Research Headlines - Amsterdam: innovation enables urban inclusion

[Source: Research & Innovation] Amsterdam's status as Europe's Capital of Innovation (iCapital) 2016 is recognition of the city's long-standing commitment to grassroots social innovation and its vision of a socially inclusive and vibrant future. The city intends to use its iCapital status to strengthen existing initiatives and support new citizen-inspired ideas.

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Excellent results for the European gyrotron prototype

[Source: F4E] Excellent results have been obtained for the first high-power 1 MW gyrotron prototype manufactured in Europe.

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The Future of Science through Citizens Engagement - 28 March 2017

[Source: Research & Innovation] The citizens’ perspective on addressing the societal challenges for the 9th EU framework programme for research and innovation Programme Chair: Paul Rübig, MEP, Chair of STOA Moderator: Lars Klüver, Director of Teknologiraadet – The Danish Board of Technology (DBT) - the Danish parliamentary office of technology assessment • 17.00-17.15 Welcome Key Note Paul Rübig – MEP and Chair of STOA • 17.15-17.30 Introduction to Citizens and Multi-Actor Consultation on Horizon 2020 (CIMULACT) Sergio Bellucci – Managing Director TA-SWISS • 17.30-18.15 Panel Debate 1: European Science – What is the role and responsibility of Citizens? Gudela Grote - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich Daniel Wyler - University of Zurich Mathea Fammels - European Institute of Innovation and Technology Pearl Dykstra - Erasmus University Rotterdam and High Level Group of scientific advisors to the Cabinet of European Commissioners Moderated by Lars Klüver • 18.15-18.50 Panel Debate 2: Towards FP9 – How can we address citizens’ concerns for the future through science? Eva Kaili - MEP & STOA First Vice-Chair Kurt Vandenberghe - European Commission Tracey Brown - Sense about Science Moderated by Lars Klüver • 18.

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Research Headlines - Young people step up to the SciChallenge

[Source: Research & Innovation] What gets young people excited about science? EU-funded researchers are finding out, with a view to encouraging more young people to follow a career in science, technology, engineering or maths.

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Nephro Update Europe - 6-7 October 2017, Vienna, Austria

[Source: Research & Innovation] 14 expert speakers from across Europe will summarize the most relevant scientific information for practitioners to implement into their daily work. A complete take-home compendium, including all presentations, will be handed out at the congress.

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Nightingale Horizon 2020 Project Open Market Consultation - 31 March 2017, Brussels, Belgium

[Source: Research & Innovation] Interested parties are invited to participate in the Nightingale Open Market Consultation meeting, which seeks to inform and prepare companies for the upcoming call for tender on 1 November; as well as gather feedback and suggestions from potential bidders. The Nightingale project, made up of doctors, nurses and engineers with expertise on managing deteriorating patients and delivering innovation in healthcare, want to design wearable technology that can continuously monitor patients’ vital signs as well as ensuring early warning of actual deterioration in and out of hospital. Once the design stage is complete Nightingale will challenge health/medical technology companies to produce a robust monitoring and communication device that connect patients, carers and health professionals. Potential bidders can access a questionnaire from http://ift.tt/2lANFV7 and those received before the OMC meeting will help shape the agenda. An additional OMC meeting will taking place on 6 April in Munich.

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Nightingale Horizon 2020 Project Open Market Consultation - 6 April 2017, Munich, Germany

[Source: Research & Innovation] Interested parties are invited to participate in the Nightingale Open Market Consultation meeting, which seeks to inform and prepare companies for the upcoming call for tender on 1 November; as well as gather feedback and suggestions from potential bidders. The Nightingale project, made up of doctors, nurses and engineers with expertise on managing deteriorating patients and delivering innovation in healthcare, want to design wearable technology that can continuously monitor patients’ vital signs as well as ensuring early warning of actual deterioration in and out of hospital. Once the design stage is complete Nightingale will challenge health/medical technology companies to produce a robust monitoring and communication device that connect patients, carers and health professionals. Potential bidders can access a questionnaire from http://ift.tt/2lANFV7 and those received before the OMC meeting will help shape the agenda.

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Success Stories - Finding a common purpose: EU researchers harness waste heat in new ways

[Source: Research & Innovation] Finding a common purpose: EU researchers harness waste heat in new ways

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ITER Poloidal Field coil prototype passes final test

[Source: F4E] Europe in collaboration with China get ready to start manufacturing the massive magnets.

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Research Headlines - Nuclear issues: who decides?

