Industrial Technologies

Tests reveal positive leaching results for aluminium and calcium from anorthosite, pointing to the rock as a key solution to sustainable aluminium production.

Researchers have taken the characteristic that’s usually an obstacle to the design of lightweight, reliable steel structures and turned it into a mechanism that makes the metal more resistant to hydrogen-induced cracking.

An EU-backed team used photonics technology to boost the performance of existing fibre optics infrastructure, achieving internet speeds of up to 40 terabytes per second.

An EU-funded project gives good advice to local farmers and food producers on how to make short food supply chains (SFSCs) more competitive and sustainable.

Cutting-edge recycling technologies remove hazardous substances from plastic, helping inject industrial plastic waste into the circular economy.

An EU-funded project’s innovation test bed provides access to consulting services and state-of-the art pilot lines, helping companies commercialise their printed electronics.

A one-of-a-kind terawatt laser installed on Mount Säntis in the Swiss Alps will demonstrate how lasers can control and safely divert lightning.

An EU-funded project is developing a new generation of aircraft engine components with environment-friendly manufacturing, maintenance and recycling in mind.

A new market report has analysed the state of Europe’s photonics industry, and it’s thriving.

An EU-funded project makes it plain: batteries need to live longer than the Internet of things (IoT) devices they power. A position paper published by the project outlines the key actions to power IoT devices reliably and sustainably.

The Greek island of Tilos places 3rd in EU-sponsored renewable energy production competition and wins a EUR 100 000 cash prize for its innovative energy model.

A bulk cargo carrier was recently the test site for a variety of remote inspection techniques (RITs) that demonstrated how robotics solutions can make for quicker, safer and more efficient ship inspections.

EU-backed scientists show us how smart materials called magnetoactive polymers (MAPs) could someday be used to stimulate healing in epithelial wounds.

A new paper sheds light on the sustainability implications of current sand consumption across the globe and proposes solutions for a more sustainable global sand system.

Human Brain Project researchers have developed a computational tool to more accurately locate affected brain regions of patients with epilepsy. The team is now using a new digital research infrastructure called EBRAINS to boost the tool’s accuracy.

A new study has measured the electrical conductivity of a carbon nanotube with magnetic molecules inside it and provided greater insight into their behaviour.

A new method for controlling single photons without generating heat makes it possible to integrate optical switches and single-photon detectors in a single chip.

CORDIS has just released its second episode of the CORDIScovery podcast, focused on the future of aviation. We talk to three EU-funded researchers who are working to make flying cleaner, more efficient and less invasive for those living under flightpaths. Free to download from wherever you prefer to get your podcast fix!

Two interdependent parameters – electrical conductivity and the Seebeck coefficient – have prevented improvements in the thermoelectric performance of nanostructured materials. Now EU-backed researchers have developed a theory on how to overcome this obstacle.

EU-backed researchers have used diamond-based magnetic imaging to detect both the magnetisation of a material and its resulting stray magnetic fields.