Day: April 12, 2018

Research Headlines – Recycled rubber and plastic on track for innovative railway sleepers

An EU-funded project is helping to green the railway sector and promote the circular economy by using sleepers made from recycled plastic and old tyres, which can also incorporate solar panels and smart technology. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Stack and tow: portable electric vehicles good for environment and traffic flow

Lightweight electric vehicles capable of being stacked together are to be trialled in three cities by a ground-breaking EU-funded project. The objective is to distribute car-sharing vehicles more effectively at low operating costs and to promote intermodal public transport. This would cut congestion and reduce environmental impact. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Technology to tackle the plastic pollution threat to water ecosystems

Millions of tonnes of plastic waste enter the world’s oceans each year, posing a threat to marine ecosystems and contaminating the food chain with toxic compounds. EU-funded researchers are deploying cutting-edge technologies to prevent and mitigate this growing environmental hazard. Powered by WPeMatico

Do you speak ‘omni-channelling’?

The concept of ‘omni-channel management’ is gaining popularity in the private sector and increasingly in the public sector, as well as a small number of public employment services (PES). Powered by WPeMatico

Schoolboy environmentalist thanked by Italian president

The President of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, has awarded 17-year old Simone Borsetti the title of Alfiere della Repubblica for “improving the environment and health” in his home town of Ferrara in northern Italy. While still at school, Borsetti has helped monitor environmental strains on public well-being in the frame of