European Training Network for the Design and Recycling of Rare-Earth Permanent Magnet Motors and Generators in Hybrid and Full Electric Vehicles (DEMETER)

During the yearly Marie Sklodowska-Curie Horizon 2020 ITN coordinators information day organised by the EC in Brussels (12-12-2016), the promotional video of ETN DEMETER (launched September 2016) was presented as a Best Practice.

AUTHOR: Martina Orefice Report from the 20 Years of Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions Brussels, 29 November 2016. Hotel Plaza, Boulevard Adolphe Max 118. We are in the baroque-decorated theatre of a 4 stars hotel in Brussels, the capital of Belgium ...

AUTHOR: Ziwei Li After the overview of powertrain configurations, let’s only focus on motor techniques.  Here several typical permanent magnet motors are discussed. Figure 13 shows a PM synchronous motor as well as generator from Aisin. From the outward appearance, ...

PLATIRUS is a new EU Horizon 2020 project (SC5-13-2016, GA 730224), which aims at reducing the EU deficit of Platinum Group Metals (PGMs).

The 23rd SOFT MAGNETIC MATERIALS CONFERENCE to be held in SEVILLA, SPAIN in SEPTEMBER 10 – 13, 2017 For more information: http://smm.us.es

The 18th International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics (ISEM) 2017, to be held in Chamonix Mont Blanc, France, the international capital of mountaineering and skiing, from 3 to 6 September, 2017. Topics (but not limited to) • Nanotechnology Applications ...

IEEE International Magnetics Conference Dublin, Ireland 24th – 28th April 2017 Conference Topics Magneto-electronics: fundamentals and applications (non-recording) Giant magnetoresistance Tunneling magnetoresistance Spin transfer torque Magnetoresistive and half-metallic materials Complex oxides Multiferroic materials Voltage-controlled magnetic anisotropy and switching Magnetic semiconductors Spin ...

Lecture Series on “Rare Earths: Securing Supply Chains, Materials, and Technologies ” (AVT-285) from Thursday, January 19, 2017 to Friday, January 20, 2017 in Seville, SPAIN Subject Our modern society relies on the use of rare-earth elements – the “vitamins’ ...

AUTHOR: Ziwei Li The Paris motor show is the oldest vehicle exhibition in the world. It has been an important wind vane for automotive industry since 1898. This year, many automotive companies displayed their new models and technologies as usual. ...

SIM² KU Leuven has developed a handy guide on how to deal with the Open Access requirement in EU Horizon 2020 projects. The guide is in the form of a step-by-step diagram that can be downloaded here.