Day: November 29, 2017

Research Headlines – Understanding an invisible resource – groundwater

The EU-funded Invisible Waters project is studying groundwater and competing uses in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile to develop an analytical framework for visualising, understanding and ultimately conserving this most vital resource. Powered by WPeMatico

Success Stories – Mimicking reptiles and bug skin for industrial applications

Lizards and bark bugs are more similar than they may at first appear: both have unique ways of dealing with water, and this has caught scientists’ eyes. The LiNaBioFluid project hopes to replicate both skin systems in organic and inorganic materials for a wide range of applications. Powered by WPeMatico

President Juncker and Prime Minister Löfven present way forward after the Social Summit

Less than two weeks after the Social Summit, which took place on 17 November in Gothenburg, European Commission President Juncker and Swedish Prime Minister Löfven take stock of its outcome. The concluding report published today will serve to frame the follow-up of the Summit, which starts with the December European Council. Powered

Keeping alien invaders out

A historic increase in global trade and mobility is carrying record numbers of animals and plants out of their native home and into vulnerable new habitats. Experts from LIFE-funded projects are meeting in Milan on 29 November to stop invasive alien species from damaging local infrastructure, raising health risks and

Ce soir le CA de la @MDE_Strasbourg a réuni une fois de plus une large assemblée de partenaires de l’emploi et d’entreprises autour de nos projets #emploi360 #GPTEC et Quartiers merci @MartineWonner et @SylvainWaserman pour votre participation et votre soutien @AVEmploi #Interregpic.twitter.com/MO2Rigu3Hc

Ce soir le CA de la @MDE_Strasbourg a réuni une fois de plus une large assemblée de partenaires de l’emploi et d’entreprises autour de nos projets #emploi360 #GPTEC et Quartiers merci @MartineWonner et @SylvainWaserman pour votre participation et votre soutien @AVEmploi #Interreg pic.twitter.com/MO2Rigu3Hc Powered by WPeMatico