Table of contents
Special report
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SPECIAL REPORT SECURITY
What security technologies for Europe?
In attempting to balance the need for competitiveness with respect for fundamental freedoms, the “Security” thematic area of the Seventh Framework Programme raises a host of questions.
Smile, you’re being spied on!
How can security policy take concrete form in everyday life? A look at some leading-edge technologies of today and tomorrow.
Data mayhem
The digital age is opening up a host of possibilities for centralising and analysing information. Now strict rules are needed to govern access to personal data.
When security brings fear
Does Europeans’ security threaten their freedom? Do they accept this? To what degree? So far there are too few answers to the many human science questions.
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SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
Climate crisis: a challenge for society
Man and society cope with climate change, an issue that confronts social sciences and humanities to challenge collective action.
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RENEWABLE ENERGY
The rising sun of photovoltaics
As we know, the future of solar panels depends chiefly on the efficiency of photovoltaic cells. The Germans have just beaten the latest record.
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ENERGY
SmartGrids: rethinking Europe’s electricity grids
Rising demand, integrating renewable energies, consumer demands: Europe’s electricity grids are being rethought.
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PORTRAIT
Philanthropist of science
The story of how a rags-to-riches Norwegian created a foundation and a scientific prize that bear his name. The story behind the great Alfred Kavli.
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HEALTH
Endocrine disruptors in our food?
Our hormonal system, like those of numerous species, is subject to chemical attacks as silent as they are deadly, with little chance of escape
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SCIENTIFIC ETHICS
The end of the mad professor?
To maintain scientific excellence, the European Commission makes research ethics a priority in evaluating European projects under the Seventh Framework Programme.
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EUCYS 2008
Europe’s budding geniuses
Who said young people are not fond of science? Report on the EU Contest for Young Scientists in Copenhangen.
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EUROBAROMETER: YOUNG PEOPLE & SCIENCE
Mixed feelings
Young people respect science, but few envisage it as a career. Why? We decode the latest Eurobarometer survey on the subject.
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FRAMEWORK PROGRAMMES
Where do Europe’s research euros go?
Facts and figures from the Union’s Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Framework Programmes for Research.
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IMAGE OF SCIENCE
Heart of wood
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