Youssef Blog: April 2016

Saturday, April 30, 2016

Picture of the day for May 1, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on May 1, 2016: Vydubychi Monastery, Kiev, Ukraine http://ift.tt/1NcbBrG

Friday, April 29, 2016

Picture of the day for April 30, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 30, 2016: Family of Menhirs, Tower Park, A Coruña, Spain. The sculpture group, created in 1994, is work of artist Manolo Paz. The holes in the rocks are designed to frame different views of the park and the bay through them. http://ift.tt/26Cxk2i

Helping educational organisations to go digital - 28 Apr 2016 (via JRC)

The JRC has designed the first pan-European conceptual model to help educational organisations self-assess the use and integration of digital technologies and resources in the learning process.

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Georgia joins Horizon 2020, the EU's Research and Innovation Programme (via RAPID)

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 29 April 2016 Researchers and innovators from Georgia will now be able to participate in Horizon 2020, the EU's framework programme for research and innovation, under the same conditions as their counterparts from EU Member States and other associated countries*.

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Discovery in Kenya sheds light on the origins of warfare (via ERC)

Dr Mirazón Lahr’s team unearthed the remains of 27 individuals brutally murdered around 10,000 years ago from the sediment of a dried-up lagoon. They show clear signs of a traumatic death, such as skulls violently hit and skeletons stabbed with stone arrows or spear tips. The bodies had not been buried, but instead they had fallen into a marshy lagoon at the edge of Lake Turkana which – was much larger at that time helping preserve the remains in a relatively good state.

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Smart cities in a global landscape – the EUREKA Innovation Week 2016 (via EUREKA)

Over 1000 innovators from Europe and beyond gathered in Stockholm on 26-29 April for the EUREKA Innovation Week 2016. Organised by the Swedish EUREKA Chair, the event focused on Smart Cities - Sustainable and Attractive Communities. Programme highlights included:

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Matchmaking at the EUREKA innovation week 2016 (via EUREKA)

Good partners are essential in order to prepare a successful project. This is why over 300 companies participated at the matchmaking sessions during the EUREKA Innovation Week. Arranged by Enterprise Europe Network, it was an opportunity to meet potential partners for collaboration, broaden the global network and identify new innovations for companies. Additionally, over 30 EUREKA Network, Clusters and Eurostars projects showcased their results in project booths.

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European Photonics Venture Forum (via Digital Single Market)

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Smart Cities and EUREKA Clusters at innovation week (via EUREKA)

Increased urbanisation, worldwide globalisation, ecological requirements, and higher expectations of citizens’ quality of life require new and innovative approaches towards smarter cities. Smart cities – the theme of the EUREKA Innovation Week 2016 - are places where the traditional infrastructures, services and networks are improved and made more efficient and sustainable with the help of innovative technologies. ICT and Internet of Things (IoT) devices play a crucial part for achieving the Smart City visions and goals.

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Global collaboration – the EUREKA associated countries at the innovation week (via EUREKA)

With the centre of gravity of the global economy shifting outside Europe, the landscape for innovation is also changing rapidly, notably through international collaboration. EUREKA accompanies this change by helping European companies to internationalise their activities outside the borders of the old continent.

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Research Headlines - Arctic station network boosts climate change research (via Research & Innovation)

EU-funded project INTERACT has built a network of Arctic research stations, allowing them to coordinate and share resources more efficiently. The network aims to boost the scope and quantity of research on the Arctic, which serves as a bellwether of global changes to climate, biodiversity and land use.

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Research Headlines - Nuclear energy network works to improve safety (via Research & Innovation)

National nuclear energy authorities, operators and researchers continue to collaborate on developing better prevention and mitigation strategies for severe accidents through a network developed by the EU-funded SARNET2 project.

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Success Stories - Supergrass: fighting climate change with riverbank plants (via Research & Innovation)

The grassy banks of the river Barrow in Ireland may look unproductive in agricultural terms, but to scientists involved in a European research project the land and its vegetation may hold the key to an energy revolution. The plant giving rise to such optimism is called myscanthus, a non-native species.

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Thursday, April 28, 2016

Picture of the day for April 29, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 29, 2016: Head shaman of Olkhon at Lake Baikal. Buryatia, Russia. http://ift.tt/1T8ysR4

European Stroke Organisation Conference 2016 - 10-12 May 2016, Barcelona, Spain (via Research & Innovation)

The 2nd European Stroke Conference (ESOC 2016) features a comprehensive series of keynote lectures, symposia, teaching courses and various workshops, covering the entire field of stroke management, prevention and recovery. Participants will benefit from the unique opportunity to network with colleagues from around the world, attend a variety of interactive educational sessions, and learn about the latest scientific research and developments from leading international speakers, all in a stimulating environment.

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EMBL Conference: BioMalPar XII - Biology and Pathology of the Malaria Parasite - 18-20 May 2016, Heidelberg (via Research & Innovation)

BioMalPar XII will address fundamental questions of the biology of the malaria parasite, its vector, and the disease that it causes, and will showcase the latest technological approaches. The conference series has built on the success of the EU-funded Networks of Excellence, EviMalaR and BioMalPar, and has for the last decade brought together malaria researchers from across Europe with their colleagues and collaborators from around the world, to present and share recent groundbreaking findings on fundamental malaria research in an integrated and highly collaborative environment.

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Security Research & Innovation Event 2016 - 1-2 June 2016, The Hague, The Netherlands (via Research & Innovation)

SRIE2016 is the event where industry, governments and knowledge institutions come together to discuss the latest security challenges for Europe. The main topics are: terrorism, border management, cybercrime, financial investigation, forensics and space & security. Do you want to get access to the latest security innovations and knowledge and meet potential new business partners, key players and decision makers from the European security domain? Join SRIE2016! The SRIE will provide you with access to knowledge, innovations and markets and consists of the following activities: • The Security Innovation Room • The Security Research Event of the European Commission (DG Home and Migration) consisting of two components: (1) The Security Research Conference (2) The expo of 8 EC-projects • Thematic workshops and world cafés • Matchmaking opportunities for participants (organised by Enterprise Europe Network).

