EU-funded researchers are using the latest digital technologies to improve access to Europe’s rich musical and cultural heritage and facilitate the creation of new cultural connections. By Ali Jones With all the fanfare of the Eurovision Song Contest in May this year, it is possible that many missed another European song contest that was taking … Read more
3D printing is set to revolutionise European manufacturing, producing complex, multilayered components for everything from toys and cars to wind turbines and satellites. By Anthony King If 3D printing makes good on its promise, it will fundamentally change the way things are manufactured. And it could also become everyone’s best friend. Just imagine if for … Read more
EU-funded researchers are studying chemical processes in nature to develop new, cleaner means of chemical production and computers that can communicate with the human body. By Michael Allen When Dr Andrés de la Escosura, an organic chemistry researcher at the Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem) in Madrid, Spain, set out to fundamentally … Read more
A breakthrough in medical imaging is making it possible for EU-funded researchers to observe brain activity during movement and pick up the early signs of disorders that affect brain-to-body coordination, such as Parkinson’s disease. By Andrew Dunne EU-funded researchers are advancing new technology that allows them to monitor brain activity as the patient moves. Their … Read more
The quest is on to support endangered European languages, some with only a handful of speakers left. By Gareth Willmer Like civilisations, languages rise, fall and disappear. Even in Europe, which strives to uphold its linguistic diversity, dozens of regional languages are on the road to extinction. But the work of experts like Justyna Olko … Read more
Malta and Cyprus team up with larger EU countries to increase their clean energy capacity. By Michaela Nesvarova For many Europeans, Cyprus and Malta represent a distant Mediterranean paradise. But despite their sunny climate, the two are less able to capitalise on their wealth of sunshine and potential clean energy than one may expect. One … Read more