DOI: 10.3897/rio.11.e177037

Authors: Christoph Steinbeck, Nicole Jung, Felix Bach, Steffen Neumann, Sonja Herres-Pawlis, Johannes Liermann, Oliver Koepler, Christoph Bannwarth, Theo Bender, Thomas Bocklitz, Franziska Boehm, Christian Bonatto Minella, Frank Biedermann, Werner Brack, Ricardo Cunha, Paul Czodrowski, Franziska Eberl, Thomas Engel, Albert Engstfeld, Tillmann G. Fischer, Pascal Friedrich, Frank Glorious, Benjamin Golub, Christoph Grathwol, Rainer Haag, Johannes Hunold, Christoph Jacob, Jochen Johannsen, John Jollife, Stefan Kast, Carsten Kettner, Stefan Kuhn, Giacomo Lanza, Jan Lisec, Georg Manolikakes, Ricardo Mata, Jens Meiler, Matthias Müller, Ralph Müller-Pfefferkorn, Jochen Ortmeyer, Wendy Patterson, Jürgen Pleiss, Annalisa Riedel, Jens Riedel, Ulrich Schatzschneider, Leonie Schuster, Peter Seeberger, Johann-Nikolaus Seibert, Peter Stadler, Philip Strömert, Robert Strötgen, Patrick Théato, Nicolas Tielker, Pierre Tremouilhac, Hans-Georg Weinig, Wolfgang Wenzel, Kirsten Zeitler

Abstract: The first funding period of NFDI4Chem established a robust foundation for research data management (RDM) in chemistry by promoting FAIR data principles and creating a cohesive infrastructure to capture well-annotated data early in the lab through electronic lab notebooks (ELNs) and making this data available in public repositories. Key achievements include standardised data formats and metadata, a federated repository environment, and improved data visibility and accessibility. Training programs and outreach have significantly increased awareness and adoption of best RDM practices. In the second funding period, the consortium aims to advance these achievements by consolidating this infrastructure, developing a model for its sustainable maintenance and operation, and fostering cultural change for its widespread adoption. Goals include ensuring seamless data workflows from laboratories to open repositories, enhancing interoperability, and supporting innovative research through AI-ready data. The work plan is organised into six task areas (TAs). TA1 (Management) provides leadership and supports all other TAs in achieving their objectives. TA2 (Smart Lab) aims to develop a fully digital research environment, including an ELN as a modular platform. This environment will support data collection, management, storage, analysis, and sharing. Integrating devices and external resources will enable seamless data transfer to repositories. TA3 (Repositories) will consolidate the repository ecosystem. The goal is to integrate repositories into a federated system for better accessibility and interoperability, ensuring long-term data availability and sustainability. TA4 (Metadata, Data Standards, and Publication Standards) focuses on developing and promoting new data and metadata standards in an international community process. This includes applying ontologies to create a semantic foundation for linking research data, making it machine-readable and enabling knowledge graphs. TA5 (Community and Training) is dedicated to fostering a cultural shift towards digital chemistry through continuous engagement, collecting requirements, and providing extensive training and support through workshops and open education resources. It will promote FAIR-compliant machine learning applications, embedding RDM into academic curricula to ensure future scientists are well-versed in these practices. TA6 (Synergies and Cross-Cutting Topics) aims to enhance collaboration across NFDI consortia and beyond. This includes developing ontologies, terminology services, the search service, and other cross-cutting solutions, integrating these developments into existing infrastructure, enabling interdisciplinary data harmonisation and fostering machine learning applications.

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DOI: 10.3897/rio.11.e145727

Authors: Ohad Graber-Soudry, Florian Weissbach, Maja Jensen

Abstract: The European Spallation Source ERIC relies on in-kind contributions from its Members, including technical components, R&D and services, which are vital to its construction and operation. The complex nature and delivery of in-kind contributions have posed significant accounting challenges. Following a comprehensive review in collaboration with external advisors, the European Spallation Source ERIC has adopted a harmonised approach that aligns the treatment of in-kind contributions with cash contributions, enhancing transparency towards stakeholders, compliance with accounting principles and the robustness of financial reporting. The experience of the European Spallation Source ERIC in addressing these complexities offers valuable insights for other ERICs and organisations with similar scopes, promoting effective and transparent management of in-kind contributions. This commentary aims to contribute to the broader understanding of managing in-kind contributions by sharing the European Spallation Source ERIC's experience and lessons learned.

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DOI: 10.3897/arphapreprints.e106369

Authors: Christos Arvanitidis, Ron Dekker, Andreas Petzold, Niklas Blomberg, Giovanni Lamanna, Rudolf Dimper, Cristina Isabel Huertas Olivares, Ana Mellado, Matthew Viljoen, Sally Chambers, Montserrat González, Sophie Viscido

Abstract: The Special Collection of articles on the Science Projects of the EOSC Future project, funded by the European Commission, refers to one of the essential components of the project. This editorial article explains how the Science Projects fit to the EOSC Future, the way their concept has been developed and evolved during the preparation and the implementation of the project and it also makes an introduction to the templates developed by the Science Projects as a plan to carry out their activities.

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DOI: 10.3897/rio.2.e10714

Authors: Sriswaroop Dasari

Abstract: Any property of a material is a function of its microstructure and microstructure is a function of material composition. So, to maximize the desired properties of a material, one has to understand the evolution of microstructure which in turn is nothing but the reflection of the role of alloying elements. Research has not been done to understand the universal behavior of a certain base/alloying element. Let’s take the example of Cl- ion in HCl, we all know that in general, chloride ion can only be replaced by Fluoride or oxygen ion and that no other ion can replace it. But when you consider a metal like Ni, Co, Cr, Fe etc. there is no establishment that it behaves only in a certain way. Though I concord to the fact that discovery of universal behavior of Ni is lot complex than chloride ion, I think that future research should be focused in this direction also. Superalloys are the candidate materials required to improve thermal efficiency of a gas turbine by allowing higher turbine inlet gas temperatures. Gas turbines are the heart of local power systems, next generation jet engines and high performance space rockets. Recent research in superalloys showed that addition of some alloying elements in minor quantities can result in drastic change in properties. Such an alloying element is Ruthenium (Ru). Addition of Ruthenium to superalloys has shown improvement in mechanical properties by an order of magnitude. However reasons for such improvement are not known yet. Hence, there is a need to identify its role and discover the universal behavior of ruthenium to utilize it efficiently. In this proposal, we study materials with different compositions that are derived based on one ruthenium containing superalloy, and different thermomechanical history. Based on the evolution of microstructures and results of mechanical testing, we plan to determine the exact role of Ruthenium and prediction of its behavior with respect to other elements in the material such as Ni, Cr, Co, Mo, W etc. and stress and temperature. This helps us to determine the right quantity of ruthenium required for a given composition and operating conditions.

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DOI: 10.3897/rio.2.e9342

Authors: João Vitor Molino, Tiago Lubiana Alves, Livia Ferreira-Camargo, Miguel Croce, Allan Tanaka, Felipe Buson, Pedro Ribeiro, Antony Campos-Salazar, Eduardo Antonio, André Maizel, Viviane Siratuti, Claudia Costa, Samarina Wlodarczyk, Raquel de Souza Lima, Fabio Mello, Stephen Mayfield, João Carvalho

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