European Commission

This tannery in Silla, Spain, has made its leather production greener and safer with a new technology developed as part of an EU-funded research project.
09-02-12
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Scientists are putting the finishing touches to a new way of harvesting electricity from light.

Paul Rebhan, the Global Business Development Manager at British technology company G24i told euronews: "The easiest explanation is it's a solar cell. The benefit of ours is that it works indoors as well as outdoors. So not just a solar cell, a traditional one, it now works on ambient light, so it works off light indoors."
31-01-12
Source : Star Projects

Aviation safety is a worldwide concern. European researchers want to prevent further catastrophes with the help of textiles tested in explosive ways. At a British research centre experiments are being conducted into the effects of bomb blasts.
19-01-12
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Dalvik, in the north of Iceland, is a fishing port which supplies fish to destinations all over Europe including France. We follow a batch of cod which was caught well above the Arctic Circle.
19-01-12
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A European consortium of companies and research groups has boosted the efficiency of silicon solar cells, proven the sustainability of solar electricity and defined clear ways to low cost. Within the framework of CrystalClear, a large European project on the development of low-cost, highly efficient silicon solar modules, a consortium of companies and research groups has reached important milestones.
18-08-11
Source : Star Projects

The Theseus research programme brings scientists together to work on finding the best ways to protect Europe's coastal environment.
19-01-12
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Bluefin Tuna is disappearing from the sea. Demand keeps prices high - which means people will keep fishing Bluefin Tuna until there is none left. Obviously this is an unsustainable situation. In Cartagena, in southern Spain, scientists from the EU's Selfdott research project are researching how to farm Bluefin Tuna. So every night in July they take a boat and go out to collect eggs from two cages containing 60 Bluefin Tuna.
19-01-12
Source : Star Projects

Anne Coulié is a preservation expert at the Louvre, specialising in ceramics from ancient Greece. David Kolin is an IT expert, working on 3D technologies at this Research and Restoration Centre in the basement of the Louvre in Paris. One of its purposes is to preserve the documentation relating to tens of thousands of artworks. David and Anne are also experimenting with a new technology - digitalising artifacts in 3D.
17-01-12
Source : Star Projects

Lasers are everywhere - from laptops to satellites, they are a vital part of modern life.
The power and compact nature of fibre lasers means they are great for industry, but now French firm Quantel is looking to take them into a whole new spectrum of applications.
17-01-12
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They call it the 'Heathrow Pod', and it is a new way of getting around the urban jungle. Rather than waiting for a bus, business travellers just take one a futuristic taxi.
17-01-12
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20-10-11
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