Good news from around Europe
An EU-funded project is exploring how data-mining tools and artificial intelligence can efficiently analyse ever-expanding volumes of complex legal texts, legislation and case law. Powered by WPeMatico
Ground-breaking developments using optomechanical crystals, microchips and ‘chaos’ pave the way for faster, safer and more robust digital communications. All this, thanks to the ongoing work of the EU-funded PHENOMEN project. Powered by WPeMatico
Scientists from the two worlds of acoustics and speech recognition have joined forces in an EU-funded project to develop a compact system – software and hardware – for voice-based access to web applications in today’s smart homes. With groundbreaking results, people are listening to what they have to say. Powered
A total of 242 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from 30 countries have been selected for funding under the latest round of the SME Instrument. The companies will receive a total amount of €12 million to share between their projects to get their innovations faster on the market. Powered by
Magnetic Resonance Imaging or MRI is a routine medical technique used to form pictures of the inner workings of the body for diagnosis. An EU-funded project seeks to massively boost the information MRI can deliver to doctors – potentially helping them to better diagnose and treat patients. Powered by WPeMatico
A huge amount of biological knowledge and clinical data is incrementally generated, but this wealth of information is not fully exploited – while bioinformatics tools exist, they are currently underused. EU-funded researchers are now developing applications that will make it easier for translational scientists to access the data and use
An EU-funded project is leading far-reaching efforts to improve adherence to high ethical standards in scientific research around the world. It is implementing a global code of conduct that aims to ensure communities, research participants and local resources in scientific studies are treated with fairness, respect, care and honesty. Powered
Tuberculosis (TB) and tobacco-related lung disease kill millions around the world every year. What if programmes to stop one could target the other, too? An international initiative, including partners from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal is doing just that, blending effective yet affordable tobacco cessation strategies with TB control programmes. Powered
Abnormal heart rhythm is a major cause of cardiovascular disease and death in Europe. An EU-supported programme has made several advances in wearable technology to more comfortably monitor the heart over longer periods, in the hope of saving lives and cutting treatment costs. Powered by WPeMatico
EU-funded researchers have analysed the efficacy and required dosage of several antibiotics licensed decades ago. Their findings could enable doctors to prescribe certain drugs with greater confidence and strengthen EU efforts to tackle the growing problem of drug resistance. Powered by WPeMatico