[Source: Research & Innovation] An EU-funded project has empowered local communities and stakeholders in radioactive waste disposal decision-making. IPPA uses participatory approaches to improve public involvement in nuclear issues in Central and Eastern Europe.

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Success Stories - An old technology revisited to save lives at sea

[Source: Research & Innovation] Take a look at the prototype of a small experimental sort of zeppelin. It has been equipped with sophisticated radars and sensors with one goal in mind; to become a new and efficient tool for maritime surveillance.

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Vitamin D Nutrition & Health Current and Future Perspectives - 5-6 September 2017, Cork, Ireland

[Source: Research & Innovation] This international conference on vitamin D will be an important forum for presentation, discussion and exchange of ideas on current research in the area of vitamin D. The conference coincides with the closing stages of the ODIN R&I project and the main scientific findings from the project will be presented together with several invited international keynote speakers on topics related to vitamin D and health. This conference will be of interest to many, with health professionals, food industry decision makers, food/nutrition policy regulators, as well as academics, researchers and students expected to attend. The main symposia will focus on: • Dietary Requirements for Vitamin D • Evidence-base for food strategies for tackling inadequacies of vitamin D intake and status • Issues in relation to Vitamin D and Health in Adults, as well as at Key Life Stages • Safety and population surveillance

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Controlled catalysis for ultra-clean fuels

[Source: ERC] “Without catalysts society would not exist as we know it today,” says Krijn de Jong, professor of inorganic chemistry and catalysis at Universiteit Utrecht in the Netherlands. “Catalysts are crucial for energy conversion, chemicals production and environmental processes such as cleaning exhaust gases.”

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Research Headlines - Extending the lifespan of offshore maritime structures

[Source: Research & Innovation] EUfunded researchers have developed an innovative aluminium-based coating that provides better, more environmentally friendly protection to offshore energy installations. The coating is now being commercialised.

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3rd International Conference on Lipid Science & Technology - 11-12 December 2017, Rome, Italy

[Source: Research & Innovation] 3rd International Conference on Lipid Science & Technology is going to be held in Rome, Italy during December 11-12, 2017. Lipid Conferences will lay a platform for world-class Lipidologists, Professors, Doctors, Biochemists, Molecular biologists and Scientists to discuss an approach for lipidomics. So, Lipids 2017 welcomes the Professors, Research scholars, Industrial Professionals, Pharmaceutical Researchers, physicians and student delegates from lipids field and healthcare sectors to be part of it. Lipids 2017 Conference is an unquestionable requirement to join as it will give an inside and out perspective of world-class, interdisciplinary examination dialog from fundamental science scientists through clinical specialists to end up pioneers in exploration on lipid digestion system and its connection to cardiovascular sickness, diabetes, weight, atherosclerosis, metabolic disorders, immunological illnesses, and disease and so forth.

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Nanomaterials: Industrial Workshop on Safe-By-Design - 24-25 April 2017, Bilbao, Spain

[Source: Research & Innovation] Introduction of the Safe-By Design concept and tools developed for nanomaterials that are available for industry to use. The event is aimed at industrial companies who can benefit from the use of Safe-By-Design in their nanomaterial production and use.

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Challenges in measuring productivity, growth and intangibles - 17 March 2017, Brussels

[Source: Research & Innovation] The overall objective of this one-day event is to discuss the progress in the measurement of productivity, growth and intangibles from the perspective of official statistics and of recent contributions of economic research resulting from a number of projects funded under the Seventh European Union’s Research Framework Programme (FP7).

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Nanotechnologies & Advanced Materials Pilot Projects Test-beds for industry & private investments - 8 March 2017, San Sebastian, Spain

[Source: Research & Innovation] The European Commission DG for Research & Innovation and the government of the Basque Country are co-organising a workshop during the NANOSPAIN 2017 week, to show-case several pilot projects to stakeholders from industry (medium and large companies, SMEs and start-ups), private investors and other key stakeholders. Registration to the workshop is free of charge and should be done no later than 7 March at this website: http://ift.tt/2lC387N. More info on the registration: amaiamartinez@spri.eus Delegates to this event may benefit from a 20% discount in the NANOSPAIN 2017 early-bird fee. If interested, contact antonio@phantomsnet.net EC Policy Officer responsible for the workshop : Maria Moragues Canovas (maria.moragues-canovas@ec.europa.eu). Symposium venue Kursaal Auditorio Palacio de CongresosAvda de la Zurriola 1 - 20002 Donostia - San Sebastian (SPAIN)www.kursaal.eus

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Research Headlines - Safer roads for cyclists

[Source: Research & Innovation] Cyclists suffer a disproportionately high share of road accident injuries and fatalities. Through a combination of detection technologies, warning systems, information display and cooperation systems aimed at reducing collisions, EU-funded researchers are planning to cut fatality figures and make cycling safer.

