Research*EU Magazine | Number 93 (June 2020)

Special Feature: A Quantum Leap Forward for European Fundamental Research

Summary:

This issue's special feature focuses on groundbreaking EU-funded research in quantum technologies, including a number of projects development in this field across Europe. The Project of the Month meets the H-Unique team, who work to create an application that could identify child abusers just by using image of their hands. Life After catches up with a scientist who is dedicated to enhancing international cooperation in the field of nuclear safety. The thematic sections provide a roundup of EU-funded research results across a broad spectrum of subjects. Finally, CORDIS remains dedicated to keeping readers informed on how European researchers are supporting scientific endeavours in the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.

Contents:

• • Health
    • A European front on Organ-on-Chip technology
    • Nanoparticles deliver drugs directly to the brain
    • Time to act on passive smoking as new evidence of health risks emerges
  • Society
    • Tales of heroic adventure lend flavour to our cultural identity - but what if they're fake?
    • Traditional culinary habits die hard
  • Energy
    • A giant leap to commercialisation for residential fuel cell combined heat and power
    • Big Data replaces eye for high-resolution corrosion assessment of oil rig structures
    • Understanding psychological, socioeconomic and financial factors that influence energy efficiency
  • Life After...
    • Catching up with ALISA: A continued emphasis on international cooperation and innovation research for better nuclear safety
  • Climate Change and Environment
    • Antarctic pre-drilling survey prepares for the climate lessons of 'Oldest Ice'
    • What global warming and efforts to adapt mean for human health
    • Closed loop toilet can turn urine into treated
  • Special Feature
    • A quantum leap forward for European fundamental research
  • Food and Natural Resources
    • Versatile CleanPack delivers cleaner food packaging, boost SME competitiveness
    • Stopping olive oil fraud with the help of blockchain
    • Biopesticides can boost global food supplies, making agriculture greener, safer and more efficient
  • Industrial Technologies
    • A smart app creation space for virtual factories
    • Redefining waste, re-imagining textiles
  • Digital Economy
    • Resilient, secure and adaptive cloud computing
    • Making fitness fun with the first wearables for body motion gaming
  • Security
    • Sniffer sensors locate home-made bombs
    • New technology for drone-based emergency response missions
  • Project of the Month
    • Protecting vulnerable children by identifying child abusers from images of their hands
  • Fundamental Research
    • Designing molecular switches to build cell polarisation from the ground up
    • Yeast model gives new insights into glycan regulation in eukaryotes
    • New insights into highly symmetric partial linear space

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