Research*EU Magazine | Number 94 (July 2020)

Special Feature: Hydrogen’s Growing Role in Sustainable Energy Systems

Summary:

In this month’s special feature, seven projects shine a light on how hydrogen technologies can be upscaled and contribute positively to a low-carbon, sustainable energy system and economy.  Life After reconnects with the coordinator of the CerAMfacturing project that has been developing innovative industrial processes in the field of ceramic multi-material additive manufacturing (AM), allowing for the creation of intricate products, ranging from jewellery to surgical instruments. The Project of the Month meets YPACK, a project that has created biodegradable food packaging that they also discovered can improve the shelf life of various foods, from pasta to meat and fruit and vegetables.  The regular sections give a summary of some of the most intriguing developments that the publication's many projects have recently updated on.  Finally, the News section of the CORDIS website provides the latest EU-funded research news on the pandemic.

Contents:

• • Health
    • Unlocking metabolic regulation in leukaemic cancers for future treatment
    • Improved understanding of retinal bipolar cell function
    • Electric discovery could revolutionise bone surgery
  • Society
    • 'Housing First' approach to homelessness has proven benefits for recovery and integration
    • Politics and dynamics of the Roman trade system:  What do we really know?
    • Anna of Denmark was more than queen consort:  Mapping childhood and cultural influence
  • Transport and Mobility
    • New tools improve cabin air quality and protect against organic pollutants and ozone levels
    • Algorithms diagnose train doors' faults from vibration patterns
    • Europe shares expertise in support of improved African road safety
  • Climate Change and Environment
    • Researching the risk posed by antifungal azoles to aquatic ecosystems
    • Sea urchins reveal how organisms respond to a changing marine environment
  • Project of the Month
    • A biodegradable food packaging solution that also promises to increase food shelf life
  • Special Feature
    • Hydrogen's growing role in sustainable energy systems
  • Food and Natural Resources
    • Europe's walnut woods get the productive forest therapy
    • Quinoa, a key to unlock saline soil production
  • Industrial Technologies
    • High through-put laser for precise, cost effective material processing
    • Turning beer waste into eco-friendly knives and forks
  • Life After...
    • Catching up with CerAMfacturing:  New and truly innovative ceramic additive manufacturing technologies edge closer to the market
  • Digital Economy
    • Radical glasses blend eye tracking with augmented and mixed reality display features
    • Mobile app revolutionises in-store shopping and check-out experience
    • New personalised apps and games help make learning to read fun
  • Space
    • Geological and geophysical investigations on Mars's subsurface ready to reveal tantalising clues about rocky planet formation
    • Modelling and simulations shed new light on the high-density matter of neutron star cores
    • The search for life on Mars begins on Earth
  • Fundamental Research
    •  A step closer to synthesis of a moving near-living crystal
    • Looking into how complex eyes of lizards and snakes evolved

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