Success Stories - 'Electric' bacteria can purify sewage water - fast

[Source: Research & Innovation] Harnessing bacteria that produce electricity and break down organic waste, a European research project is developing a new, environmentally friendly way to purify sewage water in small communities.

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The European Defence Fund: Questions and Answers

[Source: RAPID] European Commission - Fact Sheet Brussels, 7 June 2017 Why do we need a European Defence Fund? The EU is facing the most severe security challenges of the past 60 years. As outlined in Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker's political guidelines in 2014 and stated in his State of the Union...

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Research Headlines - Turning rubbish into added-value resources

[Source: Research & Innovation] The NEW-MINE project will identify and develop enhanced landfill-mining technology to transform landfill waste into high-added-value products, such as fuel and building materials.

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Research Headlines - Water, energy, food - everything is increasingly connected

[Source: Research & Innovation] The water-energy-food nexus presents a unique opportunity for the agriculture industry. An EU-funded consortium of research teams saw this opportunity and introduced a new approach to matching water demand with available energy offer to save water without affecting crop production so that the competitiveness of irrigated agriculture is improved.

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Research Headlines - Need a nature-based solution? Try Oppla!

[Source: Research & Innovation] It's a hub. It's a community. It's marketplace. Oppla, an online platform dedicated to natural capital, ecosystem services and nature-based solutions, was launched in September 2016 by two EU-funded research projects. It has been growing rapidly, and if everything goes to plan, it may soon be going global.

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Success Stories - No laughing matter: nitrous oxide - another climate enemy

[Source: Research & Innovation] In a patch of experimental farmland in Oslo, a robot measures the emissions of a gas that has become particularly harmful to the environment, nitrous oxide (N2O). Researchers have developed a prototype to fight this greenhouse gas.

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Research Headlines - Every drop counts as Europe prepares for long dry spells

[Source: Research & Innovation] As temperatures rise, water scarcity and quality in the Mediterranean basin are growing concerns. An EU-funded team has developed clever, safe aquifer management solutions for a market that is set to expand as rainfall becomes less predictable.

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