Transport related emissions and urbanisation are creating an unparalleled demand for less polluting and efficient means of moving. Tackling the challenge is imperative and it calls for comprehensive understanding of the landscape, its every aspect and innovative mindset. It is a well-known fact that electric vehicles are a big part of the solution (combined with renewable energy production). We aim at developing and demonstrating an innovative, modular vehicle concept that is just perfect for the urban needs: zero emission, compact, safe and rightsized for the mission. Furthermore, we aim at intensifying the utilisation of the vehicles through versatile designing to promote, e.g., multipurpose usage and shared concepts. The key technical innovations of our RECONFIGURABLE LIGHT ELECTRIC VEHICLE, REFLECTIVE, vehicle are: 1) modular, scalable, electric powertrain and reconfigurable interiors fit from L7 quadricycles to M1/A vehicles; 2) supreme structural and active safety proven in Euro NCAP crash test and real life experiments of our L7 demonstrator vehicles; 3) added usability and comfortability through adaptable charging solution combining conductive and wireless charging and limited automated features. To conclude, we aim at introducing a L7 demonstration vehicle that meets the highest quality and safety standards with an affordable price making it an irresistible choice for any urban environment and use case. No such solution exists at the market and our primary aim is to bridge this gap.

Environmental concerns motivate a transition to liquid hydrogen aviation fuel in coming decades, and for this technology the size, placement and connections of the hydrogen tank on an aircraft are key decisions. The Hydrogen Aircraft Sloshing Tank Advancement project (HASTA) aims to experimentally and computationally investigate the storage of liquid hydrogen (LH2) for airborne use as fuel in civil aircraft applications. Size and position of a LH2 tank inside an aircraft are limiting factors for range, payload and aircraft size, and consequently play a crucial role in the environmental impact. The goal of facilitating tank design will be achieved through creation of design criteria for LH2 aircraft tanks; these design guidelines will be based on the different tools and models of derived during the project, in particular those aimed at complex cryogenic sloshing. The experimentally validated design tools developed during HASTA are to be used for both conceptual and detailed design in the aircraft industry, and therefore span a range of fidelities from reduced order models to full computational methods. The primary focus of this project will be the development of LH2 capabilities, and particularly the extension of mature capabilities already available for sloshing of standard civil aircraft fuel (kerosene) to the cryogenic temperatures associated with LH2. These capabilities are well reflected in the composition of the consortium, which includes partners with both experimental and modelling experience of fuel slosh, as well as cryogenics for space applications. The ultimate goal of the project is development of experimentally validated numerical and analytical simulation tools to model the complex thermo-fluid-dynamics of cryogenic LH2 coupled to the thermo–mechanical behavior of a tank and its operational environment.

FUTPRINT50 addresses the need to accelerate disruptive technologies in aviation to ensure Carbon Neutral growth commitment from FlightPath2050. It will develop tools, technologies and aircraft level analysis for key hybrid-electric technologies supporting the entry into service of a 50 seat class aircraft by 2035/2040. This type is at the locus of convergence of timeframe and technology, promising to open with improved costs new routes for point 2 point connection of smaller, interior cities and villages at lower infrastructure costs than rail or road transportation, fulfilling aviation’s higher goal of connecting people for the creation of wealth and societal good. FUTPRINT50 will focus on energy storage, energy harvesting and thermal management. Besides advancing the state of the art of these technologies, it will research and develop MDO design methodologies whilst considering uncertainty, models and tools to evaluate new configurations and integration at system and aircraft level. To attain the ambitious vision of an entry into service aircraft by 2035/2040, FUTPRINT50 will develop roadmaps to align future research on technology development but also the regulatory side, striving for market, technology and legal readiness for entry into service. For this FUTPRINT50 will use research developed within the project but also extend itself to other complementary projects and initiatives, besides engaging the main stakeholders in comprehensive workshops. Furthermore, open-source aircraft design tools, hybrid-electric aircraft designs, and reference data sets will be generated and shared openly with the community to accelerate the development of future hybrid-electric aircraft. Finally, FUTPRINT50 will be developed by an international consortium of diverse and highly competent partners, abridging the EU with USA and Brazil and supported by an Advisory Board including EASA and ensuring connection with Canada.