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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Forum 2016 – Where business and research talent meet - 29 June 2016, Brussels (via Research & Innovation)

The objective of this event is to discuss the role of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) in helping researchers to develop their careers outside academia, and in business in particular. In the morning, representatives of EU institutions, MSCA fellows, businesses and universities will discuss intersectoral mobility of researchers and contribute to strengthening the programme. The afternoon session will provide "Tips and Tricks" on MSCA and in particular on the new "Society and Entreprise" Individual Fellowships panel launched on 12 April 2016. The event will also feature an exhibition and networking area with businesses, researchers and universities organisations.

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Success Stories - Supergrass: fighting climate change with riverbank plants (via Research & Innovation)

Helping educational organisations to go digital - 28 Apr 2016 (via JRC)

Research Headlines - Nuclear energy network works to improve safety (via Research & Innovation)

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Picture of the day for April 28, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 28, 2016: El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia, Spain. http://ift.tt/1NUUUf8

An integrated EU policy for the Arctic adopted - 27 Apr 2016 (via JRC)

The High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission have adopted a policy proposal that will guide the actions of the European Union in the Arctic region.

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Success Stories - Innovative localisation system to save lives at sea (via Research & Innovation)

On a sinking ship, crews need to evacuate passengers quickly - but they may have to find them first. An innovative system based on EU-funded research may soon make this task a great deal easier. On vessels fitted with this system, teams will be able to locate passengers instantly, on board and in the water.

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Research network helps set up online course on urban agriculture entrepreneurship (via COST)

Researchers involved in COST-funded Urban Agriculture Europe (UAE) network have helped develop a course meant to equip university students, SMEs, public authorities and NGOs with the right know-how to build on business opportunities and tap into the economic potential of agriculture innovation in urban areas.

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Research Headlines - Training airline pilots to recover control from a stall (via Research & Innovation)

Pilots around the world can practise recovering control of their aircraft after entering a stall, using a simulation model developed by the EU-funded SUPRA project. By simulating such situations, the project fills a gap in current pilot training, and aims to improve air travel safety.

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…and the winner is: EUREKA innovation award 2016 (via EUREKA)

EUREKA is proud to announce the winners of the EUREKA innovation award 2016. The projects have been chosen due to outstanding results in international cooperation, technological novelty, economic success and societal/environmental benefits. A winning project was selected for each of the three categories ‘Competitiveness’, ‘Added Value’ and ‘Innovators of tomorrow’. «It was not an easy task for the Award committee to choose the winners.

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Boosting software security for a connected world (via EUREKA)

Our increasingly connected world is more and more at risk from software vulnerabilities and security flaws. The new security testing paradigm developed in the DIAMONDS project resulted in several European SMEs bringing new products and services into this fast-growing market, and continues to influence international standards.

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Are the disruptions of uberisation a bane or boon for science? (via EuroScientist)

For every characteristic of uberisation, there is a parallel in the world of research. This raises the question of whether research was "uberised" before Uber even existed? In this article EuroScientist explores which aspects in research have been most impacted by technology, and the challenges ahead to leverage uberisation for the good of science and scientists. The post Are the disruptions of uberisation a bane or boon for science? appeared first in Euroscientist magazine.

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Biological mechanisms discovery by globally-distributed research force (via EuroScientist)

Not every scientist has the comfort of a well-equipped lab. However, newly available open platforms for biomedical in silico discovery could soon spark the brains of millions of researchers forming a geographically-distributed work force across the globe. This no longer requires working in a high-tech lab to contribute to the discovery of new mechanisms in health and diseases. Meanwhile, new opportunities for trainees, scientists and patients to practice annotation of genetic databases, could push the boundaries of open science towards countries where it has not yet been possible to work on such projects. In the second part of a two-part series, Barend Mons from the Leiden University Medical Centre, The Netherlands, explains how it could work in practice, and how close we are to realising this initiative. The post Biological mechanisms discovery by globally-distributed research force appeared first in Euroscientist magazine.

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Birju Pandya interview: choosing sustainable values to drive research (via EuroScientist)

In this interview with EuroScientist, Birju Pandya explains gift culture, which he has helped introduce in finance. He explains how this approach can be beneficial for any field of work but also in all aspects of our own lives. The gift culture is based on a non-transactional approach to work, which is instead replaced by trust-based approach, based on pursuing higher-order values, such as connection to community and ecology. While there will be resistance against this rewiring of the mind, the result is worth the effort. The post Birju Pandya interview: choosing sustainable values to drive research appeared first in Euroscientist magazine.

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From Uber to OpenStreetCab: how data shifts the power back to users (via EuroScientist)

Services like Uber are challenging traditional sectors such as the taxi industry. However, they may charge more than traditional taxis at time of high-demand. To counter this phenomenon, data analysis could bring full transparency in relation to taxi pricing by delivering a head-to-head comparison of all available taxis types. In this opinion piece, Anastasios Noulas, lecturer at the Data Science Institute at Lancaster University, UK, and OpenStreetCab co-founder, shares his experience of how data-driven solutions can increase transparency in tech-disrupted industries and ultimately provide better value for policy makers from publicly available data. The post From Uber to OpenStreetCab: how data shifts the power back to users appeared first in Euroscientist magazine.

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Matters founder Lawrence Rajendran: the Lego approach to scientific publishing (via EuroScientist)

In this interview with EuroScientist, Lawrence Rajendran explains why he created Matters, to change the way we communicate science. He has devised a new way of publishing science by submitting single observations to build the big Lego puzzle of science. He believes that the current way of presenting papers, based on storytelling, needs to be revisited as they tend to favour oversights of what could be perceived as negative results. He thinks this will to open science to allow greater multidisciplinary collaborations and to reach out to a wider audience, beyond the scientific community. The post Matters founder Lawrence Rajendran: the Lego approach to scientific publishing appeared first in Euroscientist magazine.

