An EU-funded project builds stronger links between the physical and digital worlds to improve water management. Europe’s waterways are under immense pressures, ranging from agricultural and industrial activities to the challenges of increased urbanisation. Digital technologies are acknowledged for their ability to help improve water management. However, a lack of business cases and tangible evidence […]
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Do you know what happens to the body if it is exposed to radioactive materials?
The chances of being involved in a nuclear accident are slim. However, if it does happen, expert Joaquín Silvestre-Albero explains why a coconut can save your life. Radioactivity – which describes the energetic disintegration of atoms – is a constant presence in our lives. There are radioactive gases in the air we breathe, and even […]
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EU-funded project develops robotic system to save bees
A new temperature-modulating robotic system reveals previously unknown collective honeybee behaviour, opening the door to new possibilities for helping bees survive in a changing climate. The EU-funded HIVEOPOLIS project has developed a robotic system that can interact with a honeybee colony. Built into the frame of a standard hive, the unobtrusive system measures and influences […]
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Why are we attracted to certain people? New research explains the science of romantic attraction
It’s no secret that we’re drawn to people with similar interests as us. This phenomenon is known as the similarity-attraction effect. Charles Chu, an assistant professor of management and organisations at Boston University Questrom School of Business, carried out a series of four experiments that answer why we usually fall for people who are like […]
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The number of ICT workers in the EU rose in 2022
In 2022, 9.4 million people in the EU worked as ICT specialists, representing 4.6% of the total EU workforce. The share of ICT specialists in the EU has been increasing over the last decade, rising by 1.4 percentage points (pp) since 2012. Among the EU countries, the share of ICT specialists was highest in Sweden (8.6%), followed by Luxembourg (7.7%) and […]
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EU-funded project demonstrates feasibility of assembling spacecraft in orbit
When one thinks about how satellites and spacecraft are currently built, the picture that usually springs to mind is of a huge clean room with lots of white-coated scientists and experts milling around. After being meticulously constructed, these expensive pieces of equipment then need to be launched into space. This work is incredibly costly, as […]
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Artificial intelligence, blockchain and the future of Europe
Artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain are two of the most significant disruptive technologies of our time, set to have a major impact on future societies and economies. But the European Union accounts only for 7% of annual equity investments in both technologies, while the US and China together account for 80%. However, the EU excels […]
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Objective: Putting Europe at the forefront of the supercomputing revolution
The updated CORDIS project information package includes the latest research funded by the European Consortium for High Performance Computing (EC EuroHPC) leading to advances in climate modelling, personalised medicine and energy saving strategies. Supercomputers are advanced systems with extremely high capabilities, capable of solving computational problems that are orders of magnitude too complex for typical […]
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EU is one step closer to first Artificial Intelligence rules
To ensure a human-centric and ethical development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Europe, MEPs endorsed new transparency and risk-management rules for AI systems. On Thursday, the Internal Market Committee and the Civil Liberties Committee adopted a draft negotiating mandate on the first ever rules for Artificial Intelligence with 84 votes in favour, 7 against and […]
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