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Research Headlines - Community-based approaches to diabetes

[Source: Research & Innovation] Diabetes is a global health threat. Three EU-funded projects are testing community-based approaches to prevention and management of the disease in Europe, Asia and Africa.

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Research Headlines - Integrating better care for older people

[Source: Research & Innovation] EU-funded project SUSTAIN aims to improve care services for the elderly by integrating the needs and wishes of patients. Such integrated, patient-centred care will promote better services and more choice for older people.

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Success Stories - From wings to walls: EU funded project turns on a new era in heating

[Source: Research & Innovation] Imagine wind turbine or aircraft wings that de-ice themselves in extreme conditions or floors and walls with invisible, built-in heating. Or even clothes that warm you up on the coldest of days.

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Research Headlines - Fighting obesity through proper pre- and postnatal nutrition

[Source: Research & Innovation] EU-researchers are demonstrating how diet and lifestyle before and during pregnancy, along with infant feeding choices, have a direct impact on the risk of obesity from childhood through to adulthood.

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Watch the delivery of the ITER Quench Tanks

[Source: F4E] F4E, ITER IO and Air Liquide welcome the impressive components on-site.

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Research Headlines - Sharing maritime space to unlock growth in the blue economy

[Source: Research & Innovation] From mussel farming to wind farms, the EU-funded MARIBE project showed how various marine projects could cut costs and benefit from each other by linking up. Optimising the use of our oceans and seas would also stimulate growth in the blue economy.

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Argus Emissions Market 2017 - 28 February - 2 March 2017, Prague, Czech Republic

[Source: Research & Innovation] Argus Emissions Markets 2017 is a meeting place for the global emissions market and this year the event will examine upcoming amendments to the EU ETS and emerging opportunities across international markets.

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How to best attract talented researchers - 25 April 2017, Ohrid, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

[Source: Research & Innovation] The purpose of this regional workshop is to fully inform ‘newcomers’ (research performing institutions and research funders) on the principles of Charter and Code and their implementation in the research institution via a step-wise procedure called the Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R). The workshop addresses HR Directors and HR Managers in Research performing and Research funding institutions from FYROM, Albania and Montenegro. It also addresses high-level representatives of universities, research centres as well as beneficiaries and potential applicants of H2020 contracts/projects who need to comply with article 32 stipulating the (best effort) obligation to take measures to implement the European Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers (C & C) for the benefit of all researchers and their institution.

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SECPID 2017 - Workshop on Secyrity, Privacy, and Identity Management in the Cloud at ARES 2017 - 29 August - 2 September 2017, Reggio Calabria, Italy

[Source: Research & Innovation] The two H2020 projects CREDENTIAL and PRISMACLOUD are organising a Workshop on Security, Privacy, and Identity Management in the Cloud at this year's ARES conference, the 12th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security on August 29 - September 2, 2017 in Reggio Calabria, Italy. The aim of this symposium is to provide a platform to discuss innovative ideas related to the following questions: • How can cloud services be made more trustworthy? • How can we build distributed systems without single point of failure or trust? • How to design end-to-end secure services in an untrusted environment? • Which methodologies and technologies are required to integrate security and privacy by design? • Is it possible to give back users full control over which data they want to reveal when and to whom?

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2017 ERTRAC annual conference: ''Digitalisation and Decarbonisation - Towards the future European Transport System' - 8 March 2017, Brussels, B-1000 Rue Wiertz 77, the Representation of the Free State of Bavaria to the European Union

[Source: Research & Innovation] ERTRAC (the European Road Transport Research Advisory Council), with the support of EGVIA (the European Green Vehicles Initiative), organises its annual conference on Wednesday 8th March 2017, in Brussels, at the Representation of the Free State of Bavaria to the European Union (Rue Wiertz 77). The event will focus on the challenges of digitalisation and decarbonisation of road transport. In addition to the three main sessions addressing CO2 neutrality, connected and automated driving, and transport system efficiency and inter-modality, the conference will be the opportunity to debate on the ERTRAC long-term perspective for the future European Transport System, with an introduction to its Vision towards 2050. Interested? Have a glance at the full programme For more information: Xavier Aertsens ERTRAC infoATertrac.org www.ertrac.org

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SEA Europe event: 'European Maritime Technology - A Future for Europe!' - 2 March 2017, Brussels, Concert Noble

[Source: Research & Innovation] Within the frame of the 2nd European Shipping Week (27 February to 3 March 2017, Brussels), SEA Europe -the Ships and Maritime Equipment Association - is organising the conference 'European Maritime Technology - A Future for Europe!', which will take place in Brussels at Concert Noble. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

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Research Headlines - Developing new ways to monitor the progress of bone grafts

[Source: Research & Innovation] VIVOIMAG aims to develop a new contrast agent to improve visibility and enable the real-time evaluation of bone grafts using existing scanning and imaging techniques. Such innovation could, in the future, have a substantial impact on the medical field of tissue regeneration.

