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revolutionizing indoor energy the emergence of lowcost ecofriendly highefficiency kesterite solar cells

indoor indoor photovoltaic ipv cells have the potential to power distributed and remote sensors actuators and communication devices enabling the widespread implementation of internet of things commercial cigs cdte and emerging perovskite organic solar cells photovoltaic technologies face several challenges for indoor applications including cost toxicity and stability in contrast kesterite materials are composed of earthabundant nontoxic elements and show excellent stability this technology has recently achieved efficiencies of 149 under am15g demonstrating its high efficiency potential however its current deployment for ipv is limited by low efficiency due to the spectral mismatch with the indoor spectrum consequence of its low bandgap 11 evthis proposal aims to develop efficient kesterite solar cells with a higher bandgap tailored for ipv applications this project will combine advanced numerical simulations with an ecofriendly dmso process and innovative precursor ink design novel thermal annealing and tailored electron selective contacts which will lead to significant improvements in the device performance the main objectives include 1 to develop an advanced numerical model for kesterite solar cells laying the theoretical foundation for device architecture design 2 to design a compositionally flexible precursor ink that leads to sustainable and costefficient kesterite absorbers with flexible eg from 14 to 17 ev 3 to synthesize highquality kesterite films with using highpressure thermal annealing and 4 to deposit bandaligned electron selective contact materials for the various eg kesterite the project will lead to an impressive 25 efficiency for indoor kesterite solar cells and demonstrate efficient minimodules these original ideas will set the stage for affordable biosafe and durable indoor solar cells it also provides a technical approach for the comprehensive design of other emerging pv technologies
evolve eurobioimaging vision open science landscape visibility excellence

eurobioimaging eric is the esfri landmark to imaging excellence it has completely changed the premises of european researchers by providing them with an open gateway to cuttingedge biological and biomedical imaging technologies including access to expertise data services and training all of which are essential ingredients for scientific breakthroughs and innovations to occur eurobioimaging was established as an eric in december 2019 and since has grown quickly to currently 35 national nodes representing 173 individual imaging facilities 16 european countries and embl have committed to jointly operate this paneuropean research infrastructure the evolve project presented in this proposal aims to significantly strengthen the young eric to reach its next level as a paneuropean organization and to live up to the needs and expectations expressed by its continuously expanding communities of users partners eric members industry and other relevant stakeholders building on the evolve project during the next 35 years eurobioimaging will significantly strengthen its costefficient administration and setup the next generation of its user access web portal furthermore it will foster the family of eurobioimaging nodes and hub at the personal institutional national and european level the eric will implement a sustainable strategy for external relations with policy makers and funders as well as boost its outreach and communication activities with new user communities for widening participation an increased service offer in particular for training users and nodes staff and fair image data services will underpin excellencedriven user access and open science finally evolve will empower eurobioimaging facilities across europe to underpin the green and digital transition with successful project conclusion eurobioimaging eric will have demonstrated the impact of this globally unique research infrastructure for european life sciences and beyond
eit urban mobility business plan 20232025

at eit urban mobility eit um our mission is to accelerate change towards a sustainable mobility model for liveable urban spaces all our activities serve the three societal impact goals of improving quality of life in cities mitigating and adapting to climate change and creating jobs that strengthen the european urban mobility sector the business plan bp 20232025 is the main tool to drive forward the implementation of our strategic agenda 20212027 the activities described in this bp are oriented along three intervention areas bringing talent to business bringing innovations to the market and bringing startups to scale in line with these this bp aims to leverage on the new partnership model introduced in 2022 which prioritises openness and accessibility of the network to reach impact goals with a strong community of over 200 active partners per year nine challenge areas stemming from city challenges are prioritized within this bp to provide topical direction and enable the highest innovation potential with maximum societal ecological and economic impact in parallel to delivering on impact we aim to boost our programme elements towards becoming financially sustainable after testing various revenue mechanisms in 2021 and 2022 we are putting a stronger focus on equity as a substantive revenue stream furthermore partnership growth will be boosted across all regions and with a focus on a steep growth of participating smes finally alternative funding sources such as bidding for eu and national funding will be ramped up and private sponsors for pilots will be attracted overall the bp20232025 takes a substantial step on eit ums path towards becoming a social impact investor it fosters both efficiency in the delivery of the financial sustainability strategy as well as the creation of social impact through strong efforts in implementing the eit and kic impact frameworks and by that guides eit um towards achieving our mission
excitedstate dynamics of molecular solar thermal fuels

