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quantum control of gravity with levitated mechanics

the main objective of qucom is to demonstrate the proof of concept trl 1 of a levitated acceleration sensor and its ability detecting gravity of small masses and in the quantum controlled regime toward this objective we will explore the interplay between quantum mechanics and gravity in a parameter range accessible for costeffective tabletop experiments we will suspend sub millimetre particles in optical and magnetic traps and use those to detect gravitational forces in an unprecedented mass regime also we will investigate quantum superpositions in which these masses are delocalized we will address some of the most popular theoretical proposals combining quantum physics and gravity in a nonstandard fashion the proposed experiments will assess their limits of validity andor further constrain the values of their parameters the consortium consists of two experimentalists two theorists and two smes to address the objective the experiments in question will be performed with optically and magnetically trapped micronanoparticles based on the experimental expertise of partners in the consortium levitated mechanics experiments at southampton have been already picked up by the eu innovation radar in qucom we will go beyond and demonstrate the twomass gravity sensing as well as the operation of our sensors in the quantum domain the state preparation control and analysis schemes are based on the expertise of the theory partners qucom partner hightech smes will help to optimize the experimental apparatus for fulfilment of the targeted objectives which will in turn put them in a position to offer their improved products in sub mk low vibration cryogenic equipment to market the sme lsi will explore together with university of leiden the feasibility of implementing our technology into a microsatellite platform for spacebased metrology and earth exploration utilizing gravitational detection this is our direct technology impact and innovation case
marketable open data solutions for optimized buildingrelated energy services

the everincreasing use of building monitoring and control systems has created an opportunity for datadriven approaches in the entire construction sector at the same time interaction and interoperability among data platforms remain a challenging issue moderate will formalize a set of procedures and techniques that enable building owners policymakers facility managers utility companies etc to openly share their data gain insights and make decisions while complying with regulations such as the general data protection regulation gdpr moreover moderate will enable uniform access to heterogeneous data sources on buildings performance usually dispersed in several noninteroperable data silosalthough several projects have recently emerged to address the problem of defining a modular data architecture they lack a protocol for data sharing and anonymization complying with the rules defined by the gdpr while avoiding losing the statistical properties that make them valuable a solution enabling data owners to openly share their datasets while profiting both economically and in terms of knowledge on their data a fully open platform commonly most of the results data algorithms software etc of a project are owned by partners within the consortium making it very difficult to use them later without their permissionmoderate will develop an open platform embracing leadingedge technologies such as artificial intelligence ai machine learning ml blockchaindistributed ledger technologies the internet of things iot and many more this platform will enable its users to analyze realtime building data from various building systems and provide insight into the many dimensions of a buildings performance the use of synthetic data generation techniques not yet widely applied in the construction industry is one of the elements that allow open data sharing enabling more reliable services and generating business opportunities
high throughtput electrophysiological measurements coupled with transcriptomics to reveal cellular dysfunction in type 2 diabetes

in this project i will develop methods to simultaneously measure transcriptomes with singlecell resolution and perform highthroughput functional measurements of individual pancreatic islet cells i will focus on and cells which regulate glucose levels by secreting the two main glucoregulatory hormones insulin and glucagon and whose dysfunction is associated with diabetes the islet is a highly heterogenous miniorgan making it an ideal tissue to study the relationship between molecular and functional heterogeneity it has been recently developed the use of patchclamp electrophysiology and singlecell rna sequencing patchseq using wholecell electrophysiology in this work i will combine highdensity microelectrode array technology hdmea and transcriptomic methods to identify changes that lead to dysfunctional cellular states in type 2 diabetes to do so i will build a cell cherrypicking system to perform singlecell rna sequencing after electrophysiological measurements in the same islet cell then i will use this system to investigate subpopulations of and cells that have been previously identified in human islets from donors with type 2 diabetes using transcriptomic methods but whose implications in cell and tissue function are yet unclear
nanomechanical hardware platforms for edge computing

