Cities across Europe transform to bring down carbon emissions

Eindhoven is one of a growing number of European cities using what are being termed Nature Based Solutions to improve urban climate and water resilience issues. Along with Tampere in Finland and Genoa in Italy, this southern Dutch city is at the forefront of the European UNaLab project.

In this week's episode of Futuris, Euronews finds out how supercomputers are supporting researchers looking for coronavirus treatments.

Futuris looks at what scientists are doing to make sure coronavirus diagnostic tests are efficient and don’t produce false negatives.

Futuris travels to Marseille and Cambridge to look at two European projects pooling and sharing data to help the scientific community beat COVID-19.

Futuris explores how researchers from a variety of scientific disciplines are coming together to help better understand and beat COVID-19.

Futuris looks at how the relationship between man and machine in modern manufacturing is evolving through the adoption of Artificial Intelligence and automation.

Futuris looks at how Artificial Intelligence and High Performance Computing are helping in the fight against COVID-19.

Futuris looks at a new Norwegian medical device that can safely transport patients with highly infectious diseases such as Ebola and COVID-19.

Futuris takes a look at how scientists in Spain are using tobacco and molecular farming to help create tailor-made vaccines and antibodies.

Futuris investigates how scientists are treating respiratory disease with synthetic vaccines developed from bacteria. It's hoped the research could eventually help in the fight against COVID-19.

In this episode of Futuris the team examine what Europe is doing to boost funding for research and innovation in the fight against COVID-19.

Researchers in Rennes are developing a new digital system to detect infections in premature babies and help safeguard them.

How can nature offer solutions to balancing urbanisation with quality of life and protecting the environment?

Precision Farming - or Smart Farming - is aimed at better targeting of resources to the individual animal or crop to avoid waste and improve results and welfare. The sector is set to double by 2025.

Researchers believe the technology behind a pilot reactor, that´s already able to absorb 5% of a cement factory's total carbon dioxide emissions, could contribute to reaching a target of 80% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions in Europe by 2050.

Horizon 2020 funds from the European Commission are changing the face of innovation at the Unversity of Latvia in Riga.

Engineers and researchers working in tandem have developped a robotic prosthetic that closely imitates the 'natural architecture' and synergy of the hand.