In a historic moment for European politics, Volt, a pan-European party, has secured five seats in the European Parliament following its second electoral race. The newly elected Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will represent voters across Europe, transcending national boundaries. The diverse group of Volt MEPs includes Anna Strolenberg …
The European Union (EU) is making significant strides in its efforts for a green energy sector to combat climate change, reduce dependency on fossil fuels, and enhance energy independence. The urgency for this shift has been amplified by Russia’s war in Ukraine and the ongoing climate crisis. Why Greening Energy …
A major milestone in battery technology development occurred when the German Federal Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger, North Rhine-Westphalia Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst, and Fraunhofer Society President Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Hanselka inaugurated the first phase of the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production (FFB) in Münster. Laboratory research and commercial …
A significant step towards preventing lung cancer has been taken with the development of a new vaccine called “LungVax.” Researchers at the University of Oxford, the Francis Crick Institute, and University College London have received £1.7 million in funding from Cancer Research UK and the CRIS Cancer Foundation to develop …
Imagine a Europe that can tackle climate change with groundbreaking technologies and create entirely new industries that solve problems we haven’t even imagined yet. That’s the future deep tech champion promises. A new report from Vinnova works like a roadmap to get there, but it tells us there are some …
A groundbreaking study from Université de Genève has made significant strides in how robots can understand and execute actions based on instructions. Researchers developed models that use cutting-edge natural language processing techniques, allowing robots to learn new tasks rapidly and even translate their actions back into understandable language. How Does …
Experts from Oxford University’s Martin Programme on the Future of Plastics have revealed a deeply troubling reality: the global plastics system, driven by fossil fuels, generates emissions on par with some of Europe’s largest economies. Furthermore, rampant plastic pollution chokes our environment, with abysmal recycling rates – only 9% of …
In a surge of creative energy, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) unveiled a wave of innovation as it wrapped up its nationwide DATIpilot roadshow, “Innovation on Stage”. From a whirlwind of ideas, 300 transfer and innovation projects were chosen for funding, hand-selected from a pool of …
Europe’s tradition of research and development at its universities and research institutes has long been the world’s most powerful engine for developing ground-breaking ideas and turning them into science. The digital society prerequisites and the accelerating global competition require a wider and more targeted focus on turning this idea-production and …
Are you an action video game enthusiast? New research suggests your hobby might be making you a cognitive powerhouse! A recent study from University of Limerick discovered that people who regularly play action video games excel in areas like complex attention, problem-solving, and spatial memory compared to those who don’t …