Ariadna is an initiative of the European Space Agency to establish a link with the European academic community in advanced space technology research. This is achieved by performing collaborative research projects between the Advanced Concepts Team and selected academic partners.

Topics:
1. biomimetic sensing through changes in structural proteins
2. photon-enhanced thermionic emission for space power systems
3. microwave drilling
4. charge mobility in nanostructured supercapacitors.

More information: http://www.esa.int/gsp/ACT/ariadna/