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SCIENCE MULTIVERSE - MEET THE HEROES OF THE RESEARCH COSMOS (Science Multiverse)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: European Researchers' Night
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Portugal
Call: European Researchers' Night 2022-2023 (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-CITIZENS-01, 2022)
Start date: 2022-04-01
End date: 2024-03-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 412321.43
EU funding (EUR): 288625.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

What if? Students, teachers, citizens, and science (current and future) enthusiasts will be invited to embark on an exploratory journey of discovery to our cosmos navigating through a multiverse of possibilities and questioning how our world would be without scientific progress. Guided by a group of superheroes (each a fusion of renowned researchers from our common history), participants will be engaged in diverse interactive activities, combining education and entertainment and organised thematically by each universe. This travelling tour around the cosmos will offer them a time visit to outbreaking research achievements and a “what if?” debate. What if multiverses were possible? What if that specific finding did not exist? What would be our life today if at some moment in our history researchers had chosen different careers? Science Multiverse is an immersive STEAM voyage of encounters and celebration that opens research and science to all, showcases researchers’ work and attracts the target audience (and especially those less inclined) to science and research activities. Uncovering daily life heroes, the proposed (pre-event, main event and post-event) edutainment activities will bring participants and researchers closer to each other in settings of science education, communication and experimentation around societal challenge and sustainable development goals. Using various formats, including hands-on stations, talks, workshops, storytelling & plays, and much more, the Night main event will be preceded by several teasers in schools and communities and followed by exploitation actions for sustained use of the educational resources produced (podcasts, stickers’ book with research bios, tutorials for teachers and DIY). Research centres, interface units, collabs, universities, schools, public authorities and other key players, such as MSCA fellows, will collaborate to make this journey possible and will celebrate together this Super European Researchers’ Night.

Keywords: science education,science communication,steam,europe wide event,research careers,researchers at schools,researchers and citizens,research and innovation missions
Robust, Economical, Silicon-rich, Lightweight and Thermally Efficient battery packs (RESiLiTE)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Climate, Energy and Mobility
Theme: Energy
Destination: Cross-sectoral solutions for the climate transition
Action type: Innovation actions
Partnership: Batteries (co-programmed)
Countries involved: Germany,Slovenia,Austria,Spain,Portugal,Türkiye
Call: Size & weight reduction of cell and packaging of batteries system, integrating lightweight and functional materials, innovative thermal management and safe and sustainable by design approach (Batt4EU Partnership) (HORIZON-CL5-2024-D2-02, 2024)
Start date: 2025-07-01
End date: 2028-06-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 7432708.75
EU funding (EUR): 6184114.63
Participants: 9
Project status: SIGNED

The RESiLiTE project (Robust, Economical, Silicon-rich, Lightweight, and Thermally Efficient battery packs) aims at increasing the energy density, energy efficiency, operative temperature range, fire safety and sustainability of upcoming battery packs for automotive vehicles and, subsequently, aircrafts. To achieve the project goals, cylindrical cells in the format 4695 will be tightly packed via a Cell To Pack (C2P) approach within a lightweight housing. The housing will be made of recycled fiber-reinforced thermoplastic materials. A cell-holder structurally integrated in the housing will allow the complete removal of potting materials. With the proposed concept, 230 Wh/kg energy density at pack level is aimed. This is more than 19% higher than the present SotA. Charging/discharging C-rates higher than 4.5C will be achieved thanks to the combined indirect cooling solutions integrated within the housing's cell-holder. Fire safety will be improved via a soft-venting concept, coupled with fire-retardant naomaterials integrated in the cell-holder. In order to achieve a high degree of redundance for safety measures, advanced diagnostics software will be accompanied by the implementation of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) sensors. Model-based SoX estimation algorithms will be implemented on the BMS to improve the diagnostic capability of the system. Thermal management control will be designed via a scenario-based algorithm with the help of Neural Networks (NN). This will increase the pack's energy efficiency. The employment of thermoplastic materials for the housing will also thermally insulate the pack, resulting in longer stand-time in cold environments before the need for active heating solutions. The proposed measures and materials help drive down the overall cost of ownership throughout the lifetime of the battery pack, offering a more resilient system with respect to the SotA.

