172438.0
EU funding (EUR): 3799998.0
Participants: 10
Project status: CLOSED

Although reactive polymer composite moulding techniques have significant advantages for the production of high quality composite parts their production cycle is governed by the lengthy polymerisation phase making their adoption by the manufacturers tricky, requiring significant amount of experimentation and over-engineered solutions while issues like resin aging, mixing ratio quality, batch-to-batch and other deviations may turn out the production unreliable. So in order to turn composite material production to an agile industrial process it is important to have: -automatic process control tools ensuring the optimal production of the materials -self-learning process tools that can handle efficiently production and material deviations without requiring extensive (and unrealistic) lab trials and scientific models -Knowledge-based databases and model-based simulations that can provide the essential information to cope automatically with different matrices, batch-to-batch variations and small scale productions -Robust and reliable process monitoring that can sense the state of the moulded materials, providing accurate real-time information on the status of the process. So in iReMo for the first time the following technologies will be applied to the liquid moulding and pultrusion of composite materials: -Robust neural network modeling through bootstrap aggregated neural networks which will be used in optimisation and control. -Reliable optimisation control by incorporating model prediction confidence bounds in the optimisation objective function -Iterative learning control based on neural network models -Self-learning material models -Self-calibrating process monitoring tools combined with all the supporting innovations for fast and wireless sensors and fast and intelligent databases. These tools will be applied for the control of three real industrial applications with a broad impact so the effectiveness of the proposed process control will be demonstrated.

Keywords: composite moulding,self-learning control,neural networks,soft and hard sensors,genetic-type optimisation,self-learning process modelling,self-tuning material-state measurements
New industrial technologies for tailor-made concrete structures at mass customised prices (TAILORCRETE)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Destination: New production
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Denmark,Sweden,Switzerland,Denmark,Czechia,Belgium,Spain,Denmark,Türkiye,Germany,Spain,Denmark,Denmark
Call:  (FP7-NMP-2008-LARGE-2, 2008)
Start date: 2009-08-01
End date: 2014-01-31
Duration (months): 54.0
Total project cost (EUR): 8451869.42
EU funding (EUR): 5892180.0
Participants: 16
Project status: CLOSED

TailorCrete will initiate a transition from the rectangular monotony of today’s industrialised concrete buildings that dominate the European landscape, to new industrialised unique concrete structures without the need for expensive and labour-intensive manual construction processes. This will be achieved by developing new industrialised processes for concrete, and thus play a significant role in transforming the construction sector from a resource-based to a knowledge-based industry. TailorCrete combines the knowledge resources of architects, designers, concrete technologists, civil and structural engineers, robot experts with the practical experiences of key players in the construction sector in a 4-year collaborative research. It will involve intensive testing and validation of results at laboratory scale and in full-scale demonstrations in experimental buildings. TailorCrete will also make a significant contribution toward reduction of the environmental impact from construction and reduce the costs by replacing low skilled labour with high-end technologies with significant export potential. Life cycle assessment of the new technologies will be carried out in terms of costs, environmental and aesthetic aspects and performance relevance to the user. The effects of building standards and codes will be assessed. TailorCrete will develop a core of new technologies including digital architecture, new formwork and reinforcement systems and materials as well as digital fabrication tools to radically change the way concrete is currently produced and used. These technologies will replace the use of traditional formwork and thus enable greater flexibility in producing singular concrete structures with different geometric designs. Through the development and use of self-compacting concrete with robots, a link will be created between digital design and the fabrication of materials and components and ultimately to the on-site construction processes.