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One cultural shift away, towards fairer science (via EuroScientist)

Uberisation is happening in technology-disrupted fields. Research and innovation have not been left out. Technology-mediated interaction between geographically-distributed teams of scientists is about to happen on a much wider scale than before. And this trend is no longer limited to scientists from well-funded labs. It is now time for researchers to prepare for yet another shift in attitude when interacting with each other. They need to show greater willingness to give and share, encouraged by a new credit and reward system recognising the smallest contributions to science. The post One cultural shift away, towards fairer science appeared first in Euroscientist magazine.

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Uberisation of Science (via EuroScientist)

With an increased reliance on geographically-distributed teams, tomorrow's researchers are going to be able to reach unprecedented scales of collaborations, not just limited to cooperation between well-funded labs. Researchers from wider afield, including from territories with lowe level of research funding, will finally be able to more systematically contribute to the great scientific endeavour of the future. This issue is not limited to the mere technicalities of working across self-organised, distributed teams. It also looks at how, for such scenario to take place, it is essential; that we change our outlook on what we mean by collaborating. This may require examining the values driving our future investigations. The post Uberisation of Science appeared first in Euroscientist magazine.

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When privacy-bound research pays for open science (via EuroScientist)

Thanks to the growing uberisation of science, opportunities to participate in world class research could soon no longer be limited to researchers in well-funded labs. According to an opinion piece by Barend Mons, professor at the Leiden University Medical Centre, The Netherlands, technology has now made it possible to distribute part of the interpretation of scientific results across a geographically widespread work force, to include scientists from developing countries. In the first of a two-part contribution, he also envisions that a new business model allocating free access to those who share, and charging a premium to those who don’t, could soon disrupt research and innovation and further open science. The post When privacy-bound research pays for open science appeared first in Euroscientist magazine.

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Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Picture of the day for April 27, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 27, 2016: Salineras (salt evaporation ponds) in Maras, Peru. The salt has been obtained in Maras since the time of the Inca Empire, and the site currently has around 3000 ponds of 5 square metres (54 sq ft) each. Salt water is deposited in the ponds from the surrounding mountains, and the water evaporates. After approximately a month, the level of salt reaches 10 centimetres (3.9 in) and is removed in sacks. http://ift.tt/1MXEVlF

CREA Summer Academies: call for applications is open (via Digital Single Market)

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EU project DiscoGnosis goes to Africa to fight malaria (via Digital Single Market)

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STARTIFY7 2016 Summer Academies (via Digital Single Market)

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Smart Anything Everywhere Workshop: Enhancing digital transformation in European SMEs (via Digital Single Market)

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A trace gas analysed in mineral spring water in Germany gives clues on the origins of the Earth (via ERC)

How the Earth formed about 4.54 billion years ago remains quite enigmatic. Because of their multiple isotopes (or forms) of various origins, noble gases stored in the Earth's mantle are used by researchers to trace the physical processes that took place within the Earth's various layers at this time. Noble gases from the Earth's interior are, however, very difficult to analyse. Colourless, odourless, tasteless and non-flammable, these chemical elements are extremely rare. This makes them easily contaminated by the atmosphere, and challenging to measure with precision.

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The Netherlands lends its support to EUROGIA2020 (via EUREKA)

As a result of discussions with the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), the Netherlands declares its support for EUROGIA2020, the EUREKA Cluster for low carbon energy technologies and DEI programme will serve as a national funding platform for the Dutch Participants of EUROGIA2020 Projects. DEI (Demonstration Energy Innovation) programme gives priority to the fields such as Gas, Energy Storage, Smart Grids, Offshore Wind and Solar Energy which are covered by the EUROGIA2020 Technology Roadmap and providing the basis for building strong cooperation between two instruments.

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A trace gas analysed in mineral spring water in Germany gives clues on the origins of the Earth (via ERC)

April Newsletter (via TRIP)

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European Commission presents plan to digitise European industry and public services at Hannover Messe 2016 (via Digital Single Market)

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FACE Helsinki – Spare time… What does that mean? (via Digital Single Market)

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Perpetuum: self-powered rail safety technology drives jobs growth (via TRIP)

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Driverless vehicles: connected and autonomous technologies (via TRIP)

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Research Headlines - New patented biomass techniques boost sustainability (via Research & Innovation)

An EU-funded project has developed new ways of converting biomass in Brazil into a range of higher value-added products, helping to cut waste, reduce fossil fuel dependence and strengthen sustainable paper-making practices. Several new technologies are now being exploited by project partners and licensed third parties.

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Monday, April 25, 2016

Picture of the day for April 26, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 26, 2016: Exemplar of a Saddlebags glider (Tramea sp.) female, Cerro Brujo, San Cristobal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. http://ift.tt/1Vyyect

A disc-shaped diagnostic tool for global health (via Digital Single Market)

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Europe bets on robots to help care for seniors (via Digital Single Market)

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Enhancing digital transformation in European SMEs (via Digital Single Market)

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MEMSWAVE 2016 - International Symposium on RF-MEMS and RF-Microsystems (via Digital Single Market)

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JRC support to Capital Markets Union - 25 Apr 2016 (via JRC)

On 25 April 2016 the European Commission adopted the annual “European Financial Stability and Integration Review” (EFSIR), which complements the first status report for the implementation of the Action Plan on the Capital Markets Union (CMU).

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Success Stories - Fish-inspired innovation to help track movement in water (via Research & Innovation)

Looking for a novel way to visualise the ocean? Think fish. Arrays of sensitive cells on their skin - so-called lateral lines - enable them to perceive water movements by detecting subtle changes in pressure. The LAKHSMI project is developing new monitoring and imaging technology based on this principle.

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Extreme weather and armed conflicts have put 240 million people under food stress - 25 Apr 2016 (via JRC)

In 2016, 240 million people across 45 low-income and/or conflict-affected countries are assessed as being in a 'food stress' situation. Within this number, 80 million people are in the more serious condition of "food crisis” with 41.7 million being located in countries affected by El Niño.

