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The IMPRESS Integrated Project
The IMPRESS Integrated Project is a large pan-European "flagship" project in the field of applied material science. IMPRESS is an acronym for Intermetallic Materials Processing in Relation to Earth and Space Solidification. The project is managed by the European Space Agency and is co-funded by the European Commission in the 6th Framework Programme. IMPRESS comprises a large multi-disciplinary consortium of 42 research groups and companies, with a total 5-year budget of 41 million Euros.
The scientific objective of the project is to fully understand the strategic link between the material processing, the structure and the final properties of new intermetallic alloys. Technically speaking, the project aims to produce Raney-type NiAl powders, for subsequent use in alkaline fuel cell electrodes and hydrogenation reactions in the chemical industry.