Inspired by nature, EU-funded researchers have developed a system that uses sunlight and water to produce green hydrogen, potentially opening a new route to producing and storing renewable energy locally.
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Dung Beetles’ Inner Compass Could Inspire Cutting-Edge Miniature Robotics
Dung beetles navigate in straight lines using a tiny brain and a snapshot of the sky, a system that could inspire miniature robots.
Dung beetles navigate in straight lines using a tiny brain and a snapshot of the sky, a system that could inspire miniature robots.
Digital Tools Help Hydropower Plants Respect Nature While Generating Energy
Digital models and sensors help hydropower plants balance energy production with the health of the rivers they depend on.
Digital models and sensors help hydropower plants balance energy production with the health of the rivers they depend on.
Building an Early Warning System for Europe’s Critical Raw Materials
From batteries to wind turbines, European industry depends on materials sourced from around the world. EU-funded researchers are mapping these complex supply chains to spot potential disruptions before they become shortages.
From batteries to wind turbines, European industry depends on materials sourced from around the world. EU-funded researchers are mapping these complex supply chains to spot potential disruptions before they become shortages.
From Plants and Waste to Everyday Products: Boosting Europe’s Bioeconomy
A biorefinery in Spain and a plant-based chemicals company in the Netherlands show how Europe is exploring ways to make everyday products from waste and plants.
A biorefinery in Spain and a plant-based chemicals company in the Netherlands show how Europe is exploring ways to make everyday products from waste and plants.
The Patients Missing From Clinical Research
Clinical studies do not always accurately reflect the people who will ultimately receive new treatments. Researchers across Europe are exploring how to close the gaps and make clinical research more representative and inclusive.
Clinical studies do not always accurately reflect the people who will ultimately receive new treatments. Researchers across Europe are exploring how to close the gaps and make clinical research more representative and inclusive.
Making Satellites Easier to Connect, Repair and Upgrade
Satellites from different makers can’t easily connect or be repaired in orbit. EU-funded researchers have built and tested a universal, USB-like standard that could change that.
Satellites from different makers can’t easily connect or be repaired in orbit. EU-funded researchers have built and tested a universal, USB-like standard that could change that.
Capturing Lost Signals and Sunlight to Power Satellites
EU-funded researchers are developing tiny devices that could turn infrared sunlight and stray radio waves into extra energy for satellites.
EU-funded researchers are developing tiny devices that could turn infrared sunlight and stray radio waves into extra energy for satellites.
Beyond ‘Eat Less, Move More’: Building the Bigger Picture on Childhood Obesity
Researchers across Europe are pooling data and expertise while working with schools, hospitals and families to find better ways to tackle childhood obesity.
Researchers across Europe are pooling data and expertise while working with schools, hospitals and families to find better ways to tackle childhood obesity.
Casting a Wider Net: Digital Tools Bring Europe’s Fisheries Into Sharper Focus
Researchers are combining AI, cameras and DNA traces in seawater to build a transparent picture of what is being caught, and support more sustainable fisheries.
Researchers are combining AI, cameras and DNA traces in seawater to build a transparent picture of what is being caught, and support more sustainable fisheries.
Tackling the Invisible Pollution in Homes, Schools and Workplaces
We spend most of our time indoors, but how much do we know about the air we breathe? EU-funded researchers are looking for answers and practical ways to improve it.
We spend most of our time indoors, but how much do we know about the air we breathe? EU-funded researchers are looking for answers and practical ways to improve it.
Open Source Tech Helps Farmers Put More Trust in Digital Tools
Researchers, farmers and tech companies are developing open-source tools to tackle crop disease, irrigation and patchy internet, making digital farming cheaper, more practical and easier for farmers to trust.
Researchers, farmers and tech companies are developing open-source tools to tackle crop disease, irrigation and patchy internet, making digital farming cheaper, more practical and easier for farmers to trust.
New Climate Models Are Zooming In on Regional Risks
More detailed climate models are helping researchers explore how climate change may affect particular regions and how human actions shape the risks ahead.
More detailed climate models are helping researchers explore how climate change may affect particular regions and how human actions shape the risks ahead.
Using AI to Stay One Step Ahead of Dementia
New AI-based diagnostics could help identify people at risk of dementia earlier, opening up more opportunities for monitoring, intervention and support.
New AI-based diagnostics could help identify people at risk of dementia earlier, opening up more opportunities for monitoring, intervention and support.
Old Sailing Manuals Reveal How Sailors Helped Create a Global View of Earth
EU-funded researchers have pored over centuries-old sailing manuals and ship logbooks to trace how sailors’ hard-won knowledge slowly built our modern view of a connected planet.
EU-funded researchers have pored over centuries-old sailing manuals and ship logbooks to trace how sailors’ hard-won knowledge slowly built our modern view of a connected planet.
How AI Is Helping Cities Tackle Invisible Pollution
Researchers are designing AI-powered virtual cities to help authorities predict street-level pollution and act where it is needed most.
Researchers are designing AI-powered virtual cities to help authorities predict street-level pollution and act where it is needed most.