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Landmark deal will deliver better rail services to passengers (via TRIP)

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PUBLIC TRANSPORT: AT THE HEART OF THE NEW MOBILITY WORLD (via TRIP)

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Smart motorway 'has improved journeys' (via TRIP)

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TRUCK PLATOONING SUCCESS PROMPTS CALLS FOR HARMONISATION (via TRIP)

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UN chief calls for “New Urban Agenda” to combat climate change (via TRIP)

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European Commission to present plan to digitise European industry and public services at Hannover Messe 2016 (via Digital Single Market)

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Research Headlines - Sharing knowledge for next generation thermal aircraft design (via Research & Innovation)

Planes today have many components that produce heat, and aircraft architects must factor this aspect into their designs. To do so, they have to interact with many contributors. EU-funded researchers have developed a system to facilitate this interaction and accelerate the process. It enables all involved to model and optimise thermal behaviour together.

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Success Stories - In touch with food: could chemicals used in packaging be harmful? (via Research & Innovation)

Most of the food we buy is packed in plastic, metal or other fabricated materials. That makes it easy to store and transport, but how can we be sure food packaging isn't harmful to our health? Substances in plastic containers make them flexible. The information on cardboard boxes is printed in typographic paint. Should we be concerned that these chemicals are in contact with what we eat?

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Sunday, April 24, 2016

Picture of the day for April 25, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 25, 2016: Branch of a chestnut in Park Sentmaring in autumn, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany http://ift.tt/1VSRx01

Saturday, April 23, 2016

Picture of the day for April 24, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 24, 2016: Aaspere manor windmill, northern Estonia, built in the nineteenth century. http://ift.tt/1SBX07W

Friday, April 22, 2016

Picture of the day for April 23, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 23, 2016: Male common brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni), Parsonage Moor, Oxfordshire. http://ift.tt/215VNZM

Europeana 280: connecting Europeans to their art heritage (via Digital Single Market)

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FET Newsletter edition April 2016 (via Digital Single Market)

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ERC grantee uncovers genetic clue to animals' evolutionary success (via ERC)

We know that animals evolved from their single-cell ancestors. What we don't know is how that happened? What mechanism led to the development of animals' complex bodies? This is one of the unsolved mysteries of the evolution. ERC grantee Professor Iñaki Ruiz-Trillo, from the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (UPF-CSIC) in Barcelona, and a team of researchers have now deciphered the genetic mechanism responsible for the evolutionary success of animals. Animals' key to success: controlling distant genes

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Making it even better (via TRIP)

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Research Headlines - Spotting pancreatic cancer early (via Research & Innovation)

Pancreatic cancer is usually detected too late, leaving patients little hope of recovery. But this may be about to change. A Swedish SME has developed a blood test to help clinicians identify new cases earlier, and it intends to make this diagnostic capability available very soon. Clinical validation is under way in an EU-funded project.

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Thursday, April 21, 2016

Innovation across borders the EUREKA Annual Report 2015 (via EUREKA)

In 2015, EUREKA turned 30 years old. Since its beginnings, it has distinguished itself from other Europe-wide mechanisms by its focus on linking technological knowledge to the marketplace. Its objective is to promote innovation in European industry in order to stay competitive in the global market.

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Picture of the day for April 22 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 22, 2016: On Earth Day, thunderheads near Borneo, Indonesia are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 40 crew member on the International Space Station. http://ift.tt/1WgiObG

Innovation across borders the EUREKA Annual Report 2015 (via EUREKA)

New landmark in epigenetics: understanding the silencing of the X-chromosome (via ERC)

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Success Stories - Setting eyes on the dark side of the universe (via Research & Innovation)

More than 95% of our universe comes in the mysterious form of dark matter and dark energy that we can neither explain nor directly detect. Dr Catherine Heymans leads a team of researchers who were the first to 'map' dark matter on the largest of scales. She now uses her research to confront Einstein's theory of general relativity in an attempt to explain the nature of dark energy.

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The future of urban ITS in Europe (via TRIP)

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Workshop on opportunities for dual-use technologies: Components (via Digital Single Market)

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Research Headlines - New light on emulsions (via Research & Innovation)

Many industries - and each of our cells - depend on emulsions. An EU-funded researcher has developed a method for studying molecules at the interface between oil nanodroplets and the water-based liquid contained in these substances. Her work advances understanding of liquid interfaces and emulsion stability, and is of great interest to industry.

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Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Picture of the day for April 21 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 21, 2016: Superior view of the roofless church of St Peter, patron saint of Ariza, located in Aragón (Spain) were it is situated. The temple is of Herrerian style and was built in 1620. http://ift.tt/1rmitJl

2016 European Intersectoral Summit on Research and Innovation (via Digital Single Market)

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Extension of deadline for contributing to the stakeholder consultation on the future e-infrastructures (via Digital Single Market)

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Graphene Flagship enters operational phase (via Digital Single Market)

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Compete Innovate and Win - New Horizon Prize (via TRIP)

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Brain Forum 2016 (via Digital Single Market)

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Participate in the definition of the CHIST-ERA Call 2016 (via Digital Single Market)

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Platform for Advanced Scientific Computing (PASC) (via Digital Single Market)

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Dr Ronald de Bruin next Director of the COST Association (via COST)

The COST Association will welcome its new Director, Dr Ronald de Bruin on 1 June 2016. He will succeed Dr Monica Dietl, Director since April 2011.

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Research Headlines - LiveDiverse protects livelihoods and biodiversity (via Research & Innovation)

There is no question that protecting biological diversity is essential to maintaining ecosystems around the world. But what about the human populations that live in these protected environments?

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Is Europe doing enough for refugee scientists? (via EuroScientist)

Migration issues are high on the political agenda.Forced mass migration of people is an issue that will not go away and one that global citizens must address. The research community should play its part, according to this opinion piece from representatives of the Global Young Academy published this week in EuroScientist. The post Is Europe doing enough for refugee scientists? appeared first in Euroscientist magazine.