Keywords: tailor-made concrete structures,self-compacting concrete,digital design,formwork,reinforcements
Magnonics: Mastering Magnons in Magnetic Meta-Materials (MAGNONICS)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Destination: Materials
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: United Kingdom,United Kingdom,Italy,Germany,Poland,Germany
Call:  (FP7-NMP-2008-SMALL-2, 2008)
Start date: 2009-09-15
End date: 2012-09-14
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4628615.0
EU funding (EUR): 3499820.0
Participants: 7
Project status: CLOSED

The opportunity to modify spectrum of excitations in materials with periodically modulated properties has stimulated striving research activity in the area of artificial periodic structures with aim to design novel materials with new revolutionary functionalities - so called meta-materials. Photonic, plasmonic, and phononic crystals and semiconductor superlattices are typical examples of exploitation of this concept for controlling light, acoustic wave and electron propagation and scattering in electronic and opto-electronic devices. Magnetic materials with periodically modulated properties are also known to possess properties that cannot be reduced to those of constituent layers. The best example here is the phenomenon of giant magnetoresistance (GMR), discovery of which was marked by the Nobel Prize Award last year. Importantly, the spectrum of magnons in periodic magnetic materials has band structure. By analogy to other band-gap materials, periodic magnetic structures used as a medium for controlled propagation of magnons are called magnonic crystals, while the corresponding field of research is called magnonics. The objective of the proposed project is to bring together several European research teams with a broad of fabrication and characterization expertise in order to realize practically this new class of meta-materials – magnonic crystals. We will create 1D, 2D, and 3D magnonic crystals with dynamical magnetic properties tailored at the nano-scale. The created magnonic crystals will be then used to replace continuous magnetic materials within various devices ranging from electro-motors and actuators to nano-scale magnonic logic elements, in which magnons will be used as signal carriers. The experimental data obtained in the course of the project will be used to test existing and to create new theories of high-frequency magneto-dynamics in magnetic nano-structures.

Keywords: magnons,spin waves,nano-structures,magnetic thin films,meta-materials
From Sea to Etna with European Researchers (SEER)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: European Researchers' Night
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Italy,Italy
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-NIGHT-2008, 2008)
Start date: 2008-05-01
End date: 2008-11-30
Duration (months): 7.0
Total project cost (EUR): 80056.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 5
Project status: CLOSED

The role of researchers is very important for the growth of European Union’s competitiveness and for the well being of society. However, the work they do is still not sufficiently known and the stereotyped image of researchers as people detached from reality and thoroughly concentrated in their activity, in some cases, still exists. The main objective of the SEER project consists of bringing researchers closer to people and making citizens understand that their work is very important for their daily life. The SEER proposal is managed by Catania University in cooperation with all scientific and research organisations active in the city. As such, it is expected to reach a large audience. People participating in the Night of Researchers should become aware of what researchers do and understand that they are “ordinary” people with the same hobbies, dreams and amusements as everyone. During the event, numerous both amusing and interesting activities will be carried out with the active involvement of researchers, who will let people discover the world of researchers and science and in such way contribute to encourage children and young people to consider a future scientific career. The Night of Researchers will not only create a bridge between researchers and people but also contribute to eliminate the stereotyped idea of the researcher. Moreover, the support of European Union and the simultaneous organisation of the Researchers’ Night on September 26th in all participating countries (except in Israel) will give great emphasis to the event. As a consequence, the Night of Researchers is expected to have a significant impact on people and, more generally, on the territory.

Keywords: edutainment researchers researchers' recognition
A night Among stars and lapillus (GALILEO)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: European Researchers' Night
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Italy,Italy
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-NIGHT-2008, 2008)
Start date: 2008-06-01
End date: 2008-12-31
Duration (months): 7.0
Total project cost (EUR): 85961.0
EU funding (EUR): 40000.0
Participants: 5
Project status: CLOSED

