Digital Economy

A set of EU-funded surveys has revealed a surprisingly high acceptance of water and nutrient reuse in three European countries.

An EU-backed company has used blockchain to reduce fraud and cyberattacks in toll transactions.

In our December 2020 special feature on cybersecurity, we discussed how a toolkit developed and built by the BPR4GDPR project could help European businesses navigate the complex requirements of new data privacy laws. One year on, the team tell us how the cookies crumble.

EU-backed scientists shed light on how people transmit and decode complex facial signals.

An EU-funded project has launched the first open-source smartphone app that helps scientists monitor drying events in Europe’s and South America’s rivers and streams.

EU-backed researchers are developing a trustworthy and secure platform where Europeans can safely share personal and industrial data.

An EU project is developing a novel emulator to support SMEs in their efforts to exploit 5G infrastructure capabilities.

EU-backed researchers build state-of-the-art software that harnesses AI to design nanomedicine that fights cancer cells.

Classical statistics or machine learning-based methods? EU-backed researchers perform the first objective comparison of conventional and new methods used to decode anomalous diffusion.

EU-backed scientists have successfully printed in 3D tiny gas sensors that mimic colour change mechanisms seen on peacocks. The sensors respond optically to traces of gas in homes, work settings and cars.

An EU-backed initiative designed software for underwater robotic equipment. Robots will be able to undertake dangerous missions deep below the water’s surface.

A new study has shown that applying algebraic topology to climate models could help us predict the next abrupt change in Earth’s climate.

An EU-funded project is encouraging debate on responsible robotics to promote widespread social acceptance of AI-based robotic technologies in four key areas.

Researchers compared the performance and fatigue of flexible subsea cables. They found that using a device called a bend stiffener greatly increases their lifespan by protecting them against damage and fatigue.

An international consortium has completed the design of a single-point mooring (SPM) system platform for floating wind turbines.

A digital platform called Gift is allowing visitors to the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) to share climate issues and themes of interest with friends and loved ones.

Do ordinary citizens believe claims made online about social media and its effects on teen mental health? EU-backed researchers conducted a survey to find out and to see how willing people are to fact-check.

Previously Research*eu highlighted the exciting work of BIRD RELEASE, a project developing smart laser technology to harmlessly deter birds from agricultural sites like fields and orchards. One year on, we catch up with Steinar Henskes, founder of the company behind the technology, Bird Control BV.

A new study shows a link between the windborne iron aerosols from Australia’s 2019-2020 wildfires deposited in the Southern Ocean and the massive algal blooms observed there, raising new questions about oceanic carbon uptake.

New research has revealed that moments of silence interspersed in music trigger similar brain activity as when we imagine a song, giving us better insight into the brain mechanism of sensory prediction.