We are pleased to announce that the project, in which IZTECH is a partner under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Erdal Çetkin, has been supported under the Horizon-RIA subheading of Horizon Europe. Within the scope of the project abbreviated as S4MILE, technologies necessary for the use of Solid State Battery Cells in the Next Generation Electric Vehicles will be developed. On behalf of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, we congratulate Prof. Dr. Erdal Çetkin and the project members and wish them continued success.