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Success Stories - Nanodiamonds sparkle as science delves into the human body

[Source: Research & Innovation] The world's hardest natural material also has the most enthralling sparkle - these two properties mean that tiny diamonds are giving us dramatic new ways of interacting with the human body.

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Research Headlines - Creating the light urban vehicles of the future

[Source: Research & Innovation] Future urban mobility will require more space for people and environmentally friendly vehicles, and less space for cars. L-category vehicles such as motorbikes and mopeds could be part of the solution, but potential users are put off by high prices.

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Wikipedia article of the day for February 12, 2017

The Wikipedia article of the day for February 12, 2017 is Bobby Peel.
Bobby Peel (12 February 1857 – 12 August 1941) was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket for Yorkshire between 1883 and 1897. Although an effective batsman, he was primarily a left-arm spin bowler; when conditions favoured his bowling style, he was a matchwinner. Between 1884 and 1896, Peel was regularly selected to represent England, playing 20 Test matches in which he took 101 wickets; in one such game, he bowled England to victory after they had followed on in Australia in 1894–95. Peel began playing for Yorkshire in 1883 and was the team's main spinner by 1887; he regularly took over 100 wickets in a season, despite receiving little support from other bowlers, and was among the leading batsmen for the county. As a player, he was very popular but had a reputation for drinking heavily. In 1897 he was suspended for drunkenness during a match and never played for Yorkshire again, although the events leading up to this are unclear. Later stories, generally dismissed by historians, suggested he urinated on the pitch. He continued to play and coach cricket for most of his life. Among his other jobs, he became the landlord of a public house and worked in a mill.

Wikipedia article of the day for February 11, 2017

The Wikipedia article of the day for February 11, 2017 is Kedok Ketawa.
Kedok Ketawa (The Laughing Mask) is a 1940 action film from the Dutch East Indies, in present-day Indonesia. After a young couple falls in love, the title character, a vigilante, helps them fight off criminals who have been sent to kidnap the woman by a rich man who wants her as his wife. It was the first film of Union Films, one of four new production houses established after the country's ailing film industry was revived by the success of Albert Balink's Terang Boelan. Kedok Ketawa was directed by Jo An Djan and stars Basoeki Resobowo, Fatimah, Oedjang (as the vigilante), S Poniman and Eddy Kock. Featuring fighting, comedy, and singing, and advertised as an "Indonesian cocktail of violent actions ... and sweet romance", the film received positive reviews, particularly for its cinematography. Following the success of the film, Union produced another six before being shut down in early 1942 during the Japanese occupation. Screened until at least August 1944, the film may be lost.

Research Headlines - Digital data solutions to improve transport mobility

[Source: Research & Innovation] In a bid to achieve problem-free and proactive mobility solutions for transport, the EU-funded OPTIMUM project is developing IT systems to monitor, gather and analyse multi-source big data on transportation behaviours. This will improve transit, freight transportation and congestion levels throughout Europe.

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Wikipedia article of the day for February 10, 2017

The Wikipedia article of the day for February 10, 2017 is Olympic marmot.
The Olympic marmot (Marmota olympus) is a rodent in the squirrel family, Sciuridae. It lives only in the U.S. state of Washington, at middle elevations on the Olympic Peninsula. About the size of a domestic cat, an adult weighs around 8 kg (18 lb) in summer. Its coat is brown all over with small whiter areas for most of the year, although the color changes with the season and with age. It has a wide head, small eyes and ears, stubby legs, and a long, bushy tail. Its sharp, rounded claws aid in digging burrows. It eats a variety of meadow flora, including the dry grasses that it uses as bedding in burrows. Its main predator is the coyote. Like its closest relatives, the hoary marmot and the Vancouver Island marmot, it hibernates seven to eight months a year. It is not endangered, and is protected by law in the Olympic National Park, which contains most of its habitat. Olympic marmots are social animals; they often engage in play fighting and use four different whistles to communicate.

