http://ec.europa.eu//research/index.cfm?pg=whatsnew en Tue, 21 May 2013 15:05:36 GMT http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=rss For more RSS news feeds click the link above. Tue, 21 May 2013 15:05:36 GMT http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=rss http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/star/index_en.cfm?p=ss-minoas&calledby=infocentre&item=Infocentre&artid=29517 For huge cargo vessels that carry millions of litres of oil, thousands of shipping containers, or tens of thousands of tonnes of coal or steel, safety is paramount. These ships must comply with rising safety standards that require time-consuming inspections by surveyors, who in turn risk their own safety by climbing inside massive cargo areas and on scaffolding constructed around ships. ]]> Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT tag:ch,2013-03-26:/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/star/index_en.cfm?p=ss-minoas&calledby=infocentre&item=Infocentre&artid=29517 http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/headlines/news/article_13_02_25_en.html&item=Infocentre&artid=29313 Covering 72% of the Earth and supplying half its oxygen, oceans are our planet's life support system. They play a crucial role in distributing heat, carbon, oxygen, nutrients, and, of course, water around the world, influencing our climate and our weather. The effects of global warming on sea levels, currents and water heat are still only partly understood, making predictions for future climate conditions difficult. But a worldwide programme using thousands of plastic floats is currently monitoring the oceans and - with crucial help from European researchers - is finding answers to what moves the seas. ]]> Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT tag:ch,2013-02-25:/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/headlines/news/article_13_02_25_en.html&item=Infocentre&artid=29313 http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/star/index_en.cfm?p=ss-plaprova&calledby=infocentre&item=Infocentre&artid=29273 A European Union (EU)-funded research project has opened up a radical new era in the world of vaccine discovery and production. Focused on veterinary vaccines, the project's work has made possible a dramatically faster and more effective route to the creation of vaccines to combat some of the most devastating diseases affecting farm livestock. The same accelerated route can be used to uncover a vast new range of urgently-needed vaccines for humans as well. ]]> Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT tag:ch,2013-02-21:/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/star/index_en.cfm?p=ss-plaprova&calledby=infocentre&item=Infocentre&artid=29273 http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/headlines/news/article_13_02_07_en.html&item=Infocentre&artid=29153 Tomato ketchup may have been commonly used in low-budget movies to simulate blood, but the two substances actually have more in common than might first appear. Both are fundamentally affected in the way they behave by the actions of complex sugar molecules. That link may seem technical and obscure, but it points the way to a potentially vast range of benefits for human society - if only science could better understand and harness the capabilities of these molecules. ]]> Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT tag:ch,2013-02-07:/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/headlines/news/article_13_02_07_en.html&item=Infocentre&artid=29153 http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/star/index_en.cfm?p=ss-eurobioref&calledby=infocentre&item=Infocentre&artid=25553 For most people, the bioeconomy is the way of the future. A shift towards an economy based on renewable resources not on fossil fuels is no longer just an option, it's a necessity.]]> Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT tag:ch,2012-06-29:/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/star/index_en.cfm?p=ss-eurobioref&calledby=infocentre&item=Infocentre&artid=25553 http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/star/index_en.cfm?p=ss-entangled-balkans&calledby=infocentre&item=Infocentre&artid=25453 As anyone who has tried to sudy it will know, the history of the Balkans is as complex as that of any region in the world. It is an area into wich are compressed a large number of ethnic groupings and national identities, characterised by shifting borders and alliances, and long-held grievances, rivalries and tensions.]]> Mon, 25 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT tag:ch,2012-06-25:/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/star/index_en.cfm?p=ss-entangled-balkans&calledby=infocentre&item=Infocentre&artid=25453