sustainable energy generation conversion and storage are among the most challenging goals of this century dynamost is concerned with molecular solar thermal most energy storage and release systems that can convert solar energy into chemical energy currently very few most organic and organometallic systems are reported in the literature few simple yet elegant approaches are applied to improve their storage capacity and applicability they rely on mostly trialanderror variations of metals alkyl chains and photoactive units advance is hampered by the lack of mechanistic studies particularly molecularlevel information after light excitation the ambitious goal of dynamost is to unravel the fundamental working principles of several most pushing ab initio dynamics simulations and quantum chemical methods beyond the stateoftheart systems to study include dimeric transition metal complexes and large organic cyclophanes which have demanding electronic structures and routine methodological techniques cannot be readily applied ultimately dynamost is expected to deliver a rationale for designing new and efficient most systems the experienced researcher will transfer knowledge in the transition metal chemistry reaction mechanisms and theoretical spectroscopy to the host group and gain expertise in emerging quantum chemical methods and timeresolved chemical phenomena a crosssectoral workshop will increase the researchers and hosts networks dynamost will provide the applicant with the basis to pursue an independent career a unique and highly competitive research profile excellent training an increased scientific network and a comprehensive box of soft but essential skills such as communication management dissemination and public engagement skills
best available techniques to recover or recyle fertilising products from secondary raw materials

the main goal of the ferticovery project is to analyse best available technologies for recycling fertilisers from secondary raw materials it advises policymakers and stakeholders on alternative fertilising products ensuring balanced nitrogen and phosphorus flows and promoting soil health and structure within ecological limits at regional and local levels starting from a long list of nutrient recovery nr and biobased fertiliser bbf technologies ferticovery will select and describe 25 technologies their feedstocks products and applications followed by a an assessment of technical aspects and environmental impacts of the technologies an assessment of composition sanitary safety and environmental impacts of the associated fertilising products and an assessment of feedstock availability potential for upscaling regulatory framework costs and social risks resulting in the market and replication potential at the end of the project a detailed multicriteria decision analysis report and datasheets of the 1015 best available technologies will be available the identification and engagement of european and international stakeholders especially by organising 5 onlinehybrid workshops and 6 physicalhybrid open forum events will secure that information on best availability technologies is shared to a wider audience of technology providers end users policy makers and the scientific community the projects results will enable them to perform appropriate activities to removal of barriers and promoting the application of nr and bbf this paves the way for widespread use of environmentally friendly bbfs society will benefit from the circular use of alternative fertilising products recovered from secondary raw materials as they lead to lower environmental impacts on soil water and air quality biodiversity and climate
firms behaviour in rough environments

fibre project firms behaviour in rough environments aims to analyse how firms optimal behaviour changes in contexts affected by distortions related to the presence of organised crime or inefficient public procurement and to measure the resulting welfare losses how firm activity matters for longrung growth and prosperity and the importance of the allocation of productive resources across firms as crucial determinant of aggregate output and productivity are topics that have been widely explored in the economic literature yet there is still limited research examining the specific sources of market distortions fibre aims to fill this gap examining two possible sources of market distortions organised crime and inefficient public procurement to firms fibre answers two crucial questions i how the infiltration of organised crime impact firms behaviour and in turn shape aggregate outcomes ii whether the efficiency through which a public resource is provided impacts firms behaviour and consequently implies aggregate costs answering these questions is of key importance for national and transnational policy makers in their efforts to guarantee a stable economic growthfibre is grounded on my competence in analysing theoretically and empirically firms behaviour in hostile environments combining reducedform analysis and structural econometrics tools and the expertise of my host supervisor at the bocconis research unit clean on the economic effects of organised crime this fellowship will strengthen my research skills reinforcing my professional maturity as senior assistant professor and external consultant fibre will create highquality new knowledge on the economic consequences of organised crime and inefficient public procurement systems in line with the most recent eu initiatives
remediating the early book pasts and futures

the digital revolution is opening our eyes to the important historical truth that the enduring cultural and economic value of the book has always depended on its adaptability to different media today from printed book to ebook and back again and in the past from manuscript book to printed book and vice versa the msca doctoral network remediating the early book pasts and futures focuses on the ways in which 15th and 16thcentury book producers scribes printers entrepreneurs negotiated the dynamic relations between the manuscript book and the printed book and adapted to the evolving challenges of the market
epigenetic and transcriptional basis of memory engram plasticity

