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11 Jul

NICKEFFECT Project Showcases at AI4AM 2024

The NICKEFFECT project participated in the Artificial Intelligence for Advanced Materials Conference (AI4AM 2024), held from July 2nd to 4th in the city of Barcelona, Spain. This cross-disciplinary international event brought together top experts from industry and research institutions who utilise Artificial Intelligence (AI) to advance discoveries in materials science. The conference's main goal is to refine automated designs for both structural and electronic material models in engineering, focusing on improving interoperability among material databases and enabling reverse material engineering. Konrad Eiler, from NICKEFFECT's project partner Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, did a presentation on the active learning approach used to accelerate experiments as part of the project. Konrad gave some insights on the practical benefits of the Active Learning methodology in guiding experimentalists to find the best conditions for growing Ni-W films for catalysis. Active Learning in Materials Science Konrad's presentation highlighted how AI, particularly Active Learning, significantly aids experimentalists in determining optimal...

21 Jun

NICKEFFECT General Assembly Meeting: the main updates that mark the middle of the project

by Laura Cyrne

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The NICKEFFECT consortium got together for the 5th General Assembly meeting on June 13-14, 2024, at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. This gathering marked the midpoint of the 48-month project, bringing together all partners for two full days of updates, discussions, and strategic planning. The meeting focused on a series of presentations that provided a comprehensive overview of the project's progress. Key presentations included: Project Management and Coordination Sustainable-by-Design approach Advancements in developing Coating Materials with tuned porosity and characterization Modelling of Electrodeposition Process Upscale of the production processes, deposition on demonstrators Dissemination, Exploitation, and Guiding & Standardization Materials validation in relevant environments The General Assembly also counted with an exciting visit to the laboratories at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona's science faculty. Attendees had the opportunity to observe innovative research facilities and ongoing experiments related to the NICKEFFECT project. As the meeting concluded, the partners had a clear roadmap for the next...

23 May

Guidelines for a Greener Future: Assessing Safety and Sustainability by Design

by Laura Cyrne

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In the evolving landscape of development for new chemicals and materials, the principles of safety and sustainability have become paramount. Innovations need to be driven not only by the requirement for an effective function of new products, but also towards minimizing the harm to both human health and the environment. This is evidenced by a gradual shift from the traditional considerations of “Safe by Design” and “Sustainable by Design” towards a new, holistic approach: the concept of “Safe and Sustainable by Design” (SSbD). SSbD aims to integrate safety and sustainability concerns from the inception of a new chemical or material, and, in an iterative approach, along the innovation pathway towards commercialization. To ensure the adoption of safety and sustainability criteria, and the implementation of the SSbD approach in a standardized manner, the European Commission and Joint Research Center have developed an SSbD framework, offering detailed guidance on the methodology and appropriate...

NICKEFFECT Project Showcases at AI4AM 2024

NICKEFFECT General Assembly Meeting: the main updates that mark the middle of the project

Guidelines for a Greener Future: Assessing Safety and Sustainability by Design

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