Good news from around Europe
EU-funded researchers are developing salt-tolerant rice to protect this important crop from the effects of climate change and the exotic apple snail pest. Powered by WPeMatico
Wind turbines and solar panels are a familiar sight but wave energy remains untapped. A loan supported by the InnovFin-EU finance for innovators programme under the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme and extended by the European Investment Bank helped a Finnish firm AW-Energy to turn waves into electricity. Powered by WPeMatico
An EU-funded project developed a simple, affordable and effective vaccine strategy to prevent the incidence of both hepatitis C virus and HIV-1. This could significantly increase the life expectancy of people receiving antiretroviral therapy for HIV-1. Powered by WPeMatico
Amid the growing need for affordable and safe elderly care, EU-funded researchers are exploring ways to improve how robots interact with users given a range of tasks and circumstances. The project could help tackle the challenge of providing everyday support to Europe’s ageing population. Powered by WPeMatico
An EU-funded team of scientists from Spain, Germany and Denmark is investigating a radical new MRI-based technique for ultra-detailed, real-time imaging of living cells. Results could transform cancer research, neuroscience, biophysics – and more. Powered by WPeMatico
Climate change is putting our cultural heritage at risk. EU-funded researchers have developed simulation tools that can predict the future indoor climate and the energy demand of historic buildings and museums to enable preventative actions to conserve this heritage. Powered by WPeMatico
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
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
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
Researchers are developing collaborative apps that could improve farming practices and the efficiency of food supply chains. They are part of an EU-funded project aimed at harnessing the power of open data and ICT to promote better use and management of agricultural land, boosting innovation in the process. Powered by