Month: July 2018

Research Headlines – Gaining a deeper understanding of the universe

Under the InnovFin Large Projects facility, a CHF 250-million loan has been provided to increase the capacity of the High Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC), which is the European Organisation for Nuclear Research’s (CERN) central project for the decade. The expansion will help open up new commercial possibilities and deepen

Research Headlines – Self-aware assembly lines promise smoother production

Self-aware, self-healing machines could help industries like the automotive, white goods, welding, machine tools and electronics sectors identify production failures before they happen. This would ensure timely repair, reduce downtime and increase output, as an EU-funded research project is showing. Powered by WPeMatico

Reusing seagrass for ‘hyper-local’ homes on Formentera

The Balearic island of Formentera has successfully tested ‘hyper-local’ architecture and the use of local Neptune grass (Posidonia oceanica), as part of a bid to revolutionise architecture and foreground environmental considerations in the building industry. The award-winning initiative to build 14 dwellings was developed under the LIFE-funded Reusing Posidonia project.

Research Headlines – Better access to satellite data for novel air-quality applications

Air-quality information about your city could soon be at your fingertips thanks to an EU-funded project which is setting up a one-stop portal to facilitate access to essential data on pollution gathered by European satellites. Powered by WPeMatico

Latest Certification Mechanism results published

The latest selection results for Certification Mechanism for Sending and Hosting Organisations have been published. See the latest results on the selection results page here. Powered by WPeMatico