Projects about FET Flagships and Large Research Initiatives

As the world continues to be remodelled by the digital revolution, we are seeing digital technologies embed themselves firmly into all aspects of our lives, including into the mainstream of neurosciences research to help unravel the complexity of brain disorders. A cross-cutting CORDIS Results Pack highlights innovative projects from across the full spectrum of EU-funded research programmes that are helping science make sense of arguably the most complex and mysterious machine in existence – the human brain.

Emerging technology has the power to transform history and cultural heritage into a living resource. The Time Machine project will digitise archives from museums and libraries, using Artificial Intelligence and Big Data mining, to offer richer interpretations of our past.

The FLIPT project tests and develops a novel way of polymer processing via controlled solidification derived from natural materials with reduced use of water and energy ("aquamelt" concept).

FLAG-ERA, the network of regional and national research funding organisations in Europe, announced the list of projects it has recommended for funding. They were selected after the third Joint Transnational Call for projects to support the Graphene Flagship and the Human Brain Project.

The Shadow Robot Company designs and develops highly dexterous robotic hands that are as realistic as possible to human hands and makes them available to researchers within the Human Brain Project. The goal is to integrate them into the robots of the future.

The company launched two systems for producing graphene through chemical vapour deposition (CVD) under ambient conditions, significantly reducing the cost of graphene films. These breakthroughs will speed up the development of new graphene electronics, sensors and photonics.

Renewable energy experts from academia, industry and policy discussed the current state of this initiative and its priority research directions. SUNRISE aims at using sunlight to provide a sustainable alternative to the production of fossil-based, energy-intensive fuels and basic chemicals.

The Graphene Flagship participated in a research rocket launch in collaboration with the European Space Agency to test printing of graphene devices in space. This is the latest from a series of experiments carried out by Graphene Flagship partners to test graphene’s performance in a zero gravity environment.

The company is launching a new hyperspectral graphene photodetector that enables on-site analysis of food and agriculture products using infrared detection, at a lower cost than existing sensor technologies. The new product is the result of the collaboration among different domains of expertise enabled by the Graphene Flagship.

The Graphene Flagship tests graphene in zero-gravity conditions in its aim to develop graphene-based devices for space applications. The unique properties of graphene show promise for designing devices that provide enhanced performance in thermal management, which is key for the correct functioning of satellites and other equipment in space.