Research*EU Magazine | Number 25 (September 2013)

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Series Details Number 25
Publication Date September 2013
ISSN 1977-4028
EC ZZ-AC-13-007-EN-N
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The big clean-up: how to tackle toxic substances

Summary:

EU-funded science certainly is one of the first lines of defence against toxic substances, so this issue of the research*eu results magazine is acknowledging recent efforts by looking into its latest contributions. We interviewed Dr Maria Diez-Ortiz, project coordinator of the NANO-ECOTOXICITY project, who starts the ‘industrial technologies’ section by introducing her work on assessing the impact nanoparticles have on soil organisms. In fact, the entire section is given over to toxicity and how to reduce its effects, while other articles referring to this special theme are featured throughout the magazine.

The ‘biology and medicine’ section begins with ‘Towards evidence-based public policy for alcohol’ on page 6, followed by the ‘social sciences and humanities’ section which starts with ‘Inspirational education for budding scientists’. The ‘energy and transport’ theme then opens with ‘Addressing aircraft hazards through cutting-edge simulation’.

Right after the ‘environment’ section, which begins with the forward-looking ‘Unique study looks at global population projections up to 2100’, the ‘IT and telecommunications’ section sheds light on ‘Empowering innovation in photonics through collaboration’. Finally, the ‘space’ section features the story ‘The EU keeps an eye on the sky’. The issue ends, as usual, with a list of events and upcoming conferences.

Contents:

Industrial Technologies

  • Shedding light on tomorrow's labour markets
  • Virtual safety testing helps auto industry
  • Preserving our history through air quality monitoring
  • Nano-miniaturisation for gas sensors
  • Greener propellants for space flight
  • Ice modelling for flight safety
  • Limiting fungal contamination of food
  • Workplace exposure to nanoparticles
  • Keeping stricken vessels afloat
  • Martian entry technologies
  • Hybrid rocket propulsion system for cost-effective and enhanced performance
  • Complex structures for gas trapping
  • New actuator technology boosts industry
  • Rebuilding heritage and identity after war
  • Atmospheric and climate research from passenger aircraft
  • Fungal enzymes for industrial applications
  • Fire-proofed, non-toxic polyesters for industry

Climate Change and Environment

  • Fostering collaboration in food research
  • Indoor air pollutants — effects on health
  • Restoring Europe's waterways
  • Better monitoring of sea ice
  • High-throughput screening for toxic algae

Digital Economy

  • Feature Stories - Empowering innovation in photonics through collaboration
  • Feature Stories - An active approach to digital archives
  • Preparing for the unknown

Energy

  • Cryogenic space exploration missions
  • The poplar tree: a popular choice for biofuels
  • The EU keeps an eye on the sky
  • Electron behaviour at material interfaces
  • Low-cost, eco-friendly rechargeable car batteries
  • Solar-powered nanotechnology for safer drinking water
  • Solar technology for Jordan and Lebanon

Health

  • Better radiation treatment for cancer
  • Perfluorinated food contaminants-origin and spread
  • Multiple attack on ovarian cancer
  • Controlling tobacco use in Europe
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  • https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/400762-the-big-clean-up-how-to-tackle-toxic-substances
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