Keywords: lightweight thermoplastic materials indirect cooling silicon rich no thermal propagation fire retardant nanomaterials
Border Control Agencies for Interlinked and Interoperable Future (BORDERLINK)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Civil Security for Society
Theme: Civil Security for Society
Destination: Border Management
Action type: Innovation actions
Countries involved: Belgium,Hungary,Ireland,United Kingdom,Norway,Greece,Lithuania,Austria,Netherlands,Switzerland
Call: Interoperability of systems and equipment at tactical level; between equipment and databases; and/or between databases of threats and materials (HORIZON-CL3-2023-BM-01, 2023)
Start date: 2025-03-01
End date: 2028-02-29
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 7080633.59
EU funding (EUR): 5720117.75
Participants: 18
Project status: SIGNED

EU customs administrations implement common rules at the EU Customs Union borders. They protect society while facilitating legitimate trade. Alongside the collection of duties and taxes, customs core activities now include security related roles including fighting illegal trade in drugs, weapons, radioactive and nuclear materials, security sensitive dual-use items, illicit waste and other environmental threats. To deal with high volumes of goods moving across the Union`s borders, and the need to restrict physical interventions to a minimum, customs operate a risk-based, multi-level detection architecture at Border Crossing Points. This must take into account the nature of the operational environment, the threat materials to be detected, and the types of concealments used by smugglers. For more than two decades, customs have used X-ray scanning as a first level control. However, current applications of this technology continue to result in a relatively high level of false positives/negatives and inconclusive results, giving rise to secondary controls, including physical inspections. This can be attributed in part to a failure to develop operator skills through accredited training and sharing of images of threat materials and concealments in a structured manner. Moreover, second level technology controls such as Raman spectroscopy are frequently applied with a narrow focus. The EU Customs Control Equipment Instrument aims to harmonize customs controls at the EU borders and to upgrade customs equipment including X-ray scanners and field analysis devices. BORDERLINK aims to make a significant contribution to CCEI aims as well as the planned reform of the Customs Union. BORDERLINK will enhance customs` capabilities and performance at EU borders by advancing the detection and identification of threat materials, improving training, communication and data sharing. It will help to strengthen supply chain controls and promote the Green Customs Initiative.

Keywords: customs,border management,standardisation
Electric Vehicles Fire Risk Assessment in Indoor Car Parks (EVRISK)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Information Science and Engineering
Countries involved: Spain
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2021 (HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01, 2021)
Start date: 2023-05-01
End date: 2025-04-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 181152.96
EU funding (EUR): 181152.96
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The sales share of electric vehicles (EV) in Europe rose to 10% in 2020 as compared to 3.2% in 2019. This trend is projected to increase to 19% in 2025 and 35% in 2030. This positive trend comes with the safety risk and hazards associated with EVs. The current immediate need of research must be concentrated for indoor car parks due to its comparatively higher risk than any other open spaces. To date, there is no specific study on EV fire safety in car parks which is concerning given that the number of EV fleets are growing at a rapid pace in Europe. With past incidents of burning EV vehicles related to the charging process as well as with the ongoing battery fire safety issues, there is an urgent need to explore in detail within the topic of EV fire safety in car parks. Recent searches from building codes from Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Austria have concluded that there are no specific fire safety design regulations for EVs in car parks. Responding to this research and policy gap, this inter-disciplinary project aims to develop a state-of-the-art risk assessment model that can be used to quantitatively measure the risk of EV fire in indoor car parks. To achieve the aim, two main objectives have to be fulfilled. O1 - To establish a qualitative and quantitative fire risk assessment model that can be used to measure risk level of specific car park design. O2 - To propose prevention and mitigation measures in a selected architectural design of car parks. To accomplish the objectives, activities such engagements, assessments, and simulation work are planned within the 5 work packages proposed in the project. The output from the assessment can be used to develop specific prevention and mitigation measures for specific car park design that can lead to minimization of the impact of EV fire. The model can also be used as a baseline to develop a policy or regulation for authorities having jurisdiction.

