Research*EU Magazine | Number 24 (July/August 2013)

Plugging into wireless technologies

Summary:

With initiatives such as the ‘Roadmap to a wireless Europe’ which aims to provide 30 Mbps broadband access to all EU citizens, recent investments in the development of a future 5G network, and the recent promise of a single mobile market by 2015, the European Commission is actively carving out the way towards faster innovation in the sector. And to better see what the future holds, this issue of Research*EU results magazine is focusing on ‘Plugging into wireless technologies’.

We interview Dr Vincent Peiris, project coordinator of the WISERBAN project, who starts the ‘biology and medicine’ section by explaining how the project will eventually allow for the development of smaller, less-energy-consuming and always-connected body implants. Other articles linked to this month’s special focus can be found in the ‘environment’, ‘IT and telecommunications’, ‘industrial technologies’ and ‘space’ sections.

After the ‘social sciences and humanities’ section, which starts with ‘Science education gets a revamp across Europe’, the ‘energy and transport’ section opens with ‘A vision turns into reality in the development of electricity networks’. The ‘environment’ section begins with ‘Conserving biodiversity for the future health of the planet’, followed by the ‘IT and telecommunications’ section and a captivating story entitled ‘Perfect skin: more touchy-feely robots’. The ‘industrial technologies’ section then opens with ‘Badminton-playing robot tests software designs of the future’ on page 33, while the ‘space’ section features the story ‘Faster space rovers’.

Contents:

Health

Digital Economy

Industrial Technologies

Climate Change and Environment

Energy

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