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It is all around us. But most of the time, you can’t see it. And there is a good reason why scientists are currently focusing their research efforts on it.
31-10-13


Cities around the world are facing a myriad of pressures, including rapid urbanisation and urban sprawl. As a result, authorities are finding it increasingly difficult to manage scarce water resources, deliver water and sanitation services, and dispose of wastewater. At the same time, authorities must do their utmost to minimise the negative impact of such developments on the environment and urban populations.
27-05-13


If the world is to live within its environmental limits, the need to make the most sustainable use of its raw materials will become ever more vital. Increasingly, this will require us to focus on making maximum use of all the components of those raw materials, right down to the waste products. In today's world, everything has to be used.
15-05-13


Health-care products, cosmetics and infant formulas are just a few everyday products that use molecules derived from marine organisms. A ground-breaking EU project has discovered several new sources of these compounds and developed a new method of sustainably manufacturing them. The benefits for Europe, from major pharmaceuticals to regional development, could be immense.
26-03-13


The construction industry is highly energy intensive and leaves a significant environmental footprint both in terms of carbon emissions and raw material demand. An EU-funded research project was recently launched to address this issue, by investigating the possibility of using waste materials in concrete production. This, researchers believe, could lead to a greener and more sustainable building sector.
11-12-12


With the global population set on a rapidly rising path towards 9 billion, the challenge facing the world's food supply is clear to see.
Within that food supply, fresh produce plays a vital part. But just as demand is rising, so are serious safety concerns. Recent disease outbreaks and rapid alerts linked to fresh produce have clearly highlighted the threat.
28-08-12


A zombie-ant with the brain-manipulating fungus (Ophiocordyceps unilateralis s.l.) having been castrated by a hyperparasite fungus (white with yellow material) © D. Hughes, PSU
An international team of researchers has discovered what gives ants the means to fight infestations by the zombie-ant fungus: a hyperparasitic fungus. The zombie-ant fungus attacks the ant's brain and forces it to die at a mass grave near the ant colony. There, the fungus spores erupt out of the ant's head. The study, presented in the journal PLoS ONE, was funded in part by the ANT FUNGI EP ('From ecology to mechanisms of the extended phenotype') project, which clinched a Marie Curie Action grant worth more than EUR 214 000 under the EU's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7).
03-07-12


Few would dispute that the emergence of chilled and frozen food technologies in the last century was a major advance for modern society, transforming all our lives and bringing convenience and choice. In Europe today, consumption of chilled and frozen foods is rising by more than 10% a year.
19-06-12



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