The European Commission’s 2019 European Innovation Scoreboard and Regional Innovation Scoreboard recently published show that the EU’s innovation performance has been improving for four years in a row For the first time ever, Europe’s innovation outperforms that of the United States. However, the EU continues to lose some ground to Japan and South Korea, and China is […]
The metals that hold the key to curing cancer
A Spanish institute developed drug candidates containing metals to target cancer cells. A Madrid laboratory developed families of drug candidates to treat cancer, using metals like iridium, ruthenium and osmium, during four-year EU-funded project MEMOTUMCELLMACH. The IMDEA Nanoscience Institute, with support from the Marie Curie programme, says its research on metallodrugs based on iridium shows […]
Investigating the link between food and depression
It is thought that people with obesity have an increased risk of developing depressive symptoms and depression. MooDFOOD conducted the first trial to directly test the impact of a food-related behavioural therapy alongside a multi-nutrient supplement, on the prevention of depression. According to a recent EUROSTAT study, obesity rates for the 19 European Member States […]
How Big Data and AI can be deployed for better aviation safety
Promoted by the complete spectrum of top European aviation, safety and ICT entities, the EU-funded SafeClouds.eu project is working to improve flight safety using Big Data tools. If current techniques are not updated, the rapid increase in air traffic could compromise aviation’s high level of safety. According to the EU-funded Data-driven research addressing aviation safety […]
Wanted: Problem Solvers: James Dyson Award 2019
The James Dyson Award is an international student design award running in 26 countries. It is run by the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson’s charitable trust, as part of its mission to encourage the next generation of design engineers to be creative, challenge and invent. The aim of the award is to support current and […]
Pocket food scanner for diabetes
Diabetics often need to know how much of particular foods they’ve eaten. Now they don’t have to guess. Nutrition is central to health. Imbalance causes many of today’s common diseases. These were virtually unknown during previous eras when people ate in healthier ways. To maintain a balance, tracking intake has become common. For this, consumers […]
Trending Science: Will we be able to resurrect the dead?
Scientists have successfully restored some brain functions of pigs hours after their death. The definition of death has always been very straightforward. But what if death isn’t the end? Published in the journal ‘Nature’, a breakthrough study investigating whether certain functions might be restored long after death is blurring the lines between life and death. […]
EU-South Africa research and innovation cooperation
Título: EU-South Africa research and innovation cooperation Autor: Ciencia e innovación de la UE Duración: 05:15 Resumen: La asociación entre la UE y Sudáfrica en investigación e innovación se está fortaleciendo. Gracias al proyecto ESASTAP, estamos uniendo a los investigadores europeos y sudafricanos para ayudar a abordar algunos de los grandes desafíos que enfrentan nuestras sociedades. Fecha […]
Social Innovation is…
Título: Social Innovation is… Autor: Crecimiento de la Unión Europea Duración: 01:12 Resumen: ¿Por qué la innovación social? La innovación social consiste en capacitar a las personas para que encuentren soluciones a los desafíos que enfrenta la sociedad. El Concurso Europeo de Innovación Social es una iniciativa dirigida por la Comisión Europea en los países […]