Digital Economy

EU-funded researchers have published a comprehensive guide on the production and processing of graphene and related materials to promote their use in novel applications.

EU-funded researchers looked into how much people know about drones, and especially their use in emergency situations. The answer? Not much.

An EU-backed consortium’s achievements in semiconductor technology gain recognition from the French government.

Two EU-backed Dutch companies have created the first offshore solar and seaweed farm in the North Sea, making solar energy production and seaweed cultivation possible in the same space.

Knowledge exchange and practice sharing are by now well-recognised and active routes to affecting change, and even more so when it comes to sustainability and environmental protection. A global programme is charting its own impactful course in this domain, empowering local governments and urban nature pioneers to lift barriers on the path to a resilient and sustainable urban future.

How do we finally give EU citizens back control of their own data? The answer could lie in a novel Privacy-Enhanced Dashboard developed under the EU-funded PoSeID-on project.

Businesses in the digital era increasingly rely on data analytics for growth and survival. But does it necessarily mean that we have to sacrifice our privacy? Not necessarily. The EU-funded PAPAYA project has developed a new platform that promises to reinstate trust between data owners and third-party data processors.

The ReconCell project has developed a cutting-edge workcell that makes robot solutions commercially viable for SMEs that otherwise may not have the time or resources to automate their production processes. Featured in issue 87 of Research*eu magazine in November 2019, project coordinator Ales Ude had outlined how he and his team planned to commercialise further their product – we reconnect with him to find out how they’ve been getting on.

An EU-funded project has developed an intelligent data transfer platform that helps researchers predict the demand for intensive care units (ICUs) during the coronavirus pandemic.

An EU-funded project team is developing and testing smart nets, smart scanners and other technologies to help combat overfishing.

An EU-funded study investigates how livestock breeding programmes could benefit from disease resilience research and offers four genetic improvement alternatives.

Prof. Richard Horne was awarded the 2020 Kristian Birkeland Medal for outstanding results in the field of space weather and space climate.

An EU-funded project is developing a digital twin of FC Barcelona’s home stadium. The goal: a better and safer experience for Barça fans.

An EU-funded project team is helping citizen scientists collect neighbourhood traffic data. Their hope is that it will assist local communities to campaign for local policy changes resulting in effective traffic solutions.

EU project De-RISC has developed a first-version multiprocessor system-on-a-chip (MPSoC) platform, advancing on its objective to deliver to market a hardware/software platform based on RISC-V instruction set architecture.

How can we prevent disease at older ages? An EU-backed trial has investigated the effects of vitamin D, omega-3 and home exercise on the health of senior citizens.

An EU-backed project team is developing lightweight, energy-smart insulating glass units that could achieve up to 70 % energy savings in heating and cooling.

Given wings by an Angolan dance troupe, the South African Jerusalema song is giving people worldwide a much-needed sense of community during the isolating COVID-19 pandemic.

EU-funded researchers explore the recent developments and potential applications of optical circuits that can be programmed by end users.

EU-backed researchers have published a working paper on digital technology use across Europe. The paper reviews these technologies’ consequences on young people and their families.