Day: September 6, 2018

Events – ‘Accelerating R&I Excellence in High-Potential Countries and Regions in Europe’ session at the European Week of Regions and Cities – 11 October 2018, Brussels, Belgium

The main trend in the EU-28 research and innovation (R&I) performance is the emergence of a more nuanced divide between countries and regions. The European Commission’s DG RTD in partnership with DG REGIO wish to gain insights into national experiences in order to help improve R&I performance throughout the EU.

Research Headlines – Controlling light at the nanoscale thanks to graphene

Graphene, an atomically thin lattice of carbon, has many exceptional properties. An EU-funded project is developing ways to use this unique nanomaterial efficiently in novel optical technologies with potential applications in medical imaging, biosensing, signal processing and computing. Powered by WPeMatico

Events – 2nd European conference “Results from road transport research in H2020 projects” – 28 November 2018, Brussels, Belgium

Jointly organised by ERTRAC, EGVIA and the European Commission’s Transport R&I Directorate, this 2nd European conference will showcase the results of selected H2020 funded projects on road transport related areas, i.e. Green Vehicles, Road, Mobility for Growth, Urban Mobility, Logistics, Automated Road Transport. Several technological challenges will be covered in