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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Fostering defence innovation through the European Defence Fund
The European Parliament on Thursday adopted the partial agreement on the EU Defence Fund for 2021-2027, aiming for a more ‘European’ approach to defence. 328 MEPs voted in favour of the partial deal with EU ministers, with 231 against, and 19 abstaining. The EU Defence Fund will foster technological innovation and cooperation in the European […]
European Youth Award
The European Youth Award (EYA) selects and promotes best European innovative students, and social entrepreneurs, start-ups, designers, producers, application developers, journalists and writers, who create digital projects with impact on society addressing the goals defined by the Council of Europe, Europe 2020 and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Innovative students and young people under 33 (born on or after January 1, 1986), living in one […]