Tag: innovation

Events – Barcelona Cognition, Brain and Technology Summer School – 3-14 September 2018, Barcelona, Spain

The Barcelona Cognition Brain and Technology (BCBT) is an annual international summer school that promotes a shared systems-level understanding of the functional architecture of the brain and its possible emulation in artificial systems. This school addresses students and researchers involved in research at the interface between brains and technology such

Research Headlines – Renewable energy gets a boost from smarter electricity grids

Connecting many small renewable energy sources to electricity grids is vital for EU environmental and energy goals. EU-funded research has shown how this can be achieved more efficiently through advanced functionalities that ensure grid stability. Powered by WPeMatico

Events – EGVIA Workshop on EVs and their integration into the grid – State of play and challenges – 20 June 2018, Brussels, Belgium

EGVIA (the European Green Vehicles Initiative Association) is organising #EVinthegrid2018 workshop, whose aim is to highligh challenges and potential solutions for a large scale uptake of electro-mobility in European cities and peri-urban areas. The overall programme will roll out as follows: 9.30 Opening 10.00 Electric Vehicles: challenges and opportunities for

Research Headlines – Fever pitch: improving the management of febrile patients

EU-funded researchers are seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with fever through the identification of new biomarkers that can differentiate between bacterial and viral infection. Once found, the biomarkers will be evaluated across different European healthcare models. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – How best to help people stop smoking?

The dangers of smoking are widely recognised, but what interventions work best to help people quit this deadly habit? EU-funded researchers are assessing a range of existing approaches and new cessation treatments. The results will inform public health policy in Europe and the wider world. Powered by WPeMatico

Events – MULTI2HYCAT Summer School – 5-6 July 2018, Valencia, Spain

MULTI2HYCAT Summer School organized by ITQ in Valencia (Spain) will be on 5th till 6th July 2018 direct after the project meeting. Get registered until 30th of June 2018. Deadline for abstracts: 22nd of June 2018. Topics will be amongst other things: Nanobuilding Precursors, Organosiliceous Hybrid Materials, Molecular Sieves, Hybrid

Events – In ICT We Trust 2018 – 28-29 June 2018, Graz, Austria

The conference “In ICT we trust?” follows a broad, non-reductive conception of cyber security which does not reduce the problem to a mere technical question. Rather, the emphasis is on ethical implications and sociocultural perceptions of digital environments. The establishment and general uptake of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in

Events – 7th International Bioeconomy Conference – 6-7 July 2018, Halle (Saale), Germany

The ScienceCampus Halle and the BioEconomy Cluster Central Germany cordially invite you to the 7th International Bioeconomy Conference in Halle an der Saale from June 6 – 7, 2018. The motto of the conference will be “Bio meets Economy – Science meets Industry”. The event, which was first held in

Research Headlines – Tackling depression with digital tools

Internet-based services can treat people with depression, improve access to therapy and raise the quality of care, according to an EU-funded project that has conducted the first large-scale trials of a novel blended treatment approach using standard therapy sessions combined with digital tools. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Island life: laying the foundations for a fossil-free future

The award-winning EU-funded TILOS project is tackling the sustainable energy challenges facing Mediterranean islands with practical solutions for storing, sharing and better managing power generated locally from the wind and sun. Powered by WPeMatico