Dragon09/odtu_chatbot huggingface dataset:
atomically thin pristine germanane with diverse chemical functionalities for energy storage sodiumlithium ion batteries

the use of novel twodimensional 2d nanomaterials for energy storage and conversion applications has nowadays become a hot research topic in material science in particular with the development of electric vehicles evs and energy storage stations the traditional lithiumion batteries libs have encountered a plethora of challenges due to the huge demands of key markets eg higher energy and power densities accordingly a suitable approach to address these issues is to achieve the development of new electrode materials and alternative batteries sodiumion batteries sibs in this context one of the particularly promising candidate materials is functionalized germanane which is expected to provide a highcapacity framework for sodium storage since it possesses several attractive characteristics to name a few chemically and electronically active 2d structures high mechanical flexibility as well as fast electron mobility and conductivity with the help of characterization techniques like xray diffraction xray photoelectron spectroscopy fouriertransform infrared spectroscopy scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy this project aims to explore the structural and morphological features of functionalized germanane the gained knowledge will extend our in depth understanding of the electrochemical activity of functionalized germanane aiming to achieve the production of highcapacity electrodes for applications in sibs the functionalized germanane materials will be further modified by carbon coating and exfoliation steps the electrochemical performance of selected electrode materials will be evaluated by cyclic voltammetry electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and galvanostatic dischargecharge measurements
eit hydrogen cities

eith2cities is a xkic collaboration driving industryled systemic innovation for the uptake of hydrogen h2 applications in mobility eit um eitm and ckic will collaborate with industry actors to create hydrogen living labs in two ris cities together with the local community innovators will test new products and changes in the energy chain hereby eith2cities will break the circular conundrum of high production cost low demand no infrastructure and address cities lack of capacity to build a replicable roadmap for local authorities looking to integrate hydrogen into their netzero strategies on budgetary division in eith2cities the three kics aim to consume less than 20 of the total costs defined innovation partners cover 48 of total costs and new legal partners will cover 32 of total costs the decision to have legal partners within the xkic is innovative in itself but also drives up cofinancing and ensures city and industry full engagement in the initiative with a higher likelihood of financial success furthermore eith2cities will build on programmes such as the mission platform and aims to become an umbrella association for wider engagement beyond the project lifespan including for example district heating systems and local generation and storage our open partnership model will deliver eit core kpis on marketed innovation and sme startups created while a commercial pipeline and city replications will result from the experience of eith2cities dissemination communication and exploitation activities will aim at inspiring follower cities and exposing citizens to the benefits of h2 applications in the mobility sector overall eith2cities is a unique opportunity for a highly relevant xkic that responds to community needs and enables eu companies to gain skills capacity and market share in a rapidly growing economic sector
novel biotechnological route for the isolation and investigation of rhamnogalacturonani from apple sidestreams as model systems

as much as 50 of the fruits and vegetables produced globally are wasted and so are their valuable nutrients fruit and vegetable waste mostly consists of primary plant cell walls which are fibrous and recalcitrant composites of a loadbearing cellulosecrosslinking glycan network as being embedded in a more soluble matrix of polysaccharides with pectin being the most abundant class of macromolecule within this matrix crude pectin extracts are used for a variety of food applications while the functionality of pectin is sufficient for most current applications the contribution of different pectic molecules or structures within the same molecule to its functionality is still poorly understood as some structural elements are susceptible to degradation by common pectin extraction procedures galactose rhamnose and arabinose which form the rhamnogalacturonani rgi hairy region within pectin molecules are acidlabile explaining the extensive debranching during conventional extraction methods and the low amounts of rgi in current pectic ingredients rhapple aims to explore a novel biotechnological route for the selective isolation of intact rgi from our designated model system apple pomace we will investigate the application of yeasts that have been genetically modified to secrete a set of enzymes degrading other plant cell wall polysaccharides we subsequently aim to provide the crucial knowledge on the structurefunction relationships of rgi and unlock its use as hydrocolloid binding platform and prebiotic rhapple is thus a crossdisciplinary project involving microbiology molecular biology and physicochemistry tools our fundamental research within precision fermentation will position rgi as one of the most promising hydrocolloids and prebiotics in the food sector and will help to raise awareness for the loss of valuable compounds by wasting plant processing by and coproducts
frontiers inside roman sicily culture economy and society between late antiquity and the early byzantine period

