The European External Action Service and the European Commission hosted a live demonstration of the European Data Relay System (EDRS), also known as ‘Space data highway’. Laser technology The system is the world’s first laser-link in the sky, based on cutting-edge European laser technology. It allows transferring large volume of data, in particular images, from […]
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions: support for almost 7,300 researchers and innovators
As part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, the Commission has selected 67 consortia under the 2019 Research and Innovation Staff Exchange call for proposals. This will allow almost 7,300 excellent researchers and innovators to collaborate with their peers abroad. Sectors and disciplines They will work across different sectors and disciplines to tackle societal challenges such as the economics […]
H2020: BBI-RIA: Model the composition of bio-based residual streams and its evolution to optimise its management and processing
This project to model the composition of bio-based residual streams and its evolution to optimise its management and processing is part of the Bio-based Industries Research and Innovation sub-programme (BBI-2019-SO2-R7) of the Horizon 2020 Programme. Variations in composition of bio-based residual streams are a major drawback for their effective management and processing. Better insight into […]
EUREKA: Research, development and innovation projects Turkey – Spain
This project to develop research, development and innovation projects between Spanish and Turkish partners is part of the EUREKA Programme. TÜBİTAK from Turkey and the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology, EPE (CDTI) from Spain are announcing this call for proposals for joint R&D projects, focusing on the development of innovative products and applications […]
2019 Innovation Scoreboards: The innovation performance of the EU and its regions is increasing
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 […]