Innovative Energy Solutions for European Regions and Cities - 24 March 2017, European Committee of the Regions - Room: JDE 52

[Source: Research & Innovation] This conference will launch the KEP 2017 theme of Energy, with more events to follow later. High-level speakers will come together with the latest on energy-related research and innovation, ranging from policy specialists of the European Commission to hands-on best practice from Europe's regions. ********************************************** The Knowledge Exchange Platform (KEP) is a concept jointly developed by the European Committee of the Regions and DG Research and Innovation of the European Commission. It is aimed at presenting new R&I solutions, innovative products and best practices in response to societal challenges facing the regions and cities of Europe. In 2016, the KEP addressed the themes of Bioeconomy and Key Enabling Technologies.

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Success Stories - Making dreams come true: EU scientists turn tiny ideas into real materials

[Source: Research & Innovation] Technology relies on new ideas. And in recent decades, there has been an explosion of new ideas about materials just a fraction of the size of a human hair. Nanomaterials - materials on the scale of nanometres - promise to improve and even revolutionise products from electricity cables to personal electronics to solar panels.

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Research Headlines - Of cattle conduct and climate change

[Source: Research & Innovation] Cattle produce methane, and methane emissions affect the climate - but there are differences in the amounts individual members of a herd contribute. Behaviour and stress play a role, say EU-funded researchers highlighting the importance of animal welfare. To boost feed efficiency and curb emissions, they note, we must respect the way of the cow.

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The Institutionalization and the Internationalization of the Social Sciences and the Humanities - 23-25 February 2017, EHESS, 105 Bd Raspail, 75006 Paris (amphi Furet). Accès libre

[Source: Research & Innovation] The INTERCO-SSH project sets out to assess the state of the Social Sciences & Humanities (SSH) in Europe and to understand the factors that facilitate or hinder international exchanges. It aims to outline potential future pathways that could promote cooperation across disciplinary and national boundaries. The project uses the tools of the SSH to study the SSH in their socio-historical context, including their relationship with the political and economic powers. It compares the process of institutionalisation of seven academic disciplines in order to identify the sociological factors that have shaped the “academic unconscious” of scholars. Furthermore, it investigates the transfer of knowledge between countries and disciplines, the geographical mobility of scholars and the circulation of ideas. INTERCO-SSH project is the first large-scale comparative project of the institutionalisation of seven disciplines in the SSH – Economics, Sociology/Demography, Political Science, Anthropology, Philosopy, Literature, Psychology/Psychoanalysis – in seven countries from 1945 until now (Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Hungary, Argentina). It also analyses exchanges between those countries and other areas: the US, Latin-America (Brazil), and countries in the Global South. The approach combines three perspectives: · Constructing patterns of institutionalisation of the SSH · Mapping the exchanges between countries and disciplines · Analysing the circulation of paradigms, theories, methods and controversies Contact: Arthur Delaborde(arthur.

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Wikipedia article of the day for February 9, 2017

The Wikipedia article of the day for February 9, 2017 is USS Constellation vs L'Insurgente.
The USS Constellation captured the French L'Insurgente in a single-ship action between the frigates on 9 February 1799. The previous year, French privateering attacks against American vessels had led to the undeclared Quasi-War. Four US naval squadrons were sent to the Caribbean with orders to seize armed French vessels and prevent attacks on American ships. The squadron under Commodore Thomas Truxtun was on assignment in the waters between Puerto Rico and Saint Kitts when his flagship Constellation, cruising independently, met and engaged L'Insurgente, commanded by Michel-Pierre Barreaut. After chasing the French ship through a storm, Truxtun forced an engagement. The French frigate surrendered after 74 minutes with heavy casualties; the Americans sustained only a few casualties. L'Insurgente was taken to Saint Kitts and commissioned into the United States Navy as USS Insurgent. The action was the first victory over an enemy warship for the newly formed navy, and Truxtun was praised by the American government and public.

Success Stories - 3D sound maps to help neighbourhoods 'absorb' noise

[Source: Research & Innovation] Loud neighbours, traffic, and even trains - these are the noises of the modern urban neighbourhood. To help nullify this racket, urban planners may soon use 3D audio maps to design streets that absorb noise.

