An EU-backed team used photonics technology to boost the performance of existing fibre optics infrastructure, achieving internet speeds of up to 40 terabytes per second. Photonics—the science of creating, detecting and manipulating light—is driving innovations in technologies ranging from smartphone displays and energy-saving lighting to medical instruments and self-driving cars. Researchers working for the EU-funded…
An EU-funded project’s innovation testbed provides access to consulting services and state-of-the-art pilot lines, helping companies commercialise their printed electronics. Printed electronics play a vital role in the development of the Internet of things (IoT). Our homes, cars, and even our clothes and accessories are fitted with electronic devices such as circuits, sensors, displays and…
An EU-funded project gives good advice to local farmers and food producers on how to make short food supply chains (SFSCs) more competitive and sustainable. Over the last few decades, Europe’s agri-food system has had to deal with feeding a growing population, improving food transparency and shrinking its carbon footprint. These challenges have led to…
Virgin olive oils are known for their excellent nutrition and health properties; but not all are created equal. OLEUM has renewed and revised analytical procedures and tools to determine their quality and authenticity before they end up on our shelves. Europe is the world’s largest producer of olive oil. Yet, a combination of growing competitiveness,…
Networking opportunities in the format of 1:1 bilateral virtual meetings among potential applicants themselves are available between 28 July and 30 November 2021. Timelines Send, receive and confirm 1:1 meetings from July 28, 2021 (09:00) to November 30, 2021 (17:00) Confirmed meetings are scheduled from July 28, 2021 (09:00) to November 30, 2021 (17:00) based on participants’…
A succession of record-breaking natural disasters have swept the globe in recent weeks. There have been serious floods in China and western Europe, heatwaves and drought in North America and wildfires in the sub-Arctic. An annual report on the UK’s weather indicates extreme events are becoming commonplace in the country’s once mild climate. August 2020…
Canadian geologist claims to have discovered the oldest animal fossils. The earliest life forms we know of evolved around 3.7 billion years ago. The world’s oldest known animal, Dickinsonia, dates to about 540 million years ago. A discovery in a remote region of north-west Canada is about to change what we understood until now. According…
Consciousness is arguably the most important scientific topic there is. Without consciousness, there would after all be no science. But while we all know what it is like to be conscious—meaning that we have personal awareness and respond to the world around us—it has turned out to be near impossible to explain exactly how it…
We spend most of our lives in buildings but they are responsible for 40 per cent of the EU’s energy consumption and 36 per cent of its greenhouse gas emissions. A LIFE Award-winning project has the keys to change this trend. Improving the energy efficiency of buildings is critical to achieving the EU’s 2050 climate…
An EU-backed computer tech company has demonstrated quantum communications over optical fibres over 600 km long, bringing us a big step closer to a quantum internet. Toshiba Europe’s Cambridge Research Laboratory has achieved a milestone in long-distance quantum communication, demonstrated for the first time on optical fibres exceeding 600 km in length. Achieved with support…