A group of critical raw materials may help Europe reduce supply-chain vulnerabilities. By Michael Allen Dr Arne Petter Ratvik is championing high-tech goods for Europe through a low-tech source: fertiliser. Ratvik, a metals expert at independent Norwegian research organisation SINTEF, says raw materials needed by the European auto, computer, electronics, energy and other industries can … Read more
Making diets kinder to the environment and better for people’s health requires root-and-branch changes in production and consumption. By Anthony King As a young scientist, Dr Christian Bugge Henriksen never minded getting his hands dirty. He put on his wellies to study soil nutrients in barley and potato fields in his native Denmark. Henriksen has … Read more
Many working people in Europe are at risk of economic hardship, prompting EU researchers to seek policy answers. By Ali Jones For Lineke Smit, poverty in Europe is brought home to her almost every day at work. She is a member of the Netherlands branch of the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN), a non-governmental organisation seeking … Read more
Better use of grass-covered areas across the EU can protect nature and strengthen agriculture. By Vedrana Simičević German farmers in the Lower Oder Valley National Park on the eastern border with Poland faced a dilemma: what to do with grass that was useless as animal feed. Like many of their counterparts in Europe, these agricultural … Read more
As it moves away from fossil fuels and towards climate-neutrality, the EU is placing strategic importance on the market for batteries and stepping up research in the field. By Horizon Staff From mobile phones and kitchen appliances to computers and cars, batteries are so much a part of daily life that they tend to get … Read more
Science lessons across Europe come to life through a push towards “open schooling”. By Andrew Dunne In a part of Sweden northeast of Stockholm, Nina Berglund likes trying out new ways to teach her science students aged 10 to 12. Berglund recently invited a physics professor named Staffan Yngve to her class in the municipality … Read more