Next Series Gravity's grip on earth Gravity is one of the fundamental forces of nature, its invisible grip governing our planet – from the rocks inside to the seas on the surface. In 21/02/2013
futuris Eat less, feel full It looks like a restaurant kitchen, but it is an advanced research institute on human nutrition in Aberdeen, Scotland. Food is served to study 01/02/2013
futuris Cooking up natural plastics It’s time for a bit of cooking at a research Institute in Brindisi, Southern Italy. The recipe is simple: a splashing of natural textiles, a good 28/01/2013
futuris Small aircraft, smart safety Welcome onboard an aircraft unlike any other. It’s been designed to increase safety on small planes and the stakes are high. At one incident every 28/11/2012
My Europe Series Does the EU fund individual reasearch projects? Our question today comes from Timo in Helsinki: “I am a young researcher in Gender Studies from the University of Helsinki and am looking for 26/10/2012
futuris Micronutrients against malnutrition In a part of southern Kenya where malnutrition is rife, Stanley is an active three year old boy. Along with hundreds of other Kenyan youngsters, he 03/10/2012
World Cognition recognition in the learning process Building better minds is part of the aim of education and cognitive science can help. In this edition of Learning World we visit a specialist 14/09/2012
Culture news Marie Curie actions, helping young researchers Marie Curie Fellowships are European research grants available to researchers regardless of their nationality and field of research. In addition to 18/07/2012
Culture news Nobel winners' fan club Welcome to Wonderland! That’s a bit what it feels like for these four young scientists from Spain and Germany. They are about to meet dozens of the 16/07/2012
futuris Zeppelin-led research into climate change Scientists in Germany are trying to fill in the gaps in the current understanding of climate change. Physicist at the Paul Scherrer Institute in 14/06/2012
futuris Closing the science gender gap For too long, scientific research has been dominated by men. Women are still under-represented in many disciplines and rarely get the top scientific 07/03/2012
futuris Breaking science's gender barrier “I have never seen women scientists, I’ve only seen men.” “Girls get this upbringing where they shouldn’t be scientists, they should do something 07/03/2012
Unreported Europe Bonus interview Professor Brian Ashcroft Professor Brian Ashcroft, University of Strathclyde (Business School, The Fraser of Allander Institute for Research on the Scottish Economy) outlines 16/02/2012
futuris Invisible faults, digital solutions This is the mock-up of a noozle, a particularly sensitive component of a nuclear plant. This is an ultrasound robot, specially designed to monitor 09/12/2011
futuris Innovative digital monitoring can prevent accidents Industrial accidents in Europe claim around 6 in every 100,000 workers each year. That’s according to Eurofound, which oversees the improvement of 07/12/2011
World Singapore Blog 2 - Talking innovation with Chairman Lim We spoke to the Chairman of Singapore’s national research and development organisation A*Star today. Chairman Lim is a very likeable character, and a 27/09/2011
My Europe Series How to unlock Europe's potential for innovation? U-talk gives you the chance to pose questions about issues that matter in Europe. Carlos from Madrid asked: “I would like to know when we will 26/05/2011
futuris Scientists work on tsunami alert system for Med Massive waves crashed into the eastern coast of Japan after last week’s 8.9 earthquake. The tsunami killed thousands of people and left hundreds of 16/03/2011
futuris The Cloudbusters A 200 metre tower is one of the tools being used to crack one of the trickiest problems in climate science – clouds. Data gathered here feeds into 01/03/2011
Next Series What was there before the Big Bang? The universe was born 13.7 billion years ago with the Big Bang. But what was there before? Scientists are starting to get an answer thanks to the 28/01/2011
futuris Bomb-proof textiles take off Aviation safety is a worldwide concern. European researchers want to prevent further catastrophes with the help of textiles tested in explosive ways 25/01/2011
futuris Playing for health Consider the following health problems, related by three different people: “Every day I said to myself: ‘Tomorrow I’ll start to eat properly 12/01/2011
Next Series The quest for exoplanets 51 Pegasus B: that’s the name given to the first ever extrasolar planet discovered back in 1995. Since then, scientists have detected some 500 09/12/2010
futuris New shoe to help prevent falls among elderly European researchers have developped a new shoe aimed at helping elderly people walk more safely. Fiorella Marcellini is a coordinator at Smiling 03/11/2010
Next Series Europe and Space Exploration Space exploration is a major global issue and Europe wants to be in the driving seat. It therefore needs to develop a global vision and a strategic 14/10/2010
futuris A World without bees? More and more beekeepers all over the world are witnessing a sharp drop in the number of bees they keep. In the United States, 25 percent of 07/10/2010
