Industrial Technologies

A recently published e-book looks at how liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) research conducted with EU backing is paving the way for new applications and practical devices.

As our fast-growing global population strains the planet’s dwindling natural resources, scientists are looking to more sustainable materials. Geoenvironmental engineer Michael Harbottle fills us in.

In freezing weather, ice causes many a traveller to come unstuck. But as experimental physicist Robin Ras explains, getting to grips with what makes ice so slippery isn’t easy.

What happens in your mouth when you eat a piece of chocolate? Scientists unravel the secret of chocolate’s irresistible texture with a view to developing healthier luxury chocolates.

An EU-backed consortium successfully installs a hydrogen gas turbine demonstrator at a paper mill testing site in France.

Why waste spent coffee grounds after the coffee has been made? An EU-backed company now uses them to make a bio-based plastic film.

A new digital marketplace brings together innovative actors in manufacturing to help ambitious SMEs transform into next-generation factories.

The deeper into Earth you go, the hotter it gets. So why isn’t this heat being tapped everywhere? Our expert Philippe Dumas gives us some cold hard facts.

A digital cultural heritage hub offers an open space where citizens and tourists can access engaging content, share experiences, and find valuable resources and training materials.

An open call issued by an EU-backed project is giving SMEs and other companies the chance to make their bio-based technologies and solutions market-ready.

From student challenges to 3D-printed copper components for particle accelerators, it’s all in a day’s work for the EU-backed I.FAST project.

Researchers fabricate a pneumatic artificial hand using a commercial 3D printer.

An EU-funded project has launched the first of two open calls for companies interested in developing bio-based materials. Winners will have access to cutting-edge tech that will help scale up their innovations.

A recently published factsheet outlines proposed solutions to the current energy crisis.

From cars to cans, we are surrounded by the enduring silvery shine of aluminium. We asked metallurgist Casper van der Eijk what makes it worth its weight in gold.

An EU-backed initiative has joined forces with other like-minded projects to promote the benefits of agro-biodiversity and develop solutions to more effectively incorporate them into farming practices and policy measures.

A new study suggests that traffic noise at schools has a negative impact on the development of working memory and attention in primary school students.

A recently released policy brief takes a look at the assessment of current practices and their importance in the transition towards sustainable extractive industries.

An EU-backed project is using deep learning techniques combined with cloud, edge and far-edge computing to improve the way objects are tracked in factories and warehouses.

An EU-backed project’s liquid hydrogen (LH2) storage tank has passed key vibration and leakage tests, bringing it one step closer to realising a zero-emission commercial flight.