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Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Picture of the day for April 20 2016

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NanoDiode working conference : Opening up Research and Innovation to Society - Join the debate ! - 31 May 2016 Brussels (via Research & Innovation)

Working Conference: Opening up Research and Innovation to Society - 31 May 2016 Brussels Centre for Fine Arts (via Research & Innovation)

Join the debate on stakeholder engagement in European research and innovation. Policy makers, researchers, representatives from industry and civil society organisations will explore how to engage societal stakeholders and open up research and innovation to broader societal considerations. - Find out about the latest insights from European research into the role of societal stakeholders. - Learn how to organise stakeholder engagement in your own work during the knowledge fair. - Discuss the future role of societal stakeholders of European research and innovation. The working conference builds on the findings of the European project NanoDiode: from July 2013 to June 2016, NanoDiode has organised a range of engagement activities across Europe, involving stakeholders in a dialogue on the funding, performance and outcomes of nanotechnologies research. Register at www.nanodiode.eu before 15 May 2016. Free entrance. Programme: 10:00 Coffee and registration 10:30 Why engage societal stakeholders in research and innovation? This opening plenary will be a moderated session where representatives from policy making, civil society and the media engage in debate with the audience on the rationale for societal engagement. 12:00 Lunch 13:00 Knowledge fair: the what and how of stakeholder engagement.

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ITER magnets celebrate landmark achievement (via F4E)

The first Toroidal Field coil enters final manufacturing steps!

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Brochure: Digitising European Industry (via Digital Single Market)

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Commission publishes reports on eGovernment and Standards public consultations (via Digital Single Market)

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Digitising EU Industry (via Digital Single Market)

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Digitising European Industry - Q&A (via Digital Single Market)

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List of Digitising European Industry Initiatives across Europe (via Digital Single Market)

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Public Private Partnerships (via Digital Single Market)

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Report on the public consultation and other consultation activities of the European Commission for the preparation of the EU eGovernment Action Plan 2016-2020 (via Digital Single Market)

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Staff working document: Implementation of the Action Plan for the European High-Performance Computing strategy (via Digital Single Market)

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Success Stories - Getting rail freight back on track in Europe (via Research & Innovation)

Transportation costs affect the price of any goods we buy, so reducing them could help our pockets. Road transportation is becoming more efficient with constant innovations, but what about the railroads?

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Research activities to support environmental risk assessment for genetically modified plants in EU - 10-11 May 2016 Brussels (via Research & Innovation)

Involving 54 months of laboratory, field experiments and mathematical modelling, 22 research groups in 15 countries (and 2 continents), the AMIGA project is quite possibly the largest ever concerted effort to provide stakeholders, academia and society at large with scientifically sound results on the sustainability and practical indications on environmental risk assessment for genetically modified plants. This final conference will present the results of the project and its recommendations for policy making. The conference is expected to gather stakeholders from different areas of expertise, including scientists, policy makers and other relevant representatives of the sector.

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Commission sets out path to digitise European industry (via RAPID)

European - Press release Commission Brussels, 19 April 2016 Delivering on its Strategy to create a Digital Single Market, the Commission today unveiled its plans to help European industry, SMEs, researchers and public authorities make the most of new technologies.

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DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET DIGITISING EUROPEAN INDUSTRY QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (via RAPID)

European Commission - Fact Sheet QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Brussels, 19 April 2016 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS I. Digitising European industry: Reaping the full benefits of a digital single market What does the Commission propose? Building on and complementing the many national initiatives for digitising industry, such as Industrie 4.0 in Germany,...

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European Cloud Initiative to give Europe a global lead in the data-driven economy (via RAPID)

Commission - Press release European Brussels, 19 April 2016 The Commission today presented its blueprint for cloud-based services and world-class data infrastructure to ensure science, business and public services reap benefits of big data revolution.

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Opening up Research and Innovation to Society - 31 May 2016 Brussels (via Research & Innovation)

Monday, April 18, 2016

Picture of the day for April 19 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 19, 2016: High altar and dome of the Roman Catholic church and Monastery of St. Francis, Quito, Ecuador. The monastery complex, the largest architectural ensemble among the historical structures of colonial Latin America, was completed in the 16th century. Construction took 150 years, and the building exhibits a mixture of architectural styles. http://ift.tt/1qULifA

Moedas: journal papers based on EU-funded science should be free to access (via Digital Single Market)

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ETSI - From Research To Standardisation - 10-11 May 2016, Sophia Antipolis, France (via Research & Innovation)

On 10-11 May 2016 in its Headquarters in Sophia Antipolis, ETSI will organize a Workshop on the subject “From Research To Standardization” in the context of the H2020 program of the European Commission. The workshop will support researchers to disseminate and exploit their results through ICT standardisation. It serves as a platform for research consortia to inform about standardisation plans and to address a wider community to find supporters and allies.

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ISRAEL WATER ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE: EU WATER AND ENERGY INITIATIVES IN THE REGION - 23 May 2016, Tel Aviv, Israel (via Research & Innovation)

On 23 May 2016, the EU Delegation, together with ISERD - the Israel-Europe R&D Directorate, will be holding a workshop devoted to EU water and energy initiatives in the region. The workshop will take place within the Israeli Water Association's Annual Conference. The workshop will focus on both Horizon 2020 and the European Neighbourhood Instrument programmes. Presentations of the opportunities provided by Horizon 2020's Societal Challenges, SME Instrument and the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions will be accompanied by seven Israeli success stories. Three ENI programmes - SWIM-H2020 Support Mechanism, Cross Border Cooperation Med and the EU Peacebuilding Initiative - will be presented together with accompanying success stories. The workshop is part of the 20th anniversary celebrations of Israel's association to the EU Framework Programmes. Venue: TEL AVIV CONVENTION CENTRE, Hall 10

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Sunday, April 17, 2016

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Wikipedia picture of the day on April 18, 2016: General view at dusk of the ruins of the castle of Sagunto, Valencia, Spain. Constructed in the 10th century on a site already used by the Iberians, the castle was renovated in the 18th and 19th centuries. Evidence of occupation by several civilisations has been found here: Iberians, Romans, Goths and Arabs. http://ift.tt/1QgylRK

Saturday, April 16, 2016

Picture of the day for April 17, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 17, 2016: The Sacra di San Michele (Saint Michael's Abbey) on Mount Pirchiriano, on the south side of the Susa valley in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. Founded between the late 10th and the early 11th century, the abbey is located along the pilgrimage route between Monte Sant'Angelo in southern Italy and Mont Saint-Michel in northern France. http://ift.tt/1HRqWv2

Friday, April 15, 2016

Picture of the day for April 16, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 16, 2016: Ceiling frescos in Sonntagberg Basilica (Lower Austria) by Daniel Gran († 16th April 1757) http://ift.tt/1MyFPFa

Korea – France Call for Proposals for Joint R&D Projects: deadline August 31 (via EUREKA)

Korea and France are announcing a bilateral Call for joint R&D project outlines, focusing on developing innovative products and applications in market oriented technological and application areas. EUREKA national members KIAT and Bpifrance will provide access to public funding for joint projects. They will also provide all necessary and coordinated assistance to project partners during project proposal, evaluation and monitoring phase. The Call is open until 31st August 2016 at 18:00 (local time).

