EUREKA - SUCCESS STORIES

E! 3931 ASARP

Piotr Pogorzelski — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:37:00 GMT

Shape-shifting robot plane offers safer alternative for maritime rescue

Use of morphing flight surfaces has enabled the development of an unmanned plane that can operate in extreme weather conditions. Cutting-edge avionics ensure a smooth flight for extended rescue and surveillance missions, while reducing risks to material and crews.

E! 4195 DUALPLEX DISPLAY

Piotr Pogorzelski — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 07:52:00 GMT

EUROPEAN RESEARCHERS MAKE AN INNOVATIVE BREAKTHROUGH IN 3D TECHNOLOGY

Some of the thrills of 3D cinema reached this year the living room of the average family mainly through products designed in South East Asia or the United States, but the result is still far from perfect. That could change thanks to a technology developed by a German-Swiss partnership.

ITEA 2 D-MINT

Piotr Pogorzelski — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:50:00 GMT

Bringing academic insights to the software industry

Model-based testing at an industrial scale offers a time-saving and cost-effective approach to software development. Results of a European research project are already enabling a wide arrange of European industries to improve their productivity and global competitiveness.

MEDEA+ FOREMOST

Piotr Pogorzelski — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