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From Advanced Materials Research to Innovation and Growth - 22 March 2017, Brussels

[Source: Research & Innovation] The workshop will bring together venture capital and private equity investment specialists and research policy makers. It intends to provide an insight in technology-driven investment strategies and future market opportunities for value-added and value-adding materials. Participants in the workshop will also set out the various technical and economic scenarios linked to their potential development and use. There will be time for networking and discussion of current objectives and strategies, and for recommendations for possible future research policies in this area. A recent European Commission study will be a basis for the discussions : http://ift.tt/2k2V7t1. Participation in the workshop is free of charge. Expressions of interest can be sent to gigel-marian.stanusi@ec.europa.eu

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Horizon 2020 – Performance and Further Simplification - 28 February 2017, Committee of the Regions, Brussels

[Source: Research & Innovation] Meeting of Commissioner Moedas with European stakeholder organisations to discuss on future simplification in Horizon 2020 and in preparation for FP9 web-streamed

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Research Headlines - New valve increases oil recovery for better fuel security

[Source: Research & Innovation] Most oil wells are only able to extract about 32% of the oil available inside. This makes oil a costly and somewhat limited resource, placing Europe's fuel security at risk. The EU-funded REVIVAL project has improved and tested a valve that can significantly increase the recovery of oil from offshore and onshore wells and prolong their productive life.

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Wikipedia article of the day for February 8, 2017

The Wikipedia article of the day for February 8, 2017 is The Good Terrorist.
The Good Terrorist is a 1985 political novel by Doris Lessing (pictured), a winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. The story examines events in the life of Alice, a naïve and well-intentioned squatter, who moves in with a group of radicals in London, and is drawn into their terrorist activities. Lessing began writing The Good Terrorist after the Irish Republican Army (IRA) bombed the Harrods department store in London in 1983. She had been a member of the British Communist Party in the early 1950s, but later grew disillusioned with it. Some reviewers labelled The Good Terrorist as a satire; Lessing called it humorous. Some focused on Alice's ambivalent nature, as highlighted by the novel's oxymoronic title, describing her as neither a good person nor a good revolutionary. Some were impressed by the book's insight and characterization, while others complained about its style and the characters' lack of depth. The novel was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and won the Mondello Prize and the WH Smith Literary Award.

FP7 STORM FINAL FORUM : All aviation/icing research actors in EU (& beyond) to take stock & prepare - 29-30 March 2017, Brussels, Belgium

[Source: Research & Innovation] The FP7 STORM project will organise its final public workshop to present and discuss challenges and innovative solutions in simulation and technologies for icing conditions. The event will be hosted by the European Commission and the scope will be enlarged over two days public session. STORM partners will present the latest progress of the research in the domains of ice release mechanisms understanding and prediction, ice accretion within the engine environment and innovative Ice Protection Systems (IPS). International collaboration in Aviation Icing research & innovation will be outlined with the participation of speakers from CLEANSKY2 JU, FAA, JAXA, NASA, TsAGI, Airbus. This is unique opportunity to gather icing community and engage all aviation/icing research actors in EU (& beyond) to take stock & prepare for future programs.

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Research Headlines - Advanced robotics for assisted living

[Source: Research & Innovation] The EU-funded RAMCIP project is developing a novel domestic service robot to assist the elderly, Alzheimer's patients and people suffering mild cognitive impairments with daily activities. The robot will be able to decide autonomously when and how to intervene to assist its user.

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Success Stories - Could optical fibre sensors save lives?

[Source: Research & Innovation] Scientists fear that even before one of the last frontiers of exploration, the ocean deep, has been properly studied it will already have been exploited by commercial deep-sea mining looking for rare metal and minerals on the ocean floor, leaving its unique ecosystems badly damaged.

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Wikipedia article of the day for February 7, 2017

The Wikipedia article of the day for February 7, 2017 is Johnson Creek (Willamette River).
Johnson Creek is a 25-mile (40 km) tributary of the Willamette River in the Portland metropolitan area of the U.S. state of Oregon. Part of the drainage basin of the Columbia River, its watershed covers 54 square miles (140 km2) of mostly urban land occupied by about 180,000 people. The creek flows generally west from the foothills of the Cascade Range through sediments deposited by glacial floods on a substrate of basalt. Though polluted, it provides habitat for salmon and other migrating fish along its free-flowing main stem. Prior to European settlement, the heavily forested watershed was used by Native Americans of the Chinook band for fishing and hunting. In the 19th century, white settlers cleared much of the land for farming. The stream is named for William Johnson, a settler who in 1846 built a water-powered sawmill along the creek. By the early 20th century, a rail line parallel to the stream encouraged further residential and commercial development. Damage from seasonal flooding grew as urban density increased in the floodplain.

Health research: Commission awards €1 million to breakthrough test which distinguishes between viral or bacterial infections

[Source: RAPID] European Commission - Press release Leuven, 6 February 2017 Today's awards to outstanding health research projects are part of the Commission's efforts to promote better use of antibiotics and fight the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance.

