We tend to think of plants as being the first victims of pollution and climate change. But thanks to an FP7 research project, crops, forests and even the plants in your back garden could be fighting back.
Nearly 700 exhibitors from 40 different countries and 30,000 visitors will take part in Automatica 2014. It is the leading platform for automation and production-process innovations. For the first time this year Automatica 2014 presents a section on service robots for professional use. Ready-to -use technology is directly aimed at businesses. Most importantly, the European Public-Private Partnership in Robotics will be launched during the trade fair. It involves €700 million public funding over 7 years, with a pledge from the private side to treble this amount.
This short video animation will guide you through the first steps you will need to take to apply to Horizon 2020.
Diabetes affects around 10% of the population; according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The disease places a huge financial burden on healthcare systems, and also leads to early death and poor quality of life. However, patients and healthcare professionals will now be able to partner up and manage the illness in better, more effective ways.
The international Conference for e-Democracy and Open Government brings together e-democracy, e-participation and open government specialists working in academia, politics, government and business to critically analyse the innovations, issues, ideas and challenges in the networked societies of the digital age.
Submission deadline for fullpapers, workshop proposal, PhD submissions, Reflections coming up: 6 December 2013!
We’ve all dreaded the moment, as we’re driving along, when the car starts to shake or rumble for no apparent reason. Or wondered nervously at the shuddering of an aeroplane as it takes off or lands. But what causes such vibrations? An EU-funded project to develop sensor systems that collect vibration information is yielding potentially game-changing results.
Nearly a quarter of Europe’s adults under 25 are not in education, employment or training. These so-called NEETs are struggling to get on the first step of the employment ladder in this harsh economic climate. Young adults say that they need more confidence to get through job interviews but, with opportunities so scarce, they often go into interviews feeling nervous and underprepared. Now an EU-funded research project that uses virtual reality is helping to change that.
Our ageing population is changing our society's dynamics and our economy. By 2050 there will only be two (instead of 4) Europeans of working age for each person over 65, and within a decade Europe will need to care for an estimated 84 million people with age-related health problems.
At 94, Grandma Lea could not live alone anymore but wanted to stay at home. In our ageing society, many elderly people are in the same situation. Robotics offers a safe and affordable solution.
The AAL Association organizes an info day and a consortium building seminar on consecutive days to inform the European community about the next call topic of the AAL Joint Programme: “Care for the future” The topic of this call will be explained as well as the procedures for applying and for searching for a partner.
FARSEEING is collecting data about real-life falls of older adults, in order to better understand the risk factors for falls. Based on this, solutions are developed to prevent older adults from falling.
INCA has as a final aim to coordinate the socio-sanitary services of the different administrations, aiming to reduce costs, improve patient experience and achieve greater efficiency and value from health delivery systems.
The world population is rapidly ageing, which means the number of disabled and dependent people is increasing since these rates increase with age, particularly after the age of 80. This is the context in which the Tecnalia centre for applied research has designed a system of sensors which when fitted in a home, allows a person's habits and activities to be monitored and any changes in his/her habits and activities that could be a symptom of disorders relating to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's to be detected.
For most people today, the rapid development of mobile computing and smartphones and the way these have revolutionised our daily lives is a familiar story.
Professor Tom Sorell (University of Warwick) and Professor Heather Draper (University of Birmingham) have developped an ethical framework for companion robotics in the context of the ACCOMPANY project. In this blog post Professor Sorell explains what ethical questions the framework strives to answer.
The European Data Forum (EDF) is the annual meeting-point for data practitioners from industry, research, the public-sector and the community, to discuss the opportunities and challenges of the emerging Big Data economy in Europe.
New ways of transmitting information over the Internet are appearing constantly: computers are becoming more powerful, mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets are widely used, and other objects – vehicles, building automation systems and factory equipment, for example – are also hooked up to the Internet.
In today’s society we are surrounded by a vast sea of information — we find ourselves constantly bombarded by a bewildering array of messages via different platforms from media organisations, advertising agencies, and even from our friends and families.
Stroke is the most common neurological disease. It is also the most common cause of life-long impairment in adulthood and of institutionalisation, implying a change from a self-determined, independent life to extensive or complete dependence on others.