challenging operating environments are common across many important internet of things iot applications related to enterprises and the circular economy including automotive aerospace industrial and power generation however conventional electronics are not suitable for operation in challenging and harsh environments eg at high temperatures iedge establishes an enabling nanoelectromechanical nem switch technology platform for iot edge devices operating under demanding conditions ie high temperature 300 c andor highradiation 1 mrad uses zero standby power nonvolatile memory and has low compute performance requirementsiedge will realize a proofofconcept demonstrator of a nem systemonchip soc iot node with an fpga nonvolatile memory and a temperature sensor powered by a hightemperature capacitor bank with a wireless power receiver for trickle charging the capacitor and a simple data transceiver and sensor readout to interface to the onchip fpga and nonvolatile memory the fpga fabric will be based on the nem switch technology for digital logic and integrated with a nonvolatile memory array analog utility blocks for wireless power transfer data exchange and sensor readout we will develop a nem physical design kit pdk for design and circuit simulation which will facilitate broad usage by application engineers the technology and design flow will be demonstrated with a condition monitoring application that has been developed for industrial iot processes in several previous eu and national projects our technology has matured to trl3 and iedge will bring it to trl5the iedge consortium has all expertise to establish a full supply chain from basic logic and memory cell design to systemsonchip and a migration path to pilot manufacturing of the nem technology in europe thus iedge will help position the eu at the cutting edge of chip design and manufacturing capabilities as envisaged by the eu chips act
sensorised surgical glove for safer operative births

we seek to develop and validate a sensorised surgical gloves the sensors are based on a multifunctional nanocomposite which is nontoxic and can serve as ultrathin tactile sensors integrated directly on the fingertips of surgical gloves these sensorised gloves enable mechanical energy harvesting force sensing and assessment of several other mechanical parameters from fingertips having completed laboratory validation ex vivo testing and low risk investigations to establish the protocols and preclinical investigation into usability of the device the current poc project will focus on completing preclinical and clinical studies
probing the timescales of cyanobacterial photoprotection in vitro with the novel photoactivation visible transient absorption spectroscopy

photosynthesis sustains life on earth by turning sunlight into fuel for other biological processes however photosynthetic organisms can face a lethal threat when they suddenly receive too much light in cyanobacteria key photoprotection against excessive illumination involves the orange carotenoid protein ocp and the lightharvesting pigmentproteins phycobilisomes pbs when photoactivated ocp binds to a pb surplus solar energy absorbed by the pb is safely dissipated and photosynthesis can continue despite dangerous conditions while our understanding of the ocprelated mechanism has improved over the last years its dynamic aspects and the intermediate steps of activation remain largely elusive due to the lack of appropriate experimental techniques in this interdisciplinary project i will explore the ocprelated mechanism in vitro using a novel spectroscopic approach the photoactivation visible transient absorption spectroscopy photovista and isolated ocps pbs with photovista i will dissect the activation of this molecular mechanism across multiple timescales with the femtosecond temporal resolution from the earliest photophysical and photochemical reactions taking place at the order of femtoseconds to processes beyond the seconds i will reveal the intermediate steps between the initial absorption of a photon by the ocp and its photoactivation up to its binding and docking on a pb and energy dissipation in the ocppb complex being a multipulse technique photovista will provide unprecedented control over ocps photoactivation and will let me propose a comprehensive molecular model of photoprotection beyond the reach of conventional pumpprobe spectroscopy the breakthroughs in this project further explaining how cyanobacteria manage the flow of excitation energy in their photosynthetic apparatus will give us crucial knowhow for improving photosynthesis and impacting green biotechnology and food production
towards a circular degrowth economy explaining the material valorization regime of cityregions

a transition towards a degrowth economy is necessary to tackle the related challenges of resource scarcity and waste accumulation degrowth pursues socioeconomic wealth while reducing material flows and reusing waste in socially responsible and ecologically regenerative ways as a concrete approach to realizing these ends the concept of the circular economy has gathered political momentum however this model will have no impact on cityregions ecological footprint unless it challenges the regulations that dismiss certain materials as waste in the first place decycle lays the groundwork for studying the regulatory frameworks that make it possible to revalue waste materials as a resource for cityregional development it develops an approach termed institutional urban political ecology which combines cityregions regulatory spatial and ecological dimensions usually studied separately it interrogates the legal spatial and economic regulations that define waste streams political responsibilities geographies and financial architecture decycle puts forward a new concept the material valorization regime to explain how these regulations govern the valorization of waste across multiple scales it develops a distinct new method of enactment tracing for critical urban research which involves mapping actors engaged in defending and contesting regulations decycle comparatively analyzes how regulations valorize streams of construction food and heat waste in hamburg amsterdam barcelona vienna and milan it also explains how transnational regulatory frameworks affect waste reduction at the cityregional scale by theorizing the relationship between regulatory change and the urban metabolism in contemporary ecocapitalism decycle sets out to free urbanization from its dependency on the production of waste and raw materials in so doing it lays the foundations for future sociospatial inquiry into the institutional basis of cityregional metabolisms
from waste to biobased nanoparticles for the management of phytophthora diseases of citrus