neuroplasticity underlies learning and memory formation which allows for accumulation of knowledge there is an emerging view that a sparse ensemble of neurons termed as engram cells represent memory substrate and explain how memory is formed and retrieved extensive studies have been carried out to reveal molecular mechanisms regulating structural and synaptic plasticity of memory engram cells however there are still fundamental questions remaining to be solved regarding epigenetic and transcriptional basis of recent and remote memory formation and heterogeneous identity specification of engram cells to address these issues i will carry out stateoftheart genomicsepigenomics analysis of engram cells that are permanently labelled during recent and remote fear memory consolidation firstly i will reveal epigenetic and transcriptional mechanisms regulating activesilent state shifts of engram cells during systems memory consolidation in the hippocampus and neocortical regions next i will address heterogeneity of engram cells and reveal how a subset of engram cells may become functionally relevant during memory consolidation and retrieval to particularly address the latter issue on top of existing sequencing technologies i will also apply a novel time machinelike retrospective wholegenome history tracing approach to obtain molecular profiles of a given timepoint in the past and overcome the critical limitation of current snapshottype technologies to validate relevance of my findings i will also carry out functional analysis including gene knockingdown and optogenetics approaches my interdisciplinary research program will shed new light on how environmental cues including celltocell interaction mediated by neuronal activity and signalling molecules can be integrated with intrinsic cellular states at the chromatin epigenetic level to regulate neuroplasticity underlying memory engram cell state andor identity specification
costeffective chargetransport materials for newgeneration solar cells

the european union adopted an ambitious and muchneeded european green deal policy to make europe the worlds first climateneutral continent by 2050 harvesting solar energy from photovoltaics pvs is a promising way to tackle todays energy issues and to contribute to the european green deal newgeneration pv technologies such as those based on organic semiconductors and metal halide perovskites offer many benefits compared to traditional siliconbased solar panels in terms of lightweight aesthetic and flexibility as such they are promising candidates to complement siliconbased pvs for our sustainable future a key challenge that currently limits the practical application of these newgeneration pvs is the high cost of chargetransport materials a critical component of these new pv technologiesthis project aims to address this critical challenge and bridge the knowledge gap on the cost of chargetransport materials for these newgeneration pvs this project is firmly based on our recent breakthrough which successfully developed highefficiency newgeneration pvs with excellent stability published in science and patent application ongoing at the core of this project is rational materials development coupled with device engineering utilizing our prior research experience and our startup linxole we will develop novel chargetransport materials that are free of synthetic complexity and eventually low enough in price to be commercially viable this project will achieve a new paradigm for lowcost newgeneration pvs contributing to the european energy transition we have also built a strong team with complementary expertise for this project including researchers business developers entrepreneurs and innovation advisors as such we are keen to contribute to market expansion by delivering technology solutions for modern energy services
n2o budgets in peatlands from process to ecosystem

nitrous oxide n2o is a powerful greenhouse gas and dangerous stratospheric o3 depleting agent agriculture and forestry in peatlands are the main sources of n2o emissions climate extreme events may boost the emissions but knowledge on their effect is scarce n2o is a product of a variety of soil processes including denitrification nitrification and less studied mechanisms partitioning of n2o fluxes between all these different mechanisms is still a major challenge microbial processes are of particular importance for n2o budgets the role of canopy and tree stems in n2o budgets is currently unknown novel flux measurement techniques implemented at different levels in combination with remote sensing methods can provide a solid basis for adequate estimation of longterm n2o fluxes in peatlands from local to the global scale the groundbreaking nature of the proposal lies in integrated use of a combination of innovative methods yielding a pioneering synthesis and modelling of nitrous oxide fluxes at various spatial scales linked to microbial processes peatlandn2o project will 1 determine the role of rapidly changing environmental factors soil moisture freezethaw canopy effects on n2o emission particularly in hot spots and hot moments2 distinguish between and quantify key n2o production and consumption processes using labelled nitrogen isotopologues and microbiome structure3 integrate results of experiments and novel measurement techniques automated chambers stationary and mobile eddy covariance towers canopy profile analysis into the peatn2o model of n2o fluxes and related environmental factors to enable prediction of hot spots and hot moments of n2o emissions4 upgrade ipcc emission factors and suitable landuse strategies to mitigate n2o emissions in peatlands also considering other greenhouse gases 5 predict global distribution of n2o emissions according to the landuse and 5 climate change scenarios for 100year time horizon
efficiency and effectiveness of training for teachers pedagogical digital competence

