IT, Information, Media

An EU team examined the mathematical properties of networks. Focusing initially on internet applications, the results improve stability and efficiency, while also illustrating the interesting features of all other kinds of networks.

While creation of test beds for novel wireless cooperative networks was halted due to force majeure, a golden opportunity remains for a future EU-funded project to investigate this promising technology.

EU-funded researchers are working on a shared infrastructure with access to Earth observation (EO) data, high-performance computing solutions and near-real-time data ingestion.

The increasing demand for wireless devices and equipment is eating up available bandwidth at a faster rate than ever. Improved technologies in the field could help overcome the challenge.

The market for wireless sensors enabled by Bluetooth low energy (BLE) is rapidly growing in the healthcare and lifestyle sectors, but several challenges and issues persist with their operation. An EU initiative is working on an optimised BLE solution to address drawbacks.

Not much is known about the interaction between requirements engineering (RE) and systems architecting (SA), widely considered the two most important phases of the software development life cycle. An EU initiative has examined RE and SA processes to provide insight and improve operations and technology.

Web applications that target Internet-enabled TV consumer electronics have different development requirements than PCs, PDAs or smartphones. Differing degrees of standards support inhibit the entry of small businesses into the market — a problem the W3TV project aims to resolve.

Scientists in an EU-supported project have developed a microfluidic chip that simultaneously analyses the reactions of several human organ tissues when they come into contact with candidates for new drugs. The ground-breaking device could save millions of euros in drug development costs.

An EU-funded team developed software to control and coordinate autonomous vehicles. The modules allow groups of vehicles to communicate with a central station, facilitating the vehicles' smooth flow in traffic and maintenance of safe distances.

Evolution of the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) into a system of systems opens up a new world of satellite-based applications. EU-funded scientists have developed a multi-satellite receiver that will improve the integrity, precision and accuracy of positioning.

European researchers have developed a wireless sensor system to monitor the safety of large infrastructure. The new system will not only potentially save lives when the structure is old, it is reducing costs during construction, too.

An innovative new algorithm to reduce the precision of numerical computations when feasible reduces energy consumption in a manner similar to conventional energy-saving techniques. Even better, its applications are virtually limitless.

EU-funded researchers have developed communication tools to dispel misinformation and better inform the public when an infectious disease strikes.

Major advances in concurrent computing and transactional memory (TM) promise to take simplicity of parallel programming and computing speeds to the next level.

A new way of gathering valuable geo-based data from a variety of sources promises to help smaller businesses become more competitive.

How can we make predictions of people’s activities based on internet links? What can we learn from patterns of usage on the internet? The EU’s NADINE project is establishing algorithms and methods of analysing activities online that will shine a light on relationships between subjects, countries and even trading commodities.

An EU team is developing a communication system able to handle both routine and post-emergency demands.

Studies into the ethical, social and legal aspects (ESLA) of information and communications technology (ICT) are fragmented and carried out on an ad hoc basis. EU-funded researchers performed a systematic analysis of these areas to pre-empt possible issues resulting from the prevalence of ICT.

Digital technologies provide a unique opportunity to preserve, access and spread our cultural heritage. But what are their socio-economic and technological impacts? The MAXICULTURE project provides a toolkit for measuring projects’ socio-economic and technological impact and how they can best use ICT in the cultural heritage domain.

EU researchers have come up with an innovative security framework that gives both web users and developers greater protection against cyber attacks.

The EU SOCIETIES ICT research project has spawned a host of tools and applications allowing people to form smart communities in which they can discover, connect and organize “relevantly” with one another.

EU-funded researchers are demonstrating revolutionary robotic techniques inspired by plants, featuring a 3D-printed ‘trunk’, ‘leaves’ that sense the environment and ‘roots’ that grow and change direction.

Europe’s historic buildings draw visitors from all over the world. But keeping them energy-efficient without having to carry out significant construction work can be a struggle. The EU-funded project SEEMPUBS plans on using a new ICT-based monitoring, visualisation and control system to reduce these buildings’ energy consumption, cope with the already-installed energy systems and avoid possible damages caused by important building interventions.

Did you ever see pollution level indicators displayed in big European cities? The EXPOSOMICS project is looking to make them obsolete. Not only will their technology determine the exact impact of pollutant exposure on our health, but it could eventually land in your pocket - as a smartphone app.

We tend to think of plants as being the first victims of pollution and climate change. But thanks to an FP7 research project, crops, forests and even the plants in your back garden could be fighting back.