Science

Leonardo da Vinci’s enigmatic Mona Lisa is one of Europe’s best-known paintings. Now it is perhaps one of its smallest. Researchers at the

Science has rarely seduced so many. CERN’s atom smashing Large Hadron Collider has had the world transfixed and probably, for the first time in

July 5, 1996 The first ever cloned mammal is born at a lab near Edinburgh in Scotland. Named Dolly, she was conceived by a method known as ‘somatic

In many countries, there is a strong demand for staff with strong qualifications in so-called STEM subjects ie Science, Technology, Engineering and

In our episode on Nobel Prizes we met some young scientists whose research is sponsored by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions for research training

Marie Curie Fellowships are European research grants available to researchers regardless of their nationality and field of research. In addition to

Is Europe attractive to scientists? Can entertainment, like TV and computer games, be an obstacle to young people developing a scientific mind

The maintenance of seafaring ships can be a laborious and costly expense. The damp and dirty inspections which take many man hours must be done at

A mobile recycling facility being tested in eastern and southern Europe is aiming to get the most from electronic waste. Bernd Kopacek, managing

It’s never been easier and cheaper to sew small electronic components into wearable clothing. In this issue of Futuris, we are diving into the

European scientists are sharing a sweet new solution to one of the bitter enemies of chocolate making. “We have developed technical solutions to

You wait and wait and then three come at once, so the old joke about buses goes. But the bus has been getting a makeover. Umberto Guida, the

Welcome aboard as we take a ride on what the designers say is the ‘European bus of the future’. They claim it is more efficient and more ergonomic

For too long, scientific research has been dominated by men. Women are still under-represented in many disciplines and rarely get the top scientific

“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

In a hospital in Brussels surgeons are trying to surgically remove a tumour from a liver. And they are not alone. They are being helped by a