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How do different potatoes respond to heat, drought and waterlogging stresses? EU-backed scientists are investigating the changes that make potatoes resilient or susceptible.

Is there a more nutritious alternative to maize and rice for gluten-free food products? The answer could lie in African cereals and legumes.

Armed with innovations in IT and training, an EU-backed project is better preparing Europe for future pandemics. Its new Advisory Board members, the Irish Defence Forces, are helping to further this goal with their expertise in major emergency management.

Preparing for a future of seamless network handovers across European borders, an EU-backed project has just completed its first cross-border connectivity demonstrations at a 5G testbed in Latvia.

New innovations in the field of autonomous mobility have been recognised by EU Innovation Radar experts. Developed under an EU-backed project, these innovations contribute to the EU goals to make our towns and cities safer and more sustainable.

A new ultrasonic sensor promises to improve railway track lubrication monitoring and maintenance for lower costs and better safety.

Bringing to life the sights and sounds of European history is commonplace, but how about the smells? Thanks to a novel collaboration between AI, sciences and the humanities, the scents of old Europe are being rediscovered.

A new study has reassuring news about those conceived with the aid of assisted reproductive technology (ART). Any differences in growth, weight and body fat levels disappear by late adolescence.

Can great apes give us insight into how early humans learned to make and use stone tools? Yes, according to EU-funded researchers, whose new study explores these abilities in the orangutang – one of our closest living relatives.

Their pioneering research on oscillations in stars has earned EU-backed researchers Conny Aerts and Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard the 2022 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics, awarded by The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.

The European Research Council (ERC) Public Engagement with Research Award 2022 recognises and celebrates three grantees for successfully engaging audiences outside their fields.

No more drone disruptions. EU-backed partners have tested a system that protects airports from intrusions by unauthorised drones.

EU-backed partners have started their first demonstrations of autonomous drone services at High Tech Campus Eindhoven (HTCE), the Netherlands.

EU-backed scientists have used simplified miniature models of the human brain to understand how mutations in a high-risk autism gene affect brain development.

Our warming planet will lead to more frequent extremes in hot or dry weather. But what happens to make both droughts and heat waves occur together, and how does precipitation affect this? A recent study explains.

EU backing has helped to scale up production of a new microalgae strain with a higher protein content and better organoleptic properties than the wild type.

Responsible research and innovation can significantly support collaboration between healthcare sectors and research and innovation policies. Through the EU-funded CHERRIES project, a consortium of partners across Europe supports the development and market-uptake of responsible healthcare innovations.

A new financing scheme launched in Poland supports energy renovations in buildings for better living conditions and lower emissions for 20 years or more.

EU-backed researchers have developed and validated an innovative nano-biosensor that identifies and quantifies SARS-COV-2 antibodies in blood serum in under 15 minutes.

From the domestic to the international, how can we anticipate, mitigate, and come to terms with violence? This episode of CORDIScovery looks at how victims of domestic violence can be better served. We ask what role violence plays in distracting communities from preparing for climate change. And we explore how the perception of historic violence plays into a culture’s notion of ‘self’.