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Last Update: 18-06-13

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Professors Andre Geim (L) and Konstantin Novoselov © UoM
The EU is proud to announce that two of its grantees, Professor Konstantin Novoselov and Professor Andre Geim of the University of Manchester in the UK, have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their groundbreaking work in two-dimensional graphene.
07-10-10


Just aping around © Shutterstock
Can a copycat strategy be a good thing? New EU-funded research sheds light on why imitating others is not only natural, but profitable too. The work is part of the EU-funded CULTAPTATION ('Dynamics and adaptation in human cumulative culture') project, which received EUR 2 million under the 'New and emerging science and technology' (NEST) Cross-cutting activity to investigate how human culture evolves, for example by exploring how people develop new behaviours. The researchers behind the latest study, presented in the journal Science, found that people benefit more when they opt for social learning than when they choose to be individualistic.
22-04-10


Solid oxide fuel cells and test bench. Researchers have succeeded in lowering the operating temperature of these batteries by 100°C. © CNRS Photothèque/François Jannin
With the resounding launch of the hybrid Toyota Prius in 2001 and the market debut of Tesla’s first electric sports cars, one small detail is being overlooked: the battery technology on which these cars are based still needs serious improvement to withstand the constraints faced by vehicles in everyday use.
17-12-09


Particularly when dealing with a rare disease, a lack of specific experience and detailed data can hinder the decision making of any paediatrician. A new tool is being constructed to minimise this problem - a European biomedical database capable of sophisticated searching and patient case matching.
21-10-09


One vision for the future features a generation of robots designed to play various roles in urban society. Some robots will be guides for tourists, some will help the elderly and others will collect our rubbish. Research projects, being conducted in Italy and Spain, are adapting technologies to help these robots survive the demanding environment that is the modern city.
21-10-09


Croatia's brewing industry is set to benefit from the centre of excellence © Shutterstock
The European Union and the University of the West of England (UWE) Bristol in the UK have supported the development and launching of a new centre of excellence for engineering and robotics in Croatia, a nation seeking accession into the EU. The new 'Centre of Mechatronics, Karlovac' (CMK), backed by the EU's CARDS2004 programme, will offer consultancy and strategic development services for enterprises that are in need of a boost.
05-10-09


One method to truly understand how something works is to build a replica. It is an idea that has been in practice for centuries and is now being used by a team of European researchers wanting to understand how humans learn. The result is a small robot named iCub that will eventually be able to learn like a two-year-old child.
08-06-09


A baby dolphin's call made visible as a CymaGlyph © CymaScope
People have always been intrigued by the sounds dolphins make in water, and now British and American researchers have succeeded in shedding light on this phenomenon by creating the first high-definition images of these weird and wonderful sounds. They achieved this breakthrough with the aid of a CymaScope, an innovative instrument that reveals detailed structures within sounds.
29-01-09


A mask is used to obtain a very accurate and quick breath-by-breath analysis © ESA
Scientists at the European Space Agency (ESA) have announced that miniaturised ceramic gas sensors have found a new niche, and it's not in space. These sensors are used for measuring oxygen levels for spacecraft re-entry vehicles. But a group of experts in space technology have shown that the smaller sensors can be used to strengthen heater combustion control, as well as to improve human breath measurement apparatus and fuel cell production safety.
25-09-08


Could the common jab be a thing of the past for DNA vaccines? © Shutterstock
Tattooing is a more effective way of administering DNA vaccines than direct injection into muscle tissue, according to new research by German and Czech scientists. In DNA vaccination, a gene from a pathogen is injected directly into the host, which then produces the corresponding pathogen protein inside its own cells. This triggers a response from the host’s immune system. Advantages of DNA vaccination include the fact that the vectors can be constructed quickly, and rapid and large scale vaccine production is much cheaper than for traditional vaccines. These vaccines are also temperature stable; in contrast many traditional vaccines require cold storage and have a limited lifetime.
03-03-08



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