Keywords: fire,safety,building,integration,electric vehicle,parking,risk assessment,fire risk analysis
Development of Reconstructed Electron Energy Loss techniques for Elemental Mapping in macromolecular structures (REEL-EM)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Molecules of Life: B iological  Mechanisms , Structures  and Functions
Panel description: For all organisms : Molecular biology , biochemistry, structural biology, molecular biophysics , synthetic and chemical biology, drug design, innovative methods and modelling
Countries involved: Germany
Call: ERC STARTING GRANTS (ERC-2023-STG, 2023)
Start date: 2023-11-01
End date: 2028-10-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1723334.0
EU funding (EUR): 1723334.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

A perfect macromolecular structure would provide an all-atom description of the molecule, including not only the well-ordered polypeptide or polynucleotide framework but all other species: metals and other ions, cofactors, lipids, substrates and inhibitors. However, current structural data include no or very little information on elemental composition, leading to significant errors and omissions in atomic models. To address this issue, I propose to develop a method, Reconstructed Electron Energy Loss - Elemental Mapping (REEL-EM), that will map elemental distribution within macromolecular complexes by bringing together well-established principles in analytical electron microscopy (EM) and biological cryogenic EM. Atomic-resolution elemental mapping in the electron microscope is well established for dose-tolerant samples. Electron Energy Loss (EEL) techniques capture information from inelastic scattering events in the sample, and energy losses are characteristic of the element and chemical state of the scattering atom. These techniques require a high electron dose to achieve useable signal-to-noise ratio, severely limiting their application to biological samples. Our novel approach combines the image processing tools of single-particle cryo-EM with EEL techniques, allowing us to add EEL signal in the 3D particle space, effectively dividing the dose required for sensitive elemental analysis between many images. Preliminary work in my research group confirms that our proposed approach is valid - we are able to generate maps of specific elements in the 3D particle space. I propose to extend this early work to achieve single-atom detection at 1-nm spatial resolution in the course of this five-year project. Our work will characterise and optimise all aspects of data collection and processing for REEL-EM. We will apply our methodology to two important macromolecular complexes: the skeletal muscle ryanodine receptor and the mitochondrial F-type ATP synthase.

Keywords: cryo electron microscopy,single particle analysis,electron energy loss spectroscopy,stem eels,elemental analysis,analytical electron microscopy,metals in biology,ion channels
Illuminating the dynamics of transcription and chromatin at the exit from mitosis (DynaMitE)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Life Sciences
Countries involved: France
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 (HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01, 2024)
Start date: 2026-09-01
End date: 2028-08-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 226420.56
EU funding (EUR): 226420.56
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

In spite of intense investigations, it remains unclear whether and how the interaction between promoters and distant enhancers has an instructive role in transcription. I will tackle this question by tracking the spatial and temporal dynamics of gene regulatory sequences alongside nascent transcription during the critical biological event that is the mitosis-to-interphase transition in live cells. During mitosis, chromatin undergoes a massive reorganization, resulting in the loss of long-range interactions, the displacement of transcription factors, and a global reduction in transcription. The re-establishment of interphase gene expression programs is essential for the maintenance (or a chance for the change) of cell identity; however, the molecular mechanism of such re-establishment is an unsolved biological problem. Previous studies, largely relying on fixed cells and next-generation sequencing technologies, have not captured the dynamic nature of these events. I will use state-of-the-art genome engineering and live imaging technologies in proliferating mouse embryonic stem cells to simultaneously monitor the movement of regulatory sequences and the re-initiation of transcription at key pluripotency genes at the exit from mitosis, as well as test the role of mitotically-retained transcription factors. This project, termed DynaMitE, will address the burning question of how genome folding influences transcription within a physiological context of transcription re-activation, and will uncover mechanistic insights into the restoration of interphase gene expression with unparalleled temporal resolution in single cells. Importantly, by achieving the objectives of DynaMitE within the host laboratory, I will complement my expertise in genomics and developmental biology with advanced skills in cutting edge microscopy, image analysis and a biophysical lens on gene regulation, shaping the profile of the future group leader I aspire to be.

