Horizon Magazine 
Improved cybersecurity defences for electronic commerce have emerged from EU-funded projects. By Tom Cassauwers What do a Greek pharmacy, a Spanish multinational bank, a German foundation specialised in the digital economy and a UK university have in common? They all helped develop software tools with EU funding to counter cyber and physical threats to e-commerce … Read more
A major EU-funded research project on the Atlantic highlights worldwide efforts to preserve marine biodiversity under a landmark treaty. By Horizon Staff When it comes to life on Earth, the importance of the Atlantic Ocean may be bigger even than its size. The world’s second-largest body of water after the Pacific, the Atlantic is unique … Read more
Edible electronics are being developed to assist rescue operations and go inside hospital patients, setting the stage for all-consuming tech to become consumable. By Anthony King Professor Dario Floreano is a Swiss-Italian roboticist and engineer engaged in a bold research venture: the creation of edible robots and digestible electronics. However counterintuitive it may seem, combining … Read more
EU researchers are seeking to expand supplies of clean aviation fuels by producing more from agricultural sources. By Tereza Pultarova Professor David Chiaramonti is looking down at the ground to help resolve a problem up in the sky: aeroplanes’ emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other pollutants. An expert in energy systems and power generation at … Read more
Calorie-filled meals with little nutrition are suspected of having an impact on decision-making and of causing an overweight trap. By Pieter Devuyst and Horizon Staff Esther Aarts has a warning for fast-food lovers around the world: such diets not only expand waistlines but also cause brain inflammation. A professor of nutritional neuroscience at Radboud University … Read more
EU industries from food and drinks to chemicals and biotechnology are seeking to profit from materials in water after it has been used. By Michael Allen For decades, most of the wastewater from the Mahou San Miguel brewery in the northeastern Spanish city of Lleida was flushed down the drain. Now the effluent is being … Read more