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Are robots the solution to the ageing population crisis?

French start-up Kompaï Robotics has built a robot that can help with mobility and offer art therapy.

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Meet the people and companies looking towards our future needs

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Explore the latest medical industry innovations, find out how Dubai is using AI to prepare for the future and discover how Tunisia is leading the way in seaweed farming to produce an alternative to meat.

Nature

Could 3D-printed ivory be the key to saving elephants?

The technology has already saved antique artworks, the question remains if it can save animals too.

Focus

VivaTech - 'hybrid conference' offers window into French innovation

Vivatech, known as Europe's biggest start-up and tech event, runs from the 16th to the 19th of June. Euronews caught up with some of the biggest names attending to discuss green tech, the pandemic and digital transition.

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Tech News

This is Europe’s most powerful quantum computer ever

Angela Merkel unveiled the new IBM Quantum System One, a machine that its backers hope could play a role in solving society’s biggest issues.

Tech News

Tesla Plaid and Apple WWDC 2021: The biggest tech releases this week

What's so special about Tesla's new car and what did Apple announce this week? Find out here in our round-up of this week's tech updates.

Mobility

The futuristic portal that lets you peer into life in another city

The project in Vilnius and Lublin aims to build bridges between cultures after a year when COVID put an end to travel.

Health news

Abel the humanoid robot is being designed to tell how you’re feeling

This humanoid robot will be able to read human emotions and hopefully serve as a companion for people with Alzheimer’s and autism.

Health news

Can virtual reality tours improve nursing home residents’ health?

Can virtual reality improve the lives of seniors? Transporting elderly people to Paris, Egypt or outer space using virtual reality could be the key to improving their emotional well-being.

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Biohacking in Dubai rises in popularity

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Biohacking, a type of do-it-yourself biology, is becoming popular in Dubai. For enthusiasts, its practices can range from big or small changes to improve health and well-being to more extreme examples of implants and gene editing. But some critics are warning about potential health risks.

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A policy framework for transport where all renewable technologies can compete fairly

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Transport is a complex sector, which makes it difficult to decarbonise.

Mobility

The 'flying boat' that might keep Venice afloat

A new all-electric hydrofoil 'flying boat' is making waves in Italy and hoping to define the future of boating.

Smart Regions

Europe's biggest concrete 3D printer creates the home of tomorrow

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The first one-piece, two-storey building made entirely using a concrete 3D printer stands as excellent example of how the European construction sector could be revolutionised. It's quick to build, uses less material and is more eco-friendly.

Work

These robots will build your future home

With the construction industry anticipating a skills shortage in the next ten years, the sector is turning to robots, automation and 3D printing to deliver the homes and offices of the future.

Work

Robot or Rembrandt? 'Ai-Da' the AI portrait artist debuts her work

Can a machine create art? Ai-Da is an AI powered robot artist coded to be creative who has just opened a show of self-portraits at London’s Design Museum.

Ecotech

Extraordinary views: This is the world's first mountainous solar farm

This high-altitude solar power plant sits in a stunning location, floating on a lake in between the Swiss Alps.

Europe News

'Higher risk, stricter rules': EU's new artificial intelligence rules

Systems considered high risk, such as facial recognition, will be subject to extra scrutiny, says the European Commission.

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In the midst of Europe's 5G rollout, world powers set sights on 6G

The European Union, the United States, Japan, China and South Korea are all making early moves over the next generation of wireless technology.

Work

Inside the project to create a 3D 'twin' of Michelangelo’s David

David conquered Goliath, but can modern experts overcome challenges to make a 3D copy of Michelangelo's majestic statue worthy of the Renaissance giant?

Nature

Could Singapore’s ‘robo-plants’ be the future of tech and agriculture?

Plant tech’s latest innovation could one day contribute to keeping crops alive.