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Research Headlines - Tools for modelling and predicting cancer progress

[Source: Research & Innovation] Every cancer follows its own complex path. An EU-funded project is developing experimental tools and a computer model to generate and test ideas on the combined impact of the body's cell and chemical processes on cancer progress. The findings should one day help researchers and SMEs find better-targeted drugs faster.

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EqUIP Showcasing Event: Research with Impact - 24 April 2017, Brussels, Belgium

[Source: Research & Innovation] This showcasing event will bring together high level policy and research stakeholders to discuss the potential impact of collaboration between Europe and India in the Social Sciences and Humanities for research and policy innovation to address global societal challenges. The EU-India Platform for Social Science and Humanities (EqUIP – funded by the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme under grant agreement 613236) brings together 16 social science and humanities funding and support organisations in Europe and India in order to develop a stronger strategic partnership for multi-lateral research collaboration. The platform has developed a Europe-India strategic research agenda around societal challenges of common European and Indian concern developed through a series of events exploring broad themes around: • Inequalities, growth and place/space • Digital archives and databases as a source of mutual knowledge • Sustainable prosperity, well-being and innovation • Social transformations, cultural expressions, cross-cultural connections and dialogue - Power structures, conflict resolution and social justice.

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Opportunities for a Knowledge and Innovation Community in Urban Mobility - 29 March 2017, Brussels, Belgium

[Source: Research & Innovation] It is our pleasure to invite you to the conference 'Opportunities for a Knowledge and Innovation Community in Urban Mobility', organised by the European Commission that will take place in les Ateliers des Tanneurs (60A rue des Tanneurs), Brussels, Belgium on 29 March 2017. The European Commission recognises the essential role of entrepreneurship, skills training, business development, and demonstration actions to advance innovation in the field of urban mobility, and bring together representatives from businesses, research centres and universities to enable world-class education, innovation and entrepreneurship to thrive in Europe. At this event you will have a unique opportunity to build networks with other key players in the field and hear about plans for a potential EIT Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) in Urban Mobility in Europe, which is planned to be published by the European Institute for Innovation and Technology (EIT) in early 2018. Around 150 representatives from all sectors and across the EU are expected to come to this event for a chance to learn more about the prospect of collaborating for innovative urban mobility as part a potential KIC application. This event is a great opportunity to share and to develop plans how to participate in and shape Europe's urban mobility future!

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„Life in Forests” professional forestry conference - 21-22 March 2017, Sopron, Hungary

[Source: Research & Innovation] The „Life in Forests” professional forestry conference organized within the framework of the “Improved communication, cooperation and capacity building for preserving biodiversity in Natura 2000 forests” LIFE13 INF/HU/001163 project. Major objective of the event is to discuss issues concerning the management of Natura 2000 sites, in particular of sustainable forest management, the aspect of species and habitats of community importance and the social, jurisdictional situation of the Natura 2000 sites. We expect more than 200 participants. By choosing the invited performers we focused on covering all fields of forestry professions.

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Research Headlines - Enabling European innovation in industrial biotech

[Source: Research & Innovation] The EU-funded BIO-TIC project has issued a roadmap to help European industrial biotech companies overcome the hurdles to innovation that have prevented the widespread commercialisation of bio-based products.

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Special metal to be used in ITER gets tested

[Source: F4E] F4E together with Studsvik and NRG to irradiate and analyse EUROFER97 specimens.

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ECRA General Assembly 2017 - 7-8 March 2017, Brussels, Belgium

[Source: Research & Innovation] The ECRA General Assembly 7-8 March 2017 "Climate Change and Vulnerable Regions" is organised by the European Climate Research Alliance in Brussels (Square Brussels Meeting Centre, Coudenberg 3, 1000 Brussels). This conference will present key challenges in climate research, which are identified in ECRA’s Collaborative Programmes. This meeting will be a forum for scientists, policy makers and stakeholders from relevant climate initiatives to discuss climate research priorities, most vulnerable regions and opportunities for adaptation strategies, improving collaboration in climate research, advancing integrated science and impact assessments.

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The Third International Conference on Computing Technology and Information Management (ICCTIM2017) - 8-10 December 2017, Thessaloniki, Greece

[Source: Research & Innovation] The proposed conference on the above theme will be held at Metropolitan College, Thessaloniki, Greece from December 8-10, 2017 which aims to enable researchers build connections between different digital applications.

