Children sketch new inventions and eavesdrop on germs at EU science fair in Brussels
EU science is great! Leading researchers used superheroes, bubbles and dance music to surprise children and inspire tomorrow’s scientists at an exhibition in Brussels. The auditorium explodes with acoustics as Reel 2 Real’s electronic dance hit “I Like to Move It” blares from the speakers. At the front of the room, a class of 11-year-olds […]
Eight deep tech companies expand under €146 million EIC STEP scale-up call
The European Commission has identified eight high-growth technology companies for major equity support through the EIC Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) Scale Up initiative. This flagship funding stream will accelerate Europe’s most strategic innovations. The selected companies are currently awaiting due diligence and a final investment decision by the EIC Fund. This program is […]
First non-EU country joins European countries to replace Starlink
Iceland and Norway have joined IRIS2, the EU’s space-based secure communications initiative that seeks to provide an alternative to Elon Musk’s Starlink. Norway and Iceland both signed participation agreements with EU Space Commissioner Andrius Kubilius in Brussels. Norway and Iceland are expected to contribute approximately €40 million and €3 million respectively to IRIS2 in 2026-2027, […]
A global research partner for Europe’s most pressing challenges
The University of Western Australia (UWA) is tackling global challenges to health, climate change and environmental resilience through collaborative and innovative approaches that leverage advanced technology and partnerships. The University of Western Australia is a research-intensive university with a unique worldview shaped by its location at the crossroads of Europe, the Indo-Pacific and the Indian […]
Estonia digital innovation in high-performance computing
Estonia is considered one of the most advanced digital societies in the world. For further innovation, a carefully developed e-infrastructure must be a central pillar When Estonia’s first computer cluster became available in 2008, its capacity was relatively modest by global standards – 42 Sun Fire nodes with eight cores each, 32 GB of RAM, […]
U.S.-Europe fusion agreement extends Wendelstein 7-X research for another 10 years
The Wendelstein 7-X program enters a new phase after the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Germany’s Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) formalize a 10-year research agreement to continue joint research on advanced fusion energy systems. The agreement establishes a long-term framework for collaboration between U.S. and European scientists working on Wendelstein 7-X, […]
Jacobi targets PFAS crisis with activated carbon technology
Jacobi Group uses a sustainable solutions approach to address the PFAS issue and is the only operator to offer activated carbon and ion exchange resins, supported by mobile filtration units across Europe. Awareness of the PFAS contamination crisis has grown rapidly in recent years, and as a result, the search for effective and safe treatment […]
Can photocatalytic materials combat AMR?
Spectrum Blue explores historical resistance to innovation in medicine, juxtaposing the current challenge of antimicrobial resistance with the potential of new technologies, such as photocatalytic materials, to address it. We see innovation as inevitable. In reality, we are often met with resistance, especially when we are asked to act on something we cannot see. Discovery […]
From floods to wildfires, new climate adaptation technologies are helping Europe adapt to extreme weather events
From wildfire-resistant landscapes in Spain to flood warning systems in Denmark, researchers are working with local communities to find, test, and implement practical ways to live with climate change, and to share effective methods across borders. Many people expect raging wildfires to leave a black and lifeless landscape. However, after the 2009 fires in Las […]
Advances in integrated energy systems: Inside the ELEXIA project
ELEXIA is an ongoing project funded by Horizon Europe to develop and demonstrate tools for planning and managing integrated energy systems across different vectors and sectors to achieve cost-optimized, flexible and resilient energy systems. The first phase of demonstration of the tool at pilot sites has already started at pilot sites in Denmark and Norway, […]