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Montenegro hosts COST General Assembly April meeting (via COST)

On 13-14 April 2016, the Committee of Senior Officials (CSO) gathered in Bečići, Montenegro, for its 196th meeting. Opened by the Minister of Science, Prof. Sanja Vlahović, it was the first CSO meeting hosted in Montenegro.

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JRC Annual Report 2015 published - 15 Apr 2016 (via JRC)

Highlights include the launch of the European Smart Specialisation Platform on Energy, opening of the Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre and the launch of the European Interoperability Laboratory for Electric Vehicles and Smart Grids.

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Korea – France Call for Proposals for Joint R&D Projects: deadline August 31 (via EUREKA)

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Picture of the day for April 15, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 15, 2016: Main altar of the Church of the Society of Jesus (La Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús), a Jesuit church in Quito, Ecuador. The exterior belies the beauty of the interior. The long central nave is profusely decorated with gold leaf, gilded plaster, and wood carvings, making it the most ornate church in Quito. The church is one of the most significant works of Spanish Baroque architecture in America and considered the most beautiful in Ecuador. http://ift.tt/1RXpY36

Reporting on Human Brain Project Platform Release (via Digital Single Market)

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Building an intercontinental EU-Brazil Cloud for scientific advancement (via Digital Single Market)

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From Research To Standardization (via Digital Single Market)

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The Future and Emerging Technologies Flagships: the Voyage Continues (via Digital Single Market)

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Reporting on Human Brain Project Platform Release (via Digital Single Market)

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Circular economy in the built environment: launch of the BAMB stakeholder network - 3 May 2016, Brussels (via Research & Innovation)

The BAMB - Buildings As Material Banks - Project Consortium has the pleasure to invite you to the launch of its Stakeholder Network. The EU-funded H2020 BAMB project brings 16 parties throughout Europe together for one mission: enabling a systemic shift in the building sector by creating circular solutions. Today, building materials end up as waste when no longer needed. To avoid destroying ecosystems, increasing environmental costs and creating risks of resource scarcity, the building industry needs to move towards a circular economy – and BAMB will provide the tools. The first BAMB Stakeholder Network meeting will introduce you to the project agenda and provides you with the opportunity to get involved by joining the Stakeholder Network.

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Photonics Europe proves to be one of the most important European events in the field (via Digital Single Market)

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RRI Awards: recognising good practice (via EuroScientist)

Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) is so new that it is not well documented and good practice has not been spread. It is, however, gradually pervading research and innovation culture and policy. As a means to spread such good practice, a pan-European group of science foundations have now created Awards for Responsible Research & Innovation. This articles explores how this awards came about to stimulate people to introduce RRI aspects in their work. The post RRI Awards: recognising good practice appeared first in Euroscientist magazine.

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The evolving relationship between business and science (via EuroScientist)

The interface between science and business is where innovation is brought to life, but do the two fields always get along? Some of the speakers and session organisers of the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF2016) Business Programme, launching on 11th of April 2016 in London, UK, speak about how best to reconcile the two. The post The evolving relationship between business and science appeared first in Euroscientist magazine.

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Digital Infrastructures for Research conference 2016 - Call for participation (via Digital Single Market)

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Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Picture of the day for April 14, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 14, 2016: The monumental Wittelsbacher fountain at the north border of Munich downtown, in Bavaria, Germany. The sculpture on the left is of a woman seated on a bull, holding a bowl, and depicts the healing qualities of water; on the right, a man sits astride a horse and hurls a rock, representing water's destructive power. Built between 1893 and 1895, the design follows drawings of the sculptor Adolf von Hildebrand. http://ift.tt/20CY3HI

Building an intercontinental EU-Brazil Cloud for scientific advancement (via Digital Single Market)

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From Research To Standardization (via Digital Single Market)

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2016 Photonics Photonics Public Private Partnership Annual meeting (via Digital Single Market)

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Sign up as an expert for European research and innovation in the area of electronic components (via Digital Single Market)

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The Future and Emerging Technologies Flagships: the Voyage Continues (via Digital Single Market)

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European Parliament Budgetary Control Committee postpones discharge awaiting ITER Project Revised Schedule (via F4E)

Revised schedule and cost estimate are expected to be approved in June

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H2020 European Health/Rare Diseases Brokerage Event - 12-13 May 2016, Oslo (via Research & Innovation)

A Nordic-French Event will be organized on 12-13 May, 2016, at the premises of the Research Council of Norway, to present and discuss the upcoming H2020 calls on rare diseases in the 2017 call from the Societal Challenge 1 – Health, demographic change and wellbeing programme. The objective is to generate more H2020 applications targeting these calls. The seminar is open to all parties interested in rare diseases. Partners from all sectors are welcome; researchers, SME's, public sector representatives and NGOs.

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No More Food to Waste - FUSIONS European Platform Meeting - 19 May 2016, Brussels (via Research & Innovation)

FUSIONS is the European FP7 project committed to contribute to halving per capita food waste at the retail and consumer level, and reducing food waste along production and supply chains, a target that was adopted by the international community in the Sustainable Development Goal 12.3. The FUSIONS multi-stakeholder Platform has over 200 Members that have participated in previous events. The EPM presents an excellent opportunity to meet-up with the leading organisations on food waste prevention & innovation across Europe.