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Research Headlines - Tapping the biotech potential of 'synthetic cell factories'

[Source: Research & Innovation] EU-funded researchers have demonstrated the feasibility of bioengineering microbial strains in a controlled manner, a fundamental scientific breakthrough that has significant potential for drug development and biotechnology. The project was also instrumental in establishing a new scientific discipline - xenobiology.

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Success Stories - Energy for everyone: EU researchers take first steps towards new batteries

[Source: Research & Innovation] Mobile devices like laptops, cellular phones and other devices - powered by a new generation of lithium-ion based batteries - have changed our lives, according to Professor Silvia Bodoardo of the Politecnico di Torino, Italy. Likewise, electric vehicles (or EVs) powered by larger versions of these batteries could transform our cities - reducing petrol consumption and emissions of carbon dioxide and toxic air pollutants.

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2nd World Congress on Polymer Science and Engineering - 8-9 May 2017, Barcelona, Spain

[Source: Research & Innovation] The 2nd World Congress on Polymer Science and Engineering is going to be held in Barcelona, Spain during May 8-9, 2017, it is an informative program spanning for two days, organised by Conference Series LLC. Bringing together pioneers in the field of Polymer science and Engineering, world-class professors, researchers, scientists and students across the world to discuss the latest breakthrough under one roof in one dais providing a platform for enlightenment in this esteemed field. Polymer Congress 2017 is drafted in a way to maximize the dispersal of knowledge regarding diverse and current research that will ensure the provision of the in-depth analysis in that field. The Polymer Science Conference is organized with a theme of “Showcasing Polymer Science and Engineering breakthroughs universally.”

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E² Tech4Cities Brokerage Event 2017 - Find your next research, technology or financial partner - 23 June 2017, Brussels, Belgium

[Source: Research & Innovation] E²Tech4Cities 2017 – Energy & Efficiency Technologies for Cities – is back with a 3rd editon of its highly visible brokerage event organized by Enterprise Europe Brussels. Also this year, the B2B event will be hosted by impulse.brussels at the occasion of the EU Sustainable Energy Week 2017 #EUSEW2017 NEW!!! Pitch your project idea in front of a panel of investors For whom: Private companies (including Start-ups SMEs and large companies), Public authorities and municipalities Industry associations Universities and research centers Investors and Business Angels Focus and main areas topics: Renewable energies Energy-efficient Buildings and districts ICT for cities, Smart cities and communities Energy efficient mobility and transport European Research and Innovation opportunities under Horizon 2020 Energy management Energy recovery Smart grids and energy systems integration

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ITSSOIN concluding conference - 20 February 2017, Brussels, Belgium

[Source: Research & Innovation] The concluding conference of the EC funded FP7 project ITSSOIN. In a short and concise meeting we want to present and discuss the questions: (1) Who spurs social innovation in Europe and which organisational traits enable drivers of social innovation to take that position? (2) Is the Third Sector really better placed to promote social innovation than businesses and public agencies?

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School on High-resolution Optical Imaging, Tissue Optics and Data Analysis - 2-5 May 2017, Torum, Poland

[Source: Research & Innovation] The School is aimed at PhD students and postdoctoral researchers and consists of a series of interdisciplinary courses on Tissue Optics Super-Resolution Optical Technologies Biomedical Imaging Statistics, data analysis, and classification tools Transferable Skills The School is organized by the Innovative Training Network BE-OPTICAL (H2020 675517) and there is no registration fee.

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Events - Horizon 2020 conference on Research and Innovation and presentation of the Erasmus + programme - 6-7 February 2017, Salle Sirius, Hôtel Labourdonnais, Mauritius

[Source: Research & Innovation] The Horizon 2020 conference is organised by the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission in collaboration with the EU delegation in Mauritius. The two-days conference will present the opportunities offered by the Horizon 2020 programme to universities, research institutes and the private and public sectors in Mauritius. On this occasion the programme Erasmus + will also be presented. La conférence Horizon 2020, est organisée par la Direction Générale pour la Recherche et l'Innovation de la Commission européenne en collaboration avec la Délegation de l'Union européenne auprès de la Republique de Maurice. La conférence, qui dure deux jours, a pour objectif de présenter les opportunités offertes par le programme Horizon 2020 aux universités, aux instituts de recherche, au secteur privé et au secteur public à Maurice. Elle sera également l'occasion pour l'Union européenne de présenter Erasmus +, son programme pour l'éducation, la formation, la jeunesse et le sport.

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Research Headlines - New software to improve reliability of Europe's electricity networks

[Source: Research & Innovation] A consortium of software firms, power network operators and universities from across Europe has developed software aimed at ensuring a steady electricity supply throughout the continent.

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