in the mediterranean areas citrus is an important agricultural crop with about a production of 10 million tonsyear citrus production is seriously threatened by phytophthora diseases chemicals are widly used to control phytophthora diseases however due to their negative impacts on environment humans and the development of resistant races there is an urgent need for biological alternatives wabionaphy aims to formulate new biofungicides bioalgnps which combine agriculture waste nanotechnology essential oils eos and fungal metabolites to protect citrus from phytophthoras in the current project the biomass of agricultural wastes will be used as resources for the extraction of eos different extraction methods will be optimized for eos yield and chemical traits alginate nanoparticles algnps charged with eos and fungal metabolites will be produced and tested for phytophthoras control in in vitro and in vivo assays the environmental and health impacts of the bioalgnps will be analysed slu secondment period will participate in the implement of the proposal wabionaphy will have a great scientific economic and social impact the proposal fits with the european policy for reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 by 2030 it will impact the wellbeing and health of citizens by providing healthy food and soil which are benefits improved by the european green deal the proposal perfectly fits in un sustainable development goals goal 3 good health and wellbeing goal 12 responsible consumption and production goal 15 protect restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems sustainably manage forests combat desertification and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
revolutionizing autoimmune therapy antigen specific immunotherapy for rheumatoid arthritis with virus nanoparticles

at diamante societ benefit srl we leverage our proprietary plant molecular farming platform to develop cuttingedge treatments for autoimmune diseases through virus nanoparticles vnp our patented protected vnps mode of action is based on antigen specific immunotehrapy this means that our vnps are able to reeducate the immune system to immune tolerate the specific bodys own cell autoantigen causing the disease our proofofconcept studies in rheumatoid arthritis ra our first indication animal models have shown complete remission of arthritic symptoms currently there is no cure or preventive measure for this chronic condition firstline treatments revolve around immunosuppression causing several side effects our drug will be the first treatment based on the restoration of selftolerance while maintaining the immune systems ability to defend itself hence reducing potential harmful side effectswe are now seeking funding to cover the next clinical development steps
work without end informal taxation and forced labor within persian southern levantine temple economy and society

how does human work structure the economy and society temples in the southern levant during the persian empire c 539331bce provide a vital underutilized historical vista for such questions persian involvement with labor taxation forced labor andtemple institutions makes temples cynosures for key ancient economic social and cultural practices of work focusing on taxationand labor workit drags analysis from formal to informal taxation from official to social structures and from slavery to forced laborfrom definition to wider social phenomena seeking deeper social interrelations for both economic topics both interventions furnishnew fruitful perspectives on the dialectical interrelations between economy and society bourdieus field theory brings powerful toolsfor wider socioeconomic implications that integrates practices with perceptions workit will harness eight types of evidence fortemple institutionsbuilding gifts taxes tithes produce welfare priesthoods and dependentsusing sources from the southernlevant the persian imperial heartland and the wider ancient near east each source will be analyzed via informal taxation forcedlabor and bourdieusian field analysis to understand taxation labor and their interrelations within ancient weak states preindustrialprenationstate polities these analyses will highlight flaws in modern socioeconomic assumptions that have hampered scholarlyjudgments of socioeconomic relations in the ancient near east and thus in modern socioeconomic narratives workit will yield amore sophisticated understanding of the social impact of ancient temple institutions the unintended consequences of localimperialsocioeconomic interrelations and a deeper historical perspective on preindustrial societies ultimately workit aims to reintegratethe ancient near east into socioeconomic theory forging a longer dure preindustrial perspective on society and economics
transformation for sustainable nutrient supply and management

