futuris 02/07/2018 How a robot in deep water can bring enlightenment A European research project is using a robot to boldly go where no one has potentially gone before. An underwater sphere stuffed to the gills with technology is capable of entering a mine, mapping it and returning on its own.
futuris 11/06/2018 Making a splash: European innovation for a brighter future According to some data, 85% of productivity growth in modern developed economies is the direct result of innovation
world news 07/06/2018 Six award-winning inventors changing the world These visionaries offer a glimpse of promising developments and progress in a variety of technical fields affecting our everyday lives.
futuris 04/06/2018 Nuclear inspection: 3D scanner for easier checks at underground site 'Futuris' went to Finland for a demonstration of an innovative device developed by European researchers
futuris 28/05/2018 An alternative to chemically de-icing planes Researchers are seeking solutions because propylene glycol, used to de-ice planes, is a pollutant that harms the environment
Cult 21/05/2018 Europe's largest aquarium opens in France An extension to the French National Sea Centre in Calais allows the building to house one of the largest water tanks in the world holding the equivalent of four Olympic swimming pools
Smart Regions 09/05/2018 Laser research in Europe set to revolutionise our lives! The EU is pursuing cutting-edge research with the international 'Extreme Light Infrastructure' (ELI) project. As part of the groundbreaking work, the world's most powerful laser is being built
Smart Regions 09/05/2018 Europe leads the way in laser research The ELI Beamlines centre in the Czech Republic is building the most powerful laser in the world
futuris 30/04/2018 Airplanes and material gains When you board an airplane for a flight, do you ever consider what it is made of?
futuris 23/04/2018 Could Butanol be our new alternative to fossil fuels? Biologists across Europe have been carrying out detailed research to find out how effective Butanext, a biofuel from wheat straw, could be to replace finite fossil fuels.
futuris 26/03/2018 Tackling microplastic pollution in Europe's rivers How much plastic ends up in our rivers? And what are the effects on our health and the environment? A group of Italian citizens and scientists have come together to try to answer these questions.
futuris 19/03/2018 European research teams find new ways to map the seafloor Armed with what looks like a small army of autonomous robots, a European research team are finding new ways to explore the seafloor.
New Zealand 11/03/2018 Robots and racism: We discriminate against 'darker-coloured' humanoids, study finds Humans have similar automatic biases towards 'darker-coloured' robots as they do toward 'people with a darker skin colour', according to new research from the University of Canterbury.
futuris 05/03/2018 Heat produced in our cities is affecting human mortality How can we make cities more eco-sustainable?
futuris 26/02/2018 Solar power: the next generation Why Scientists are excited by 'next-generation' solar cells and what they could mean for the future of energy.
futuris 12/02/2018 The new cameras that will revolutionise underwater research Futuris travels to Spain to meet the scientist developing a new camera which could revolutionise underwater filming.
France 31/01/2018 Orca learns to say ‘hello’ and ‘bye bye’ Researchers say a new study proves that killer whales are capable of imitating human speech.
futuris 29/01/2018 The future of work: human-robot collaboration Italian scientists are developing humanoid robots that can observe and learn from human behaviour. Those robots can then collaborate with humans across a range of sectors.
futuris 22/01/2018 Flora Robotica: The team of European scientists putting plants and machines together to construct the buildings of the future Using robots and plants, scientists, architects and robotics researchers are trying to find a way to grow green cities out of the ground.
world news 20/12/2017 Tiramisu or eggnog? This year's trending Christmas recipes across Europe Google has compiled data on recipes that EU countries are searching for ahead of Christmas dinner. This year's winner was the Italian classic, tiramisu.