2009 will be the world year of Astronomy with a special dedication to Galileo to celebrate the astronomic discoveries of Galileo Galilei. We decided to anticipate this event in our researchers’ night focusing it on the astronomy field. For this reason the main partners will be INAF (National Institute for Astrophysics) Capodimonte Observatory, without excluding our traditional partners Vesuvian Observatory, INOA and San Pietro a Majella Conservatory. The activities will set in Piazza Dante and in the beautiful cloister and auditorium of Conservatory, to guarantee the necessary in-door and out- door spaces. Piazza Dante will host the researchers stands, aimed to show the researchers’ activities, interactive experiments, videos, instruments and to talk and make acquaintance with researchers; a portable planetarium, the running music of Contrabbanda and the children dedicated shows of “Le Nuvole” (see their web site at www.lenuvole.com ): their stars related street-art performances with jugglers playing as researchers and a piece on Galileo’s life. A digital photographic challenge: “shot the researchers’ night”, open to researchers and public, will also take place between 18,00 and 21,00 and the winner of both categories will be awarded with a diploma and a dinner for four people. As contraposition to the planetarium a special area will host a simulation of heartquakes. A chorus of researchers leaded by maestro Lo Gatto and his wife Donatella (researcher in chemistry) will re-interpret ancient villanelle of Galileo’s time with modern rhythms of jazz, rock pop music. The cloister of Conservatorio will host the photographic exhibition “portrait of a researcher” with an extra section for Italian Flickr bloggers (Flickr is the most famous photo-blog, to have an idea see www.flickr.com ) while the awarding ceremony will be held in the auditorium followed by a performance of videos on Galileo’s discoveries and music composed by students of Music Apllied to Multimedia corse.

Keywords: galileo,astrophysics,geophiysics
Efficient exploitation of EU perlite resources for the development of a new generation of innovative and high added value micro-perlite based materials for Chemical, Construction and Manufacturing (EXPERL)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Destination: Integration
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Greece,Spain,Norway,Italy,Spain,Israel,Germany,Germany,Germany,Italy,Germany,Italy
Call:  (FP7-NMP-2008-LARGE-2, 2008)
Start date: 2009-05-01
End date: 2013-04-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 8108682.85
EU funding (EUR): 5000000.0
Participants: 13
Project status: CLOSED

Among the various industrial minerals needed by the EU industry, perlite is highly important both from technological and economic point of view with many applications in Construction (ceiling tiles; mortars, as loose-fill insulation), Chemical industry (cryogenics, filter media for chemicals, food products, water purification) and in horticultural applications. Conventionally expanded perlite has a number of favourable properties (inert, fire resistant and incombustible, good sound and thermal insulation) but is also characterised by low strength, lack of durability, high porosity and easy deterioration that limit the range of its applications and affect the quality of conventional perlite based products. These unfavourable properties originate from the sponge-like open structure of expanded perlite granules, which results from the technology of the expansion process. However, with the application of innovative expansion techniques (indirect heating, microwave) it is possible to produce micro-sized perlite particles with spherical shape and closed structure (CSP), which have all the favourable properties of the conventionally expanded ones and also enhanced mechanical (strength, durability) and physical properties ( porosity, thermal conductivity). The objective of this proposal is the production of micro-sized closed structure perlite with the application of breakthrough perlite expansion technologies and the development of a new generation high added value end- products based on CSP, including preformed insulating products (panels, boards and bricks), mortars and functional fillers tailored for the Construction, Manufacturing and Chemical industry The new CSP-based end-products will present a good number of favourable properties as they will be lightweight, inert, non toxic, recyclable, of high strength, with improved insulating properties, incombustible, unchangeable over time under and of low cost highly attractive for the European consumer.

Keywords: industrials minerals,perlite,perlite expansion,microwaves,lightweight insulation panels,brick,mortars,mineral fillers,vacuum panels
European French Resarcher's Night 2008 (EFRENI)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: European Researchers' Night
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: France,France,France,France,France,France,France,France,France,France,France,France
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-NIGHT-2008, 2008)
Start date: 2008-06-01
End date: 2008-12-31
Duration (months): 7.0
Total project cost (EUR): 476386.5
EU funding (EUR): 181900.0
Participants: 14
Project status: CLOSED

