Industrial Technologies

An NGO is using school presentations and beach clean-ups to reduce plastic pollution on Dutch Caribbean island territory Sint Maarten.

Bringing together partners from five European countries, this EU-funded project is tasked with transforming the capacity for scientific excellence and innovation in cellular and molecular neuroscience at an important Ukrainian research institute.

Advancing the role of Ukraine’s Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics in Europe is the aim of an EU-funded twinning project that brings together high-profile research and innovation institutes from Europe.

Paving the way for more environmentally friendly materials in future electromechanical devices, EU-backed researchers have found a new way to induce the piezoelectric effect in materials ordinarily not considered to be piezoelectric.

Could there be a cost-efficient, eco-friendly alternative to today’s solar power technology? Quite possibly, thanks to a much more efficient solar cell developed by EU-backed researchers.

Decision-makers preparing for the take-off of drone technologies in their cities can now visualise their urban airspaces in three dimensions, all thanks to a new geo-information tool.

With its new Voyage Energy Planner, an EU-backed project helps inland waterway vessel owners plan zero-emission voyages using its innovative swappable battery containers.

Launching on 28 February 2022, the Switch2save Architectural Design Competition is giving students and young professionals a chance to showcase lightweight switchable smart glass solutions for energy-efficient glass buildings.

Are storage-as-a-service models that use second-life batteries for a commercial end user economically and technically feasible? Yes, says an EU-funded project, demonstrating it at a photovoltaic (PV) plant site in Belgium.

How employable are doctorate holders? Do the skills they acquire match the skills needed for employment? How valuable is their degree? An EU-funded survey has the answers.

An EU-backed project is driving radical change in European industries through enabling technologies such as AI and digital twinning. Its solutions are being tested in pilot sites in Greece, Spain and the United Kingdom.

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

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

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.

A groundbreaking airborne wind power system now flies in the Caribbean. The solution demonstrates how remote locations can boost their power grids with cheaper renewable energy while helping to accelerate the energy transition.

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

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.

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.

A new study explores the climate and air quality benefits of removing methane from the atmosphere – a crucial complementary approach to current CO2 emissions reduction efforts.