the project transformation for sustainable nutrient supply and management trans4num aspires to substantiate and broadly promote naturebased solution nbs innovations for sustainable agriculture in europe and china in particular trans4num will focus on nutrient management biobased nutrient sources sustainable crop rotations optimization of nutrient flows and will 1 develop a differentiated understanding of nbs potentials for achieving sustainable agricultural practices 2 study the complexities of applying nbs 3 develop a dynamic and smart nutrient management tool to support regional decision making for optimum nutrient supply and 4 assess the net impact of technological and social innovations as well as policies related to nbs to realize its objectives trans4num will use a socialecological transformation set framework tailored to study 20 nbs farmlevel innovations in 7 regions with intensive farming systems the project will implement the multiactor approach to consider various societal concerns and interests related to nbs in agricultural nutrient management and to identify promising transformation pathways for social innovations conducive to a wider acceptance and adoption of nbs in the course of four years the project will bring together experience expertise and knowledge across different fields technologies and disciplines from 22 partners in europe and china and apply a range of methods and formats to advance and foster nbs implementation prospects eg farmer discussion groups stakeholder panels hackathons the results of the project are expected to contribute to the european green deal farm to fork and zero pollution ambition strategies as well as chinas policy the 14th fiveyear planning for green agriculture development strategy with their ambition to halt pollution and limit np emissions
detecting and distinguishing majorana modes through atomic scale shot noise

an exciting area of research in quantum condensed matter physics involves the exploration of majorana bound states mbs to create topologically protected qubits for faulttolerant quantum computing in the quest for experimental evidence of these quasiparticles the most frequently observed indication of mbs is considered as a peak in the differential conductance spectra at zero bias voltage while this observation could be easily detected in scanning tunneling microscopyspectroscopy experiments it does not serve as a piece of conclusive evidence for the majorana nature of a state as other topologically trivial bound states such as yushibarusinov states can also exhibit the same zerobias conductance peak in this direction recent theoretical investigations have extensively examined how shot noise at atomic could serve as a distinctive tool to differentiate between mbs and trivial bound states in vortex matter and nanowires however experimental verification of these theories has not been feasible so far due to the underlying challenge of measuring shot noise with high enough sensitivity at a nanometer resolution although experimentally challenging in this project we will combine atomically resolved differential conductance and shot noise together by using a homebuilt shotnoise scanning tunneling microscope snstm the unprecedented power of this technique will be exploited to measure shot noise which provides direct evidence to distinguish the mbs from any conventional ingap mode we propose to investigate a couple of different scenarios such as single atomic impurities and vortex cores in a variety of ironbased superconducting quantum material magnetic nanostructure 1d chains coupled to an swave superconductor
share it solutions

building directly on the findings of a key output from the erc project sharecity the share it platform sis will upgrade the user experience of the platform and widen its user base to include food retailers and local governments by designing testing and validating the following solutions a consultancy service for fsis that do not have capacity or capability to use share it autonomously based on findings from earlier trials and testing this service would include onetoone tutorials group workshops stepbystep reporting masterclasses troubleshooting supports and other tailored responses a consultancy service for local governments that makes individual and aggregate impact of fsis accessible to them this will include a mapping service to identify and quantify food sharing activity within a jurisdiction a method for aggregating impacts relating to the sdgs and formulae for predicting the aggregate sustainability impact of expanding fsis filling the data gap faced by policy makers today a consultancy service for food retailers that details the impacts of the food donations they make to fsis including bespoke consultancy reports on the community impacts of food donation at store level and extrapolations of these impacts at national and international scalesthe poc will also identify a sustainable funding model to support the roll out of sis
global cleavages the shape of political conflict across world regions in historical perspective

this project investigates the dimensionality of global politics it analyses the cleavages that structure world politics and asks whetherconflicts are shaped territorially or along functional dimensions cutting across world regions the question of whether individualsworldwide are opposed territorially or according to socioeconomic and cultural groups is addressed in a longterm empirical analysisspanning historical phases from the 19th century to the present the goal is to establish if and under what conditions internationaldivisions opposing world regions coreperiphery northsouth or civilizational contrasts increasingly blur giving way to conflictlines that oppose groups functionally such as class or education this is done at the level of citizens actors and institutions globalcombines a comparative approach to detect convergence between world regions and supranational one to detect functionaldimensionality in global discourse and institutions the project categorizes cleavages according to three types of inequality socioeconomicpoliticalmilitary and cultural unlike economic work it focuses on the politics of inequality ie how actors compete topoliticize different inequalities with narratives legitimizing a more or less equitable redistribution of resources to correct forinequalities a multipronged research strategy based on statistical scaling gis and network methods is used to analyse electoralsocioeconomic rollcall text survey and organizational data global will be led by daniele caramani and hosted at the europeangovernance and politics programme european university institute of which he is the director it will lead to an authored book by thepi that follows as third instalment with common theoretical foundations the volumes on the nationalization and europeanizationof politics cambridge up 2004 2015 as well as a special issue an edited volume and 11 journal articles by the researq