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Stop in the name of neutrophils!
Guardians of the immune system, neutrophils play an essential role in containing infections. New research sheds light on how they start and, more importantly, stop an attack.
Cementing concrete’s place as a sustainable building material
More than just a greener concrete, EnDurCrete extends performance and enhances durability while also improving this ubiquitous building material’s carbon footprint.
Simulations help us understand how the brain works
Using imaging data, researchers can create complex simulations of our brain that could lead to personalised treatments for a range of disorders and neurodegenerative diseases.
Measuring the impact of citizen science
A new platform aims to help citizen science projects better understand the impact their work is having.
Does a transplanted organ stay a different age to the person it’s in?
When it comes to organ donation, our expert Roi Paul Nathan says age is just a number – unless you’re talking about how long the organ has been in transit.
Why can’t snakes blink?
Somewhere between the dinosaur era and today, snakes lost their eyelids. But they have a brille solution, explains our expert Bruno Simões.
The EUSPA Space Academy: Lift off to a successful space business!
The Space Academy, a new initiative by the EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), is your ticket to creating ground-breaking new apps and disruptive business solutions using the power of the EU Space Programme.
Big Data Advances Ability to Automatically Segment Breast Tumors
Breast tumors can be quite variable in size and appearance, so precisely outlining their extent and margins on an MRI image can be helpful in both treatment planning and monitoring treatment response or tumor progression. However, this outlining—or segmenting of images—is not an easy task, particularly for an entire volume covering many image slices.
Think you know EU Space?
You read our news, follow us on Twitter and Instagram, watch our YouTube videos, download our publications, and subscribe to our weekly Watch This Space Newsletter. Maybe you’ve even attended an event or two. But does that make you ‘space smart’?
To find out, it’s time to put your EU Space knowledge to the test and take our online quiz!
A green digital currency built on trust
Bitcoin has a problem. Not only is the popular cryptocurrency dogged by astronomical electricity consumption and a huge carbon footprint, it is also frustratingly complex – not to mention expensive.
Redefining green technology
By combining technology and plants, one EU research project aims to create electronically enhanced plants that can be used to monitor the environment or even to store energy.
Virtual reality helps stroke patients overcome hand movement impairments
A virtual reality game that uses off-the-shelf virtual reality equipment is proving to be an effective rehabilitation tool for stroke survivors.
A tribology test bed to lubricate European innovation
A new test bed offering a range of tribo-analytic services aims to reduce the time and costs involved in developing innovative new materials.
Zero-defect manufacturing of sheet metal products
The EU-funded FormPlanet offers an Open Innovation Test Bed for advanced sheet metal characterisation, helping to cut waste and increase productivity.
New technology aims to capture CO2 from the air
Acting much like an air filter, a new device designed by EU researchers can be installed at an industrial site or data centre to adsorb CO2 straight from the atmosphere.