the late antique and early byzantine periods are crucial ones for the understanding of sicilys socioeconomic and cultural evolutionfrom antiquity to the middle ages recent research has shown that the island still played its centuriesold role then as amediterranean linchpin and this realization has awakened scholars interest for a period that has been dogged by an adversehistorical bias one of perceived decline and decadence for a long time a raft of new data from archaeological excavations and fieldsurveys have sketched the outlines of the nuanced complexities of sicilian society and its vibrant economy at this period and itsintegration into multiple mediterranean trade routes despite some progress overall delay in the publication of old excavations thepaucity of syntheses available and the difficulty in accessing existing datasets are a hindrance to resolving some key problems aboutthis important transitional phase in sicilian history for this reason many scholars believe that a new multidisciplinary analysis of theperiod is essential the firs project therefore focuses on four key sites in western sicily investigated during the second half of the20th century but largely unpublished these comprise the rural settlements of campanaio and castagna and the port cities ofpalermo and lilybaeum marsala by analysing the quantity of material culture from the excavations and exploring the distribution ofartefacts at a microregional scale we aim to investigate the many and various causes that triggered changes in trading patternssocial behaviour and cultural practices between the 5th and the 7th centuries ad the expected results will undoubtedly affect theinternational scientific community dealing with similar issues in other mediterranean regions they will also positively impact siciliansociety and the local economy promoting an awareness of important but often neglected aspects of the sicilian cultural heritage
robotic fluids for artificial muscles wearable cooling and active textiles

fluid circulation is ubiquitous in both living creatures and machines and it serves multiple functions temperature regulation transport of nutrients mechanical actuation a beating heart is a soft pump that keeps animal alive through blood circulationrobofluid will merge fluids capabilities with electrical control to equip robots and wearables with the superpowers of fluids by untangling the interaction between intense electric fields and fluid mechanics robofluid will develop a new class of solidstate fluidic devices where flow is directly driven in situ by electrical signals and where fluid velocity pressure and temperature are used to sense the device status and the environmentthe large number of components required to operate conventional fluidics pumps valves tubing plugs have prevented its use in untethered systems robofluid will overcome this limitation by means of solidstate pumps where fluids are directly accelerated by electric fields similarly to robotic hearts robotic fluids will drive 1 new strong and robust artificial muscles 2 wearable coolers and 3 active textiles for movement support and hapticsrobofluid will leverage our experience with soft robotics electroactive materials and solidstate pumping based on electrohydrodynamics ehd by bringing these fields together and bridging them with emerging active fibers technologies for wearables we aim to create new scientific understanding of fluid mechanics and field emission in liquids under high electric fields and to create new groundbreaking functionalities for robots and wearables we will create 1 robust highpowerdensity fluidic muscles that will make lowcost dexterous robotic hands possible 2 wearable coolers to reduce energy consumption from air conditioning and to protect fragile people during extreme heat waves 3 textile artificial muscles to facilitate daily actions in the elderly and to enable remote physical interactions
common europeanscale energy artificial intelligence federated testing and experimentation facility

enertef responds to the soaring demand for reliable ai products in the evolving energy sector it pioneers a common federated ai testing and experimentation facility to bridge the gap between demand and limited availability of rigorously tested ai products aligned with european commission initiatives enertef leverages foundational projects like the common european energy data space and aiod through specialized ai living labs enertef fosters collaboration between energy stakeholders and ai developers to create adaptive models that align with evolving energy systems bridging centralized access ensures data privacy and security in federated testing adhering to eu regulations and addressing ethical concerns seamless federated integration tackles integrating ai technologies across domains enhancing crosssector collaboration longterm sustainability and gotomarket strategy focuses on bringing ai innovations to market in a nutshell enertefs primary goal is to establish a common europeanscale energy ai federated tef facilitating extensive adaptation validation and upscale of ai tools and services across the energy sector the projects network of five primary nodes complemented by three satellites ensures a comprehensive approach to testing aibased technologies in realworld operational environments this setup contributes to the market uptake of trustworthy ai ensuring their readiness accessibility and applicability to realworld scenarios
multisource and multiscale earth observation and novel machine learning methods for mineral exploration and mine site monitoring