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Philanthropy and Social Investments Fostering Research and Innovation (PhiSI) - 21-22 April 2016, Amsterdam (via Research & Innovation)

Amsterdam will be the meeting place for foundations, innovative philanthropic and social investors, social entrepreneurs, research institutes, financial intermediaries, corporations, policy makers, and researchers on April 21/22. This two-day conference is focused on key decision makers and representatives from the public, commercial and philanthropic sector. The event is part of the Horizon 2020 work programme Access to Risk Finance and is associated with the Netherlands EU Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

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ITER water detritiation tanks installed (via F4E)

First components to nestle in the Tokamak complex.

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EU-Iran relations (via RAPID)

European Commission - Fact Sheet Brussels, 13 April 2016 Relations between the EU and Iran have been through different stages and over the last decade, conditioned by the international dispute over Iran's nuclear programme, and the consequent sanctions regime that was put in place.

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Hy5 receives Eurostar funding for titanium 3D printed myoelectric prosthetic hands (via EUREKA)

Norwegian startup Hy5 Prosthetics, dedicated to providing cost effective, accessible and high quality 3D printed myoelectric prosthetics to amputees in need, recentlyreceived 14 million Norwegian Kroner (roughly 1.5 million euro) through Eureka’s Eurostars program and additional investments,.

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Research Headlines - In-wheel innovation boosts electric vehicle potential (via Research & Innovation)

An EU-funded project has demonstrated the viability and cost-effectiveness of an integrated in-wheel motor for electric and hybrid vehicles that could revolutionise efficient green urban transport.

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Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Picture of the day for April 13, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 13, 2016: Lake Schermützelsee in Buckow (Märkische Schweiz), Brandenburg, Germany http://ift.tt/1Nnkpp5

Picture of the day for April 13, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 13, 2016: Lake Schermützelsee in Buckow (Märkische Schweiz), Brandenburg, Germany http://ift.tt/1Nnkpp5

Maive Rute appointed Deputy Director General of JRC - 12 Apr 2016 (via JRC)

The European Commission has appointed Ms Maive Rute as Deputy Director-General of the Joint Research Centre.

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Call for participation in the Digital Infrastructures for Research conference 2016 (via Digital Single Market)

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From DEEP to DEEP-ER: taking on Exascale computing challenges (via Digital Single Market)

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Director of Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Mateo Valero, makes a pledge for developing a strong HPC ecosystem. (via Digital Single Market)

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Success Stories - Movers, not shakers: cable-driven robots may lift European heavy industry (via Research & Innovation)

At a research facility near Montpellier in southern France, a mock-up of a heavy airplane wing is carefully manouevred across a test centre by automated machinery. The operation is part of unique research that could ultimately play a part in keeping jobs in heavy industry in Europe."

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Public consultation from European Factories of the Future Research Association (EFFRA) for H2020 work programme preparation (via Digital Single Market)

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EUREKA Innovation Week 2016 in Stockholm – only two weeks to go! (via EUREKA)

The EUREKA Innovation Week will take place in Stockholm on 26-29 April 2016 . You will have the opportunity to meet, share ideas, interact and discuss with stakeholders from European industry, SMEs, academy, policymakers, representatives from regional and local authorities and many more. You will also have the opportunity to visit interesting Smart City Projects at the exhibition and on site in the greater Stockholm area.

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Research Headlines - Graphene composites offer new materials for manufacturing industry (via Research & Innovation)

EU researchers have created and tested a range of new polymer composites based on graphene and speciality graphites. They are expected to find early application in the consumer electronics and automotive industries.

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TRIP publishes recommendations for EU urban mobility (via TRIP)

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Monday, April 11, 2016

Picture of the day for April 12, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 12, 2016: Diesel-electric locomotive GE C36-7 crossing the Jänese railway bridge over the Emajõgi river, Estonia. http://ift.tt/1Vk8dOq

EUREKA Innovation Week 2016 in Stockholm – only two weeks to go! (via EUREKA)

New EC report on EU’s innovation performance (via EUREKA)

The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation recently published a report on the EU's science, research and innovation performance in relation to the three goals of Open Innovation, Open Science and Open to the World.

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Cutting quality control costs down to size (via EUREKA)

Roll forming is an effective way to produce continuous strips of metal with a complex, constant profile. A family-owned company in Bavaria, data M Sheet Metal Solutions GmbH, is changing approaches to roll forming quality control. Roll forming involves using a series of heavy rollers to create long metal strips with continuous, complex profiles. Think of truck bodies, lightweight beams, crash barriers - there are thousands of applications.

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Success Stories - Toolbox to help public bodies tap into the bio-economy (via Research & Innovation)

The INNPROBIO project aims to help Europe's bio-based products sector capitalise on recently adopted European public procurement rules. These new rules are designed to encourage public entities to purchase products and services that meet advanced ecological and social aims.

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Danish Eurostars (via EUREKA)

A total of 18 new projects with participation of 34 Danish partners were approved in the last selection process (cut-off 4). The projects have been chosen among 51 submitted Danish applications, making Denmark a lead player when compared to other countries in the Eurostars programme. Denmark has a participant in every sixth Eurostars project, making it one of the most active countries in Eurostars.

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ITEA3 Annual Report 2015 (via EUREKA)

The ITEA3 Annual Report 2015 provides an overview of ITEA’s achievements and ambitions and lays out the call progress and figures for ITEA projects of the past year. In its foreword, ITEA Chairwoman Zeynep Sarılar also provides an outlook for 2016: “ITEA 3 is an open and strong community and it has built trustful relationship with countries as ITEA 3 provides constructive support to maximise the impact of its industry-driven projects. In our activities in 2016, ITEA 3 will: ‚

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Research Headlines - A lesson in ocean literacy (via Research & Innovation)

The SEA CHANGE project aims to encourage citizens to take direct and sustainable action to protect healthy and biodiverse seas by increasing their ocean literacy - defined as an understanding of the ocean's influence on a person and that person's impact on the ocean.