For the fourth year of the European demonstration the Night of the Researchers, 13 French partners met to propose projects having to bring the citizen and the researcher to be met. The diversity of the operators will offer to the visitors a diversity of proposal, participant in a discovery of this individual who is the researcher. We will find ourselves in the cities like Strasbourg, Mulhouse, Besancon, Dijon, Lille, Rennes, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Angers, Montpellier, Nimes, Brest, Nice and Paris and the area Ile de France. For this edition 2008, each partner will offer a festive demonstration. The importance will be put on the meeting of the public with the researchers present. It will be produced by a setting in scene particular, an accompaniment of the visitor during the evening, the use of particular places and specific in order to produce a real event participative and opened with the greatest number. During these various evenings, the goal is to lead the researcher to be an actor of the demonstration. To present themselves as being a citizen, and to identify the magic which its work can cause. It is in the sense that the aesthetic approach of the evenings will be an essential point, in order to immerse the visitor in an environment enabling him to plunge itself in an unknown universe in its eyes.

Keywords: research,meeting,learning,discover,festive demonstration,night large public
Extending the process limits of laser polymer welding with high-brilliance beam sources (POLYBRIGHT)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Destination: Integration
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Germany,France,France,Spain,Italy,Italy,Denmark,Switzerland,Finland,Germany,Germany,Germany,Germany,Spain
Call:  (FP7-NMP-2008-LARGE-2, 2008)
Start date: 2009-10-01
End date: 2013-10-31
Duration (months): 49.0
Total project cost (EUR): 10199661.6
EU funding (EUR): 6600000.0
Participants: 18
Project status: CLOSED

PolyBright will develop high power high brilliance lasers with new wavelengths between 1500 and 1900 nm which are adapted to the absorption properties of polymers. With innovative beam manipulation systems for optimum adaption of energy, the project will provide high speed and flexible laser manufacturing technology to expand the limits of current plastic part assembly. Key innovations of the PolyBright project are high brilliance mid-IR-wavelength fibre and diode lasers with powers up to 500 W, high speed scanning and flexible beam manipulation systems, such as dynamic masks and multi kHz scanning heads. New laser polymer joining processes for optimized thermal management in combination with wavelength adapted polymers and additives will provide higher quality, high processing speed up to 1 m/s and robust manufacturing processes at lower costs. Compact lasers with very high beam quality and free form beam shaping will enable reconfigurable assembly machines, offering high productivity with sub second cycle times and unique flexibility for varying joining geometries. The project covers the whole process chain for laser based plastic part assembly and includes laser companies, optics suppliers, material and processing specialists as well as machine suppliers. The developed machine equipment and the new laser process approaches will be validated by end users from medical, consumer good, automotive and watch industry. With this initial step, PolyBright will break new paths in processing of advanced plastic products overcoming the quality and speed limitations of conventional plastic part assembly. PolyBright will thus open new markets for laser systems with a short term potential of over several 100 laser installations per year and a future much larger market share in a multi billion plastic market. PolyBright will hence establish a comprehensive and sustainable development activity on new high brilliance lasers that will strengthen the EU's laser system industry.

Keywords: laser polymer welding
Researchers Night in Macedonia (RENIMA)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: European Researchers' Night
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: North Macedonia
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-NIGHT-2008, 2008)
Start date: 2008-06-01
End date: 2008-12-31
Duration (months): 7.0
Total project cost (EUR): 44740.0
EU funding (EUR): 40000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Friday 26 September 2008 has been declared Researchers’ Night by the European Commission. Across Europe, hundreds of activities will be showing how exciting, fun and relevant to day-to-day living research actually is. The target group for the events is the widest public possible, especially young people. Activities will include experiments, workshops, hands-on activities, science shows, exhibitions, presentations, photos competition and many other opportunities to meet researchers face-to-face. Main idea is this year for the first time in Republic of Macedonia to organise researchers’ night targeting same objectives esteemed across Europe. It will be excellent opportunity for widest public to learn about the importance of sciences to our lives and our future. The main objective of this project is to create and develop positive links between research community and wider population. Primary goal is to involve as much as possible larger spectators of the event and their introduction with the profession Researcher in Macedonian society. The National Agency for European Educational Programmes and Mobility as a Bridgehead organization for ERA-MORE will use this opportunity to broaden its visibility for European Research Area, actively promote and establish new prospects.

Keywords: researchers night,macedonia,era