Good news from around Europe
The project slam competition is a pitching session, organised by the Interact Programme, on the occasion of the European Week of Region and Cities, every year in Brussels since 2003, to present in a very creative way the Interreg projects. What is Aristoil about? Take a look at an olive
The first annual policy event of the European Commission, bringing together stakeholders to debate and shape the future research and innovation landscape. Speakers will include ministers, commissioners, members of European Parliament, researchers, as well as surprise guests each day. The event will be central to finding research and innovation solutions
The International Paris Air Show is organised by the SIAE, a subsidiary of GIFAS, the French Aerospace Industries Association. The 53rd Show will take place at the Le Bourget Parc des Expositions from 17 to 23 June 2019, and once again will bring together all the players in this global
Self-healing smartphones, asteroid mining for essential minerals and telepathic brain-to-brain communication enabled by technology. These are some examples of impressive innovations on the horizon presented in the new independent expert report 100 Radical Innovation Breakthroughs for the future published today. Powered by WPeMatico
An EU-funded project has equipped agricultural economists with advanced tools and techniques to support Romania’s important farming and agro-food industries while raising the international scientific and academic profile of the country’s leading agricultural university. Powered by WPeMatico
Recent outbreaks of a plant bacterium have led to losses in olive and almond orchards in southern Europe. Known as Xylella fastidiosa (XF), there is no known cure. An EU-funded project is making major strides in improving prevention, early detection and control of the disease, aiming to avoid further economic
Commission – Statement European Luxembourg, 13 June 2019 Today, just ahead of the meeting of the Council on Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumers in which Ministers are to formally adopt the Regulation establishing the European Labour Authority, Member States decided that Bratislava will host the seat of the European…
An EU-funded project is working on improving the understanding of the complex interplay between water, land, energy, food and climate and developing a serious game to support policymakers in developing more sustainable resource-management strategies. Powered by WPeMatico
The luminosity of an astronomical object, if known, can be used to measure vast distances in space. A particular type of gamma ray burst could be applied in this way, according to an EU-funded project. It would be the brightest such ‘standard candle’ yet, opening up new opportunities to advance
EU-funded researchers and industrial partners are developing a system that allows a person to control the movement of a prosthetic hand simply by thinking of commands. A patient recently underwent surgery to implant some of the project’s ground-breaking technologies. Powered by WPeMatico