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Feeling ragged after a late night is normal, but researchers have discovered that for male flies, it depends if you are with a girlfriend or a male opponent.

Sleep is universal throughout the animal kingdom. Most species devote a significant part of their day to sleep despite the risk from predators and time away from productive exploits such as feeding or breeding.

Feeling ragged after a late night is normal, but researchers have discovered that for male flies, it depends if you are with a girlfriend or a male opponent.

Sleep is universal throughout the animal kingdom. Most species devote a significant part of their day to sleep despite the risk from predators and time away from productive exploits such as feeding or breeding.

An EU-funded initiative has developed a handheld device that will allow farmers to test cow milk for antibiotic residues. This will help prevent contamination of milk supplies and reduce waste.

Milk from cows treated for mastitis cannot be delivered to a dairy due to the presence of antibiotic residues. Such milk poses a health risk to consumers and prevents bacteria from processing the milk to form cheese and yogurt. However, treated cows still need to be milked and occasionally this milk is mixed by mistake with that of healthy cows, thereby, contaminating the entire batch.

An EU-funded initiative has developed a handheld device that will allow farmers to test cow milk for antibiotic residues. This will help prevent contamination of milk supplies and reduce waste.

Milk from cows treated for mastitis cannot be delivered to a dairy due to the presence of antibiotic residues. Such milk poses a health risk to consumers and prevents bacteria from processing the milk to form cheese and yogurt. However, treated cows still need to be milked and occasionally this milk is mixed by mistake with that of healthy cows, thereby, contaminating the entire batch.

Screening programmes to detect breast cancer early save lives. But there is a shortage of radiologists to read mammograms. EU project MAMMO1 developed Artificial Intelligence software called Mia to read mammograms and mitigate the workforce crisis.

Screening programmes to detect breast cancer early save lives. But there is a shortage of radiologists to read mammograms. EU project MAMMO1 developed Artificial Intelligence software called Mia to read mammograms and mitigate the workforce crisis.

Better journal bearings are one of the keys to safer aircraft engines. The AOrbit project is building up a testrig to support the development of such systems.

Imagine you’re aboard a plane, enjoying the view through the window. Suddenly, an engine stops working. Should you panic? Well, it depends on the reliability of the airplane’s journal bearings. If they fail to keep the aircraft fan rotating, it will inexorably result in huge drag on one side of the aircraft, and a potential crash.

Better journal bearings are one of the keys to safer aircraft engines. The AOrbit project is building up a testrig to support the development of such systems.

Imagine you’re aboard a plane, enjoying the view through the window. Suddenly, an engine stops working. Should you panic? Well, it depends on the reliability of the airplane’s journal bearings. If they fail to keep the aircraft fan rotating, it will inexorably result in huge drag on one side of the aircraft, and a potential crash.

Serket was the Egyptian goddess of nature, animals, medicine, and magic. Now, a company by the same name has developed a cloud-based system exemplifying all those traits to detect potential health issues in livestock before they spread.

Agriculture is poised for a revolution in the use of information and communications technology and the EU-funded SERKET project is leading the charge. The project is transforming the business of agriculture with an easy to use artificial intelligence (AI)-based platform for livestock monitoring.

Addressing a critical need

Serket was the Egyptian goddess of nature, animals, medicine, and magic. Now, a company by the same name has developed a cloud-based system exemplifying all those traits to detect potential health issues in livestock before they spread.

Agriculture is poised for a revolution in the use of information and communications technology and the EU-funded SERKET project is leading the charge. The project is transforming the business of agriculture with an easy to use artificial intelligence (AI)-based platform for livestock monitoring.

Addressing a critical need

Fires are difficult and costly to model, so engineers seldom bother. A new system makes it easier.

Fires have always been a serious safety concern, and remain so in Europe. Although the trend is broadly downwards, Europe still suffers around 4 000 deaths annually from tens of thousands of building or house fires. These cost Europe over EUR 100 billion per year.

Therefore, fire safety engineers regularly need to model fire behaviour as a substitute for expensive and complicated experiments. However, doing so poses many computational challenges.

Fires are difficult and costly to model, so engineers seldom bother. A new system makes it easier.

Fires have always been a serious safety concern, and remain so in Europe. Although the trend is broadly downwards, Europe still suffers around 4 000 deaths annually from tens of thousands of building or house fires. These cost Europe over EUR 100 billion per year.

Therefore, fire safety engineers regularly need to model fire behaviour as a substitute for expensive and complicated experiments. However, doing so poses many computational challenges.

Technological innovation can play an important role in strengthening people-centred healthcare delivery. An EU-funded project collaborated with Ministries of Health to co-design and validate an electronic platform to enhance patient diagnosis and treatment in resource-constrained environments.

Technological innovation can play an important role in strengthening people-centred healthcare delivery. An EU-funded project collaborated with Ministries of Health to co-design and validate an electronic platform to enhance patient diagnosis and treatment in resource-constrained environments.

Road traffic is a major source of particle-based air pollution in cities. It originates from exhaust emissions by internal combustion engines, and from particulate matter produced by wear and tear on brakes, tyres and roads. EU-funded researchers addressed this with breakthrough solutions that cut brake emissions by at least 50 %.

Road traffic is a major source of particle-based air pollution in cities. It originates from exhaust emissions by internal combustion engines, and from particulate matter produced by wear and tear on brakes, tyres and roads. EU-funded researchers addressed this with breakthrough solutions that cut brake emissions by at least 50 %.

EU project IVD4Sepsis developed a test to spot an often little-discussed killer, sepsis, in its early stages when it’s easier to treat.

The IVD4Sepsis project devised a test to improve the diagnosis of one of the world’s greatest killers, sepsis. According to the World Health Organization, 6 million people die from the disease every year worldwide, yet many of these deaths are preventable.

EU project IVD4Sepsis developed a test to spot an often little-discussed killer, sepsis, in its early stages when it’s easier to treat.

The IVD4Sepsis project devised a test to improve the diagnosis of one of the world’s greatest killers, sepsis. According to the World Health Organization, 6 million people die from the disease every year worldwide, yet many of these deaths are preventable.

Sustainability and competitiveness are buzzwords of the fuel cell industry in Europe. How fuel cells are treated at the end of their life is vital to meeting these goals.

Renewable energy has been on the rise in the EU in the last few years. Producing only electricity, water and heat as a by-product, fuel cells are the key to a sustainable energy future. However, cost and infrastructure as well as lack of recycling strategies for both materials and fuel cell components are a major obstacle to wider deployment of the technology.

Embracing the circular economy for fuel cells

Sustainability and competitiveness are buzzwords of the fuel cell industry in Europe. How fuel cells are treated at the end of their life is vital to meeting these goals.

Renewable energy has been on the rise in the EU in the last few years. Producing only electricity, water and heat as a by-product, fuel cells are the key to a sustainable energy future. However, cost and infrastructure as well as lack of recycling strategies for both materials and fuel cell components are a major obstacle to wider deployment of the technology.

Embracing the circular economy for fuel cells