the multisource and multiscale earth observation and novel machine learning methods for mineral exploration and mine site monitoring multiminer project develops novel data processing algorithms for costeffective utilization of earth observation eo technologies for mineral exploration and mine site monitoring multiminer unlocks the potential of eo data including copernicus commercial satellites upcoming missions airborne and low altitude as well as in situ data to support the entire mining life cycle including mineral exploration operational closure and postclosure stages this is achieved by creating generic but highly innovative machine learning solutions which do not require any or only little ground truth data the project focuses on new eo based exploration technologies for critical raw materials crm to increase the probability of finding new sources within eu thereby strengthening the eu autonomy in the area of raw materials multiminer eo based exploration solutions have extremely low environmental impact and are thus socially acceptable economically efficient and improve safety the projects solutions for mine site monitoring increase the transparency of mining operations as environmental impacts can be detected as early as possible and digital information of the currently unexploitable raw materials can be stored for future generations the applicability of the developed algorithms is demonstrated in 4 european test sites multiminer is a paneuropean consortium consisting of 12 partners and 1 associated partner from research institutes academia consulting businesses and mining industry with interdisciplinary backgrounds in geology remote sensing and machine learning the members come from six eu member states which represent mining regions across europe with diverse geology with evident potential for various types of crm resources and thousands of operational and closed mines
electrothermal energy converter using novel combined thermoacoustic and electrocaloric system

energy and transport are the highest emitters of greenhouse gases in the eu at 25 and 21 respectively of total emissions efficient management conversion and distribution of thermal energy as well as converting excess or wasted heat into electricity presents a major opportunity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve net zero by 2050 in the energy and transport sectors and beyond eg heating and cooling distribution in buildings and districts improved efficiency in renewables and more efficient longer range electric vehiclestherminator will develop a new energy conversion technology in the form of an efficient low profile energy conversion skin that can be integrated into the fabric of a building or the wall of a pipe to reduce energy loss through active insulation or to provide temperature conversion in heat networks it could be applied as a backing to improve efficiency of solar cells or integrated into the structure of a vehicle to support passenger comfort or improved efficiency of structural batteriesthis novel technology integrates thermoacoustic and electrocaloric stages and operates at high frequency to achieve high power density 100wcm2 modelbased smart controls and energy management will provide high efficiency and digital control for optimum performance and reliability and integration into digital networks a focus on sustainability circularity and socioeconomic factors will ensure products with high environmental and social benefitdevelopments will be validated to trl4 by testing in use cases in thermal networks solar generation and electric vehicle applicationstherminator disruptive technology will support european companies in developing new high performance sustainable products through consortium members in thermal networks and solar power sectors alongside worldleading expertise in electrocaloric thermoacoustic and ultrasonic technologies and skills in reliability environmental assessment and exploitation planning
high performing electrically rechargeable zincair batteries for sustainable midterm energy storage

energy storage is critical for the eu energy system to reach a large renewable energy share climate neutrality and affordable energy costs currently available energy storage solutions suffer from limited storage time the use of toxicflammable components large amounts of critical raw materials crms and high costs that limit their large market deployment metalair batteries present several advantages like cheap and abundant active materials eg zinc air and high gravimetric energy density together with longterm stability but even in its more mature configuration they cannot guarantee storage times 412 h and the present mechanical recharging concepts drastically increase operation and maintenance costs hiperzab will design and validate at lab scale for the first time ever an electrically rechargeable zincair battery erzab to enable breakthroughs in cyclability storage time costs and life cycle design ideal for midterm storage daysweeks to be coupled with renewables and electrolysers to reach this goal hiperzab will develop three innovative components i a 3d porous znbiopolymer composite anode ii an ecofriendly bilayer gel electrolyte based on naturally occurring precursors and iii a crmfree cathode based on high entropy oxides heos these components will be integrated into a single device proposing a radically new battery design that enables the waterair management control during cycling and the durabilityperformance of materials and components to shed light into the research challenges hiperzab will further focus on unraveling the correlations between materials operating conditions and electrochemical phenomena upon cycling through operando characterisations and multiscale modelling hiperzabs developments will be continuously guided by life cycle and circular economy approaches to ensure sustainable endoflife optionsm
twisted nanophotonic technology for integrated chiroptical sensing of drugs on a chip