Keywords: transcription,enhancer promoter interaction,mitosis,chromatin structure and dynamics,live cell imaging,mitotic bookmarking,pluripotency,mouse embryonic stem cells
SYMBIOSIS-Offshore Renewable Energy for Defence (SYMBIOSIS)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Climate, Energy and Mobility
Theme: Cluster 5 other
Destination: Other Climate, Energy and Mobility destinations
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Belgium
Call: Improved offshore energy development in areas reserved for defence activities (HORIZON-CL5-2021-OFFSHORE-IBA, 2021)
Start date: 2022-10-01
End date: 2025-05-31
Duration (months): 32.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2000000.0
EU funding (EUR): 2000000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

The EU has the largest global maritime space with its sea basins and oceans. Their variety and complementarity offer a vast potential to develop offshore renewable energy, which can be harnessed in a sustainable way, complementing other activities, including defence. However, there are certain barriers to using renewable energy sources, as large areas are reserved for the civil and military sectors at a national level. The defence sector is reluctant to release the maritime areas reserved for military purposes due to concerns on possible impacts on the operational effectiveness of the armed forces. Consequently, when allocating maritime space for offshore energy exploitation, the responsible national authorities should establish a dialogue with the defence community to develop an understanding of their requirements and plans to foster coexistence. To address these concerns and deliver sustainable solutions, EDA, together with the European Commission, will develop the project “SYMBIOSIS-Offshore Renewable Energy for Defence”, aiming at enabling mutually beneficial coexistence between different entities that depend on each other. Run by the Project Management Team and supported by an Advisory Board, the SYMBIOSIS project will establish two communities of users, a defence and a civilian one. Bringing together these communities will enable deepening their insights into the barriers for deploying offshore renewables in maritime defence space and creating synergies for addressing them. Hence, the SYMBIOSIS project will map the maritime defence areas, assess their suitability for deploying offshore renewable projects and analyse the hurdles and risks constraining their development and exploitation. Through research, simulation-modelling, and evaluation-testing in the European maritime spaces, the project will develop different regulatory, technological, and operational solutions and alternatives to address concerns and needs.

Keywords: offshore,renewable energy sources,energy efficiency,defence,security,sustainability,resilience,energy technologies,coexistence,maritime spatial planning,european green deal,horizon europe
Web3 Platform for Formal Mathematics (FormalWeb3)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Proof of concept grants
Action type: ERC actions
Countries involved: Austria
Call: ERC PROOF OF CONCEPT GRANTS (ERC-2023-POC, 2023)
Start date: 2024-02-01
End date: 2025-07-31
Duration (months): 18.0
Total project cost (EUR): 150000.0
EU funding (EUR): 150000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Mathematics is today on the verge of a revolution. Formal, computer-verified proofs become ubiquitous and largely adopted as the new means of communication and collaboration. This led to landmark proofs, such as Hales's verification of the Kepler conjecture and Scholze's condensed mathematics recently validated by computers, generating considerable momentum in the mathematical community. Simultaneously, there is growing industrial demand for formal proofs of software and hardware. Similarly, Web3 constitutes a transformation of how data and collaboration are realized in a decentralized, intelligent, and interconnected way. In this project, we will develop a Web3 platform for formal proofs, designed to establish connections between mathematicians, researchers in formalization, communities, and businesses. This platform will also integrate state-of-the-art verification, AI, and autoformalization tools to assist in the creation of computer-understandable proofs. The proposed work will include the development of a Wiki for formal mathematics with integrated blockchain-based tokens that reward users for their contributions. We will provide translations for various logics and proof systems, and investigate the safety and security of the protocols. On the business side, we will conduct market research, engage potential customers, clarify intellectual property rights and formulate licensing solutions. The project builds on the success of our ERC project SMART, where we have already developed software that harnesses artificial intelligence for advanced logical reasoning and proposed novel approaches to decentralizing proof verification using blockchain technology. In the current proof of concept project, we aspire to expand these software capabilities into a holistic Web3 platform that will serve as a collaborative hub, enabling diverse stakeholders to collaboratively address practical verification and formalization challenges while rewarding users for their contributions.