Transport and Mobility

EU-backed researchers are testing a hybrid engine prototype – a major step towards their goal to redefine fuel consumption and emissions performance in plug-in powertrains.

A hyper-efficient solar electric sedan car provides an unprecedented driving range of 725 km.

The newly launched ENRICH in Africa (EiA) Centre kickstarts a wide range of services for African and European incubators and accelerators.

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

A Port of Antwerp-Bruges tugboat has been fitted with dual-fuel engines, marking the official launch of the tugboat’s conversion to methanol.

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.

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.

Successful flight demonstrations show what a detect and avoid (DAA) system on board an uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) can achieve in real-life collision scenarios.

This year’s Innovation Radar Prize has been awarded to an overall winner as well as three category winners representing environmentally sustainable innovations, disruptive health technologies and hidden gems in the early stages of development.

An EU-backed project’s innovative approach is making mobile network architectures more efficient and sustainable.

An EU project named in honour of the founder of modern nursing is developing a novel toolkit to help first responders as they go about saving lives.

It is time to think past cars, trains and buses. The future way of urban mobility is in the air. So next time you find yourself stuck in traffic, look to the sky.

Can drones be safely integrated into Europe’s airspace? An EU-backed project has demonstrated that they can.

What could be reducing the capacity and performance of state-of-the-art battery materials for electric vehicles (EVs)? According to EU-backed researchers, it’s the irregular movement of lithium ions.

EU-backed researchers are lending a helping hand towards a future with trustworthy AI with a roadmap identifying major research challenges and a handbook containing major AI-related scientific and technical terms.

Researchers have discovered the missing force that explains how drops of water move on surfaces. It turns out, it’s electrostatics.

Approach operations at busy airports are set to become more energy efficient and less noisy thanks to an integrated system that will assist pilots in making better configuration management decisions.

Drone flight demonstrations are underway in Norway to increase insight into urban air mobility (UAM) possibilities in emergency medical service delivery.

Flight tests held at Pontoise airfield simulated avoidance manoeuvres in three different real-world scenarios, proving that safe flight with urban air mobility (UAM) aircraft is possible.