the quest for new medical drugs demands reliable ultrasensitive and fast techniques to identify refine and test small volumes of candidates for clinical trials the efficacy of pharmaceuticals depends to a large extent on their chiral composition and thus enantiomeric purity and selectivity is an important issue for the development of new drugs and to test their biotoxicity twistednano addresses this need with a new generation of integrated nanophotonic devices enabling ultrasensitive chiroptical spectroscopy of subnanolitre volumes revolutionizing atsource the sensing technological toolbox for drug discovery and nanomedicinebecause of governmental regulations agencies require pharmaceutical manufacturers to investigate systematically most of drug enantiomers to determine their safetyefficacy thus the development of fast compact and accurate chiral sensing on a chip is one of the current primary targets of the nanomedicine industry constituting a growing market that is already exceeding 100 billion euros twistednano will result in a photonicsenabled chiral sensing technology that integrates vectorial structured light fields with almost arbitrary control onto a microfluidic chip providing groundbreaking advantages compared to current instrumentation i remotedistributed analysis ii reduced sample consumption iii cost reduction iv parallelization v increased diagnostic speed and sensitivitykey elements developed for optofluidic integration include photonic crystal fibers photonic nanostructures and metasurfaces operating in close synergy with cuttingedge chiroptical spectroscopic techniques in the midterm twistednano will not only lay the foundations of a new labonchip chiral sensing technology revolutionizing drug discovery theranostics and nanomedicine but also open a plethora of disruptive applications such as characterization of minute amounts of viruses and macromolecules in general
towards a theory of rational desire

the standard framework for rational decision making is expected utility theory in this framework decision makers are modelled as having a probability function which represents their degrees of belief about what is likely to happen as well as a utility function that represents how desirable they find each possible outcome expected utility theory has been influential in many disciplines including philosophy but it has important limitations and flaws in particular desires are typically treated as subjective and hence not a suitable target of criticism aside from the requirement that they obey very generic coherence constraints agents degrees of belief on the other hand are held to much more stringent standards for example most decision theorists maintain that degrees of belief should be mathematical probabilities and that agents should use a rule called bayesian updating to adjust their degrees of belief in response to evidencethis project will argue that the asymmetric way in which belief and desire are treated in the standard theory is unjustified desires can be misaligned with the world just like beliefs can be false for example suppose you live in alaska and you detest snow and desire tropical weather then your desires are clearly misaligned with the worldit would be better for you if you either somehow grew to like snow or if you moved to the tropics in the same way that it is rational to aim to believe the truth it seems rational to aim to have desires that are aligned with the world the main goal of the project is to develop a novel theory of rational desire management that takes seriously the idea that our desires can align to a greater or lesser extent with our circumstances and values in so doing the project will inaugurate a completely new subfield of philosophy devoted to the formal study of what makes desires rational
proteome diversification in evolution

proteins are essential and incredibly versatile actors for all biological processes in living organisms massive amounts of data describing their amino acid sequences and 3d shapes are now openly accessible yet we still know little about how they interact and function with one another in vivo nor how they diversified throughout evolution to orchestrate highly specialised behavioural traits this erc cog proposal promise meets the urgent need for decrypting protein sequences and structures toward guiding biological intervention it will assess and harness the protein variations naturally occurring in multicellular organisms to unlock critical questions across developmental evolutionary and molecular biology what are the sites in a protein crucial for selecting its cellular partners and binding to them how can they be modified toward modulating protein functioning how did the proteomes responsible for the ability of humans and zebra finches to learn language from their peers expand in evolution are there convergent amino acid patterns beyond the striking analogies in the underlying anatomical structures and in gene expression and regulation promise will leverage the tension between evolutionary divergence gene duplication and alternative splicing by combining massive highthroughput proteinrelated data integration and cuttingedge artificial intelligence techniques it will bring a paradigm shift on assessing protein diversity and its impact on rewiring interaction networks in evolution the expected results will provide efficient and scalable solutions to extract biological meaning from big data and transform it into interpretable and actionable models this new knowledge will be transferable to a broad range of impactful societal issues such as the interindividual variability in disease susceptibility the design of more specific drugs and more biocompatible de novo proteins or strategising human adaptation to climate change