many policylevel measures and programmes have been developed across the eu to support the integration of digital tools into teaching and support the students learning through a variety of interventions mainly through investments in infrastructure improved access to digital learning resources and providing teacher training on how to implement digital infrastructure in teaching and learning less attention has been paid to the impact of investments in teacher preparation and training on student learning and growing inequities have not been addressed by conducting 12 quasiexperimental intervention studies across 5 eu countries the effective project tests effects of training conditions on teacher pedagogical digital competence classroom practices and student learning outcomes and selfregulated learning skills to boost disadvantaged students the project will contribute to the european knowledge base on the effectiveness and efficiency of teacher training programs a methodology and toolkit for synthesizing costs and benefits across studies and a costefficiency analysis to assess and identify costeffective policy measures for training with active involvement of policy makers and teacher training institutions the project will have wider implications for improving teacher training for the integration of digital technologies in schools providing equal opportunities for all learners and leading europe to a more
sex determination genes as a toolbox for f1 hybrid seed production and yield increase

the food security on the planet is still a challenge experts predict that we will need to double food production in order to feed a population projected to reach 92 billion by 2050 crop improvement should not only focus on species such as maize wheat and soybean many other crops contribute to food security the cucurbitaceae family is positioned in front list of plant families for the number of species used as human food and for cultural medicinal and botanical significance according to fao estimate despite a large growing area improving yield of many cucurbitaceae crops could significantly add to food securityf1 hybrid cultivars have made a significant contribution to the worlds food supply yet one of the continuing challenges of plant breeding is still to master production of f1 hybrid seeds in many crops the production of f1 hybrid seeds requires controlled pollination to ensure that the seed descent is indeed resulting from a crossing and not from a selffertilization most of cultivated cucurbitaceae species are monoecious or andromonoecious the use of these two sexual morphs for f1 hybrid production requires hand emasculation and hand pollination of the female parental line furthermore monoecious and andromonoecious sexual morphs are usually hurdles for yield improvement and yield stability hybridseed project aims to engineer plant prototypes with the goal to i reduce the cost of f1 hybrid seed production ii improve yields of f1 hybrid plants and iii simplify the itinerary of the crops from the seed companies to the producers hybridseed technology is built on the knowledge of the genes controlling the development of unisexual and hermaphrodite flowers and their use to engineer sexual types that do not exist in nature or more stable than those currently existing the produced plant prototypes will be grown in conditions approaching seed companies and producer conditions and evaluated for yield and yield stability
mesoscale twophoton imaging of astrocytic calcium dynamics and neuromodulation during multisensory perception

to build a coherent representation of the world the brain combines inputs from different sensory modalities in a process named multisensory integration multisensory processing involves computations distributed across brain areas and cell types and it is profoundly shaped by neuromodulation correct perception of our multisensory environment is highly beneficial for survival as it enables accurate responses to external stimuli sensory neocortical areas continuously encode integrate and elaborate multisensory information even at the primary sensory level in these areas multisensory neurons respond to multimodal stimuli aligned in time and space astrocytes integrate signals coming from neuronal populations in turn astrocytes can modulate neuronal activity these cells are thus ideally placed to integrate and mediate multisensory information yet if astrocytes regulate sensory perception is unclear additionally due to technical limitations most studies of multisensory processing focused on single areas separately with this project i will reveal the role of astrocytes in encoding multisensory stimuli across sensory areas this will be achieved by performing for the first time twophoton mesoscopic imaging on both neurons and astrocytes with advanced computational methods i aim to decipher if information about multisensory perceptual behaviour encoded by astrocytes is complementary to that in neurons additionally stimulus detection relies on external input but is also influenced by internal states such as attention acetylcholine ach is correlated with attention and affects neuronal circuit responses hence i will test if astrocytes are behavioural state regulators by investigating if ach release correlates with astrocytic responses during task engagement in conclusion i will combine stateoftheart molecular and optical approaches with analytical methods to understand the role of astrocytes multisensory perception influences at the mesoscale