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61. Success Stories - Mapping the vulnerability of Europe's seas
The seas are Europe’s lifeblood. With the highest ratio of shoreline to land area of any continent, Europe is very much a maritime continent. Now, an EU-funded tool called EMIS (Environmental Marine Information System) allows policymakers and citizens to monitor those seas at the click of a button.
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62. Success Stories - Plastic materials for environmentally friendly devices
A radio made completely of plastic? We might see them in the near future, claim scientists. In 1977 researchers discovered that certain types of plastic can conduct electricity, just like metals. Initially these plastics remained a curiosity, but by improving their electrical properties researchers have now opened the way for their use in a large number of electric and electronic devices.
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Source: What's New in Innovation
63. The water footprint of the EU for different diets
A recently published article, co-authored by a JRC scientist, explores potential solutions to the increasing competition for scarce global freshwater resources by analysing the water footprint of consumption (WFcons) for different diets in the EU28 (EU27 and Croatia). The article, published in Ecological Indicators, finds that reducing meat consumption could help make significant water footprint (WF) savings.
The water footprint concept links the use of water resources to the consumption of goods.
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64. Andrew Keen (GB): What is needed to exit the crisis and help Europe's economy to grow?
I think being more accountable, working hard and not blaming other people. You've got what you deserved.
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65. Research Headlines - Charting Europe's nanotechnology 'roadmap'
Nanotechnology is opening the way to a new industrial revolution. From 'individualised' medical treatments tailored for each patient to new, environmentally-friendly energy storage and generation systems, nanotechnology is bringing significant advances. Exciting new futures await those businesses able to get ahead in the race to turn this wealth of promise into commercial success. But in a field which requires a high degree of coordinated effort involving many different stakeholder groups, including researchers, policymakers and commercial players across a wide variety of industrial sectors, it has perhaps been inevitable that fragmentation, disconnectedness and duplication have stood in the way.
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66. 2013 GreenBuilding Awards: winners halve energy consumption
Energy-saving efforts in ten new and refurbished buildings in 6 European countries (Austria, Germany, Sweden, Netherlands, Poland, Denmark) have today been recognised with the European Commission's GreenBuilding Awards.
Buildings are responsible for about 40% of total energy consumption in the EU. The average energy savings of 51% achieved by the winners shows that real savings can be made in buildings, towards meeting the EU's targets for energy reduction. The highest energy savings (75%) came from a refurbished Austrian office building (Amtshaus Schlagergass), which installed a newly insulated roof, heat absorption glazed windows and dynamic shading devices.
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67. An expedition into the programmable city
Software, in its various manifestations, is now essential to the functioning of cities.
A new EU-funded project is preparing to undertake a sustained programme of research on how software makes a difference in the urban world.
Today, computer software is deeply and pervasively embedded into the systems and infrastructure of the built environment, and in the management and governance of urban societies.
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2013-05-08
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68. Find out who is coming to eHealth Week 2013
As the date for this year's event draws closer, the world's leaders in health IT are committed to attending eHealth Week. It's not surprising, as this year's conference offers one of the best eHealth learning programmes on the planet. [read more]
69. Pamela Lozano (PE): How do you see research and innovation making a difference for a better future?
I think Europe should keep working on promoting spaces where people can think out of the box, that can bring new ideas, because innovation and research is always aligned to economical growth development and in the way that we can make the world a better place to live.
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70. Research Headlines - Paving the way for thought-controlled prostheses
Understanding how the brain processes new skills and actions can help to improve learning and aid research into neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders such as Parkinson's and Huntington's disease. An EU-funded project has collected new data on the development of neural mechanisms of action learning and habit formation and addiction through the manipulation of the brain’s molecular networks. This could lead to breakthroughs in thought-controlled prostheses.
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