Five key questions to answer about resilient and sustainable food systems
Food systems are highly complex and interconnected. If our grocery stores and kitchens are to have a future with packed...
Month: January 2019
Emergency-response drones to save lives in the digital skies
Uncrewed aircraft responding to fire and medical emergencies will be used to save lives – if digitalised air-traffic control can...
Calling on natural defences to turn back banana pandemic
In the 1950s, the ‘Gros Michel’ variety of banana was wiped out by Panama disease. The banana crop in some...
New robots in Europe can be workers’ best friends
More sophisticated robots are on the way, accelerating a drive to ensure they help workers rather than take their place.By...
Emissions-free sailing is full steam ahead for ocean-going shipping
It’s full steam ahead for the European shipping industry as a new wave of clean-energy tech is set to throw...
Helping social innovators scale up in size and impact
Even with brilliant, original ideas, social innovators are often limited by funding and skills shortages when it comes to scaling...
EU can lead in tackling green and social challenges in tandem: Sandrine Dixson-Declève
As it confronts environmental, geopolitical and economic shocks, Europe is in a position to show the way to climate neutrality...
Psychedelic drugs, monkey brains and rescue drones to feature in cutting-edge research
Five experts who appeared in Horizon Magazine in 2022 outline how their areas of activity will evolve in the coming...
Man bites back at killer dog bites with smart optics
Non-invasive diagnostics such as light scanners and swabs are increasingly used to diagnose illness in people. Now EU-backed scientists are...
Adolescent angst gains attention with focus on school stress
While teen years are never easy, research is examining whether they are harder than ever for the current generation of...