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Sunday, April 10, 2016

Picture of the day for April 11, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 11, 2016: Common orange lichen (Xanthoria parietina) on the bark of a fruit tree. Close-up image with approx. 3 cm diagonal. http://ift.tt/1Yo9OQI

Saturday, April 9, 2016

Picture of the day for April 10, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 10, 2016: The church of San Juan de Busa in the municipality of Biescas, province of Huesca, Aragón, Spain. The church, of mozarabic style, was built between 1060 and 1070 by order of Ramón Guillén. It was probably a parochial church of a vanished medieval village. http://ift.tt/1Q14DA6

Friday, April 8, 2016

Picture of the day for April 9, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 9, 2016: A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. http://ift.tt/23j7gdu

Celtic-Plus call for projects: deadline May 25 (via EUREKA)

Do you want to access new markets, technologies and skills? Do you want to gain recognition through your involvement in an international collaborative R&D project? Do you want to work with partners beyond national borders, develop new products or services, or work on pre-competitive research and development? Then Celtic-Plus is for you!

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EUROGIA 2020 INPV-Track project: Global leader in chip and payment technologies Cardtek looking for partners (via EUREKA)

INPV – Track aims to introduce novel ICT based technologies for PV tracking. Main goal of this project is to use sun’s solar radiation as an energy source with the most efficient way by benefiting from ICT based technologies. First phase of the project aims at conveying a literature analysis to define the state of the art and coming up with a reference architecture based on the defined system level and functional requirements.

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Israel – Spain Joint Call for Proposals: deadline June 9 (via EUREKA)

Israel and Spain are announcing a Call for Proposals for joint R&D projects, focusing on developing innovative products and applications in all technological and application areas. Applicants are expected to develop ready to market solutions or projects which have strong market potential for Israel and Spain. Special focus is given to Agrotechnology, Biotechnology and life sciences, Cleantech (environmental, new energy sources and natural resource use and Water management technologies), ICT (including eHealth & cybersecurity) and Nanotechnology.

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EUREKA and Eurostars videographics (via EUREKA)

What is EUREKA? And what is Eurostars? These simple questions are sometimes not that easy to answer – and images can at times be better than words. We produced two videographics explaining EUREKA and its SME-focused programme Eurostars in less than 1min30’. Take a look in the latest uploads on our youtube-channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/EurekaEurope

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Eurostars project InnoClip wins innovation prize at JEC world (via EUREKA)

An aneurysm clip developed thanks to the Eurostars project InnoClip was awarded the Innovation Prize in the “medicine” category at the JEC world conference, the largest international show of the composite industry.

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Smart borders: towards automatic fingerprint identification - 08 Apr 2016 (via JRC)

On 6 April the Commission adopted a legislative package on Smart Borders, including a Communication on Stronger and Smarter Information Systems for Borders and Security.

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Workshop on biopolymers and their use in packaging applications - 18 April 2016, Brussels (via Research & Innovation)

The European Fruit Juice Association and the PHBOTTLE consortium invites you to a half day workshop dedicated to discussing biopolymers and their use in food and non‐food packaging applications. The EU-funded PHBOTTLE project set out to develop a new bottle made of PHB (Polyhydroxybutyrate) which was obtained from fermentation of wastewater from juice processing industries. The project was funded by the European Union under the Seventh Framework Programme. The aim of this Workshop, apart from showing the project results, is to learn from other companies dealing with biopolymers, food and packaging, their developments and efforts on this field.

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Celtic-Plus call for projects: deadline May 25 (via EUREKA)

EUROGIA 2020 INPV-Track project: Global leader in chip and payment technologies Cardtek looking for partners (via EUREKA)

Nobel Prize winner Brian Kobilka opens COST Action conference on innovative techniques for drug design (via COST)

The 2012 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry, Professor Brian Kobilka, gave a special opening lecture at the GLISTEN 2016 Spring Meeting in Erlangen, Germany.

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Success Stories - Hidden dimensions: 3D scanner reveals the inner secrets of artworks (via Research & Innovation)

It has long been known that, below the surface, works of art often contain important information about how they were created. However, revealing those secrets in a way that does not damage the object is a major challenge for art experts."

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Israel – Spain Joint Call for Proposals: deadline June 9 (via EUREKA)

Research Headlines - Getting ready for 5G (via Research & Innovation)

The team behind CogNet predicts that there will be 11.5 billion mobile-ready devices in the world by 2020, as well as more connected devices. But the current mobile and wireless bandwidth will not be able to cope with Europe's ever-increasing data demands. The CogNet solution? Automatic network management through machine learning algorithms.

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Thursday, April 7, 2016

Picture of the day for April 8, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 8, 2016: Interior of the Presbyterian Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. http://ift.tt/1S6lw3T

FET Open ABACUS project: towards the first biological supercomputer (via Digital Single Market)

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Combatting diabetes: World Health Day 2016 - 07 Apr 2016 (via JRC)

The focus of World Health Day on April 7 is diabetes, a disease which affects about 32 million people in the EU. The JRC supports the efforts to combat diabetes through its nutrition and health related activities, with special focus on children and adolescents. JRC scientists have recently developed a new reference material for the monitoring of diabetes markers in blood.

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Eurostars project InnoClip wins innovation prize at JEC world (via EUREKA)

EUREKA and Eurostars videographics (via EUREKA)

Human rights under pressure (via ERC)

How does the ECHR deal with the increasing pressure on human rights and current rights inflation? How do judges rule on claims referring to conflicting or competing human rights? What about the rights of non-dominant and minority groups? For Prof. Brems, in the past years the ECHR has shown increasing signs of weakness.

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Research Headlines - Capturing the world's carbon observation data (via Research & Innovation)

Think carbon data. Are you picturing a placid stream of harmonised figures from the four corners of the earth? Not so. At the moment, information from different sources can be hard to compare, and the coverage is patchy. Efforts to channel the available information into a global system of systems are under way. An EU-funded project has contributed to this drive.

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Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Picture of the day for April 7, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 7, 2016: Apse of the Abbey of Santa María la Real de la Oliva, a still active Cistercian monastery in Carcastillo, Navarre, Spain. The Abbey was founded in 1150 when the king, García Ramírez of Navarre, died. The temple was inspired by the French abbeys at Morimond and Escaladieu. http://ift.tt/1SRa0X2