Key Enabling Technologies to spur technological leadership for Europe
Related topics
Single market and standards Textiles, Fashion and Creative Industries Raw materials Industry Entrepreneurship and SMEs Electrical engineering Aeronautics industries Chemicals Construction Food industry Healthcare industries Maritime industries Mechanical engineering Pressure equipment and gas appliances Toys KETsdate: 28/06/2011
See also: Press release
Combinations of KETs are embedded at the core of most advanced products, such as electric cars, mobile phones or a recent real-time avian flu test instrument. For example, an electric car is a combination of advanced materials for batteries, microelectronics components for power electronics in order to reduce the weight of the car, photonics for low consumption lighting, industrial biotechnologies for low friction tyres and finally advanced manufacturing systems to produce electrical vehicles at a competitive cost.