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Enhanced operation of the Eu Ec test facility

Timothy Goodman, Stefano Alberti, Jean-Philippe Hogge, Damien Fasel, Ugo Siravo, Jérémie Dubray, Albert Perez

A Test Facility (TF) has been designed and installed at SPC to allow for the commissioning of the EU gyrotrons developed in view of their integration to the ITER EC system. The first phase of operation of this TF was dedicated to the development of the EU ...

ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA2019

Small satellites for space science A COSPAR scientific roadmap

Volker Gass, Jie Wu, Maurice Borgeaud

This is a COSPAR roadmap to advance the frontiers of science through innovation and international collaboration using small satellites. The world of small satellites is evolving quickly and an opportunity exists to leverage these developments to make scien ...

ELSEVIER SCI LTD2019

Modeling and experimentation of conductive and radiative transfer through heterogeneous insulators in high-flux environments

Jérémy Raphaël Mora-Monteros

Heterogeneous materials are used in a wide range of applications involving high heat flux environments such as concentrated solar reactors, high-temperature furnaces, or thermal protection systems of space vehicles. The thermal response of heterogeneous ma ...

EPFL2019

A new EU initiative, Hydropower-Europe, is reported here. This work, soon to be launched, will provide a framework for the hydropower sector in Europe to define a research and innovation agenda, and technology roadmap. The initiative is expected to help po ...

2018

The effects of radiation on ablative heat shields during atmospheric entry

Nikhil Banerji

Spacecraft employ composite materials as Thermal Protection Systems (TPS) to survive entering a planetary atmosphere at hypersonic speeds. Under intense convective and radiative heating from the surrounding shock layer, these composites decompose and erode ...

EPFL2017

Health hazards of methylammonium lead iodide based perovskites: cytotoxicity studies

László Forró, Hilal Lashuel, Endre Horvath, Anne-Laure Mahul Mellier, Massimo Spina, Bohumil Maco, Ryma Iness Benmessaoud

New technologies launch novel materials; besides their performances in products, their health hazards must be tested. This applies to the lead halide perovskite CH3NH3PbI3 as well, which offers fulgurate applications in photovoltaic devices. We report the ...

Royal Soc Chemistry2016

GNSS-Based Navigation for Lunar Missions

Vincenzo Capuano

Numerous applications, not only Earth-based, but also space-based, have strengthened the interest of the international scientific community in using Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSSs) as navigation systems for space missions that require good accu ...

EPFL2016

Preliminary conceptual design of DEMO EC system

Minh Quang Tran

In the framework of EUROfusion Consortium the Work Package Heating and Current Drive addresses the engineering design and R&D for the electron cyclotron, ion cyclotron and neutral beam systems. This paper reports the activities performed in 2014, focusing ...

2015

Preliminary Conceptual Design of DEMO EC System

Minh Quang Tran

Amer Inst Physics2015

Building Capabilities for Service Innovation

Andreas Felix von Vangerow

The service sector is the most dominant sector in every developed economy today. The ability to develop and successfully launch new services is crucial for service organizations to stay competitive and to adapt to the ever-changing conditions of the enviro ...

EPFL2015