"Daylighting design is a key trans-disciplinary field in the context of a resource-efficient world. Daylight in buildings is also proven to increase well-being, productivity and comfort.The lack of daylight has serious psychophysiological consequences, while excessive exposure to electric lighting can potentially disrupt hormonal circadian rhythms, affecting mood and health. Proper integration of daylighting is promoted by newly approved EU standards under CEN/TC 169 “Light and Lighting” scope.However, despite the strategic role of daylight in building design, there is a strong knowledge gap among students and professionals. As a direct result, there is a tendency to use design strategies with low awareness of environmental consequences (e.g. overheating, energy-intensive buildings, human distress, etc.). This represents a serious limitation towards a healthy and energy-efficient society. This issue are linked to the absence of a set of coherent educational offers that would allow expert competence on the subject.The NLITED (New Level of Integrated TEchniques for Daylighting education) project aims to fill the existing knowledge gaps by introducing a comprehensive learning model consisting of an educational package offering state-of-the-art and research-based, yet professionally-oriented, competence in daylighting design of buildings.This must be done through a strategic use of ICT combined with a flexible educational model built through a supranational network of stakeholders.To achieve its goals, NLITED relies on a strategic partnership among four European HE: the Niccolò Cusano University (UNICUSANO), the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), the Gdansk University of Technology (PG) and the University of Lund (LU). The recipients of the training proposal are 3 types of learners: traditional fulltime learners (university students), part-time students, and non-traditional students (e.g. continuous life learning or professionally commissioned education).NLITED comprises three main macro-activities corresponding to the three years of the project duration:•Year 1, the creation of the educational package.•Year 2, the launch and testing of the trial version,•Year 3, the publication of the final version of the package, as well as the monitoring, evaluation and revision of the methodological approach.The educational package is based on the integration of techniques in a newly developed educational venue: a modular teaching through an ePlatform and an intensive study program (ISP) in form of a physical summer school. The ePlatform will provide theoretical knowledge, while the summer school will be used for in-depth applied training.The proposed programme is designed to provide a tailor-made training path thanks to the use of separated eModules. An input test will be used to allow the participants to take only the necessary modules to fill the knowledge gaps. The students will receive ECTS credits, while professionals will get a Certificate of Attendance for each eModule. As for the ISP participation, there will be a selection among the participants in the programme. The project will result in the following outcomes.- A definition of competences (report) carried out by involving associated partners and other stakeholders, which will help to create a demand-driven training offer. - A complete educational package that allows students to become more aware of the design implications of daylighting. - A full eLearning platform that allows learners to acquire ICT skills, particularly useful for non-traditional professionals. - A database of ""eModules for daylight education"" suitable for a tailor-made teaching model.- A supranational macro network based on local networks of stakeholders (as associated partners) suitable to improve cooperation and dialogue. - A methodological approach (report) that will be made solid by the validation process and by the involvement of stakeholders from the early stages of the project. The potential long-term benefits of the project can be read from a European perspective. Thanks to the use of ICT technologies, it will be possible to improve the technical training offer by going beyond the national scale and reaching students from other European countries. The specialist and trans-disciplinary approach proposed will also prepare the most environmentally aware designers who will become the drivers of change in their workplaces. The universities involved in the supranational network will become centres of excellence, channelling the knowledge of the different actors involved and will become the focus of a change of mentality.Moreover, the transferability of the proposed model will allow other similar experiences both at European level and in different educational sectors. Finally, the results of NLITED will help to improve future research in education."

Recent breakthroughs in tissue engineering are helping to overcome some severe limitations of osteoarthritis (OA) treatment strategies. Although the latest advances to regenerate cartilage lesions to a healthier state have opened a promising way to prevent joint replacement, current solutions still have a number of challenges ahead to effectively promote satisfactory durable regeneration along the disease progression. With these perspectives, the biomedical engineering market is rapidly growing and demands new knowledge, new skills and new approaches to adapt to the technological evolution of the sector while providing robust products, solutions and treatment strategies which only find a partial match in existing doctoral programmes. RENOVATE addresses this challenge by delivering an innovative multinational, multi sectoral, and multidisciplinary research and training programme in new technologies and novel strategies to produce a new generation of multi-material graded osteochondral scaffolds with a focus on large OC defects. From the research point of view, RENOVATE will integrate data and knowledge to: 1) define patient-specific key functional and mechanical requirements for large osteochondral scaffolds and deliver new therapeutic schemes; 2) enhance the physicochemical and biological behaviour and the mechanical fixation scaffolds; and 3) produce Functionally Graded large osteochondral scaffolds evolving existing 3D printing equipment. With this purpose, RENOVATE’s partnership aggregates relevant scientists from the academic and clinical worlds that will be involved in a high-level personalised training programme that will guarantee fellows and future PhD students outstanding Career Opportunities in the biomedical engineering, orthopaedic sectors and beyond. RENOVATE will disseminate results to a wide spectrum of stakeholders, create awareness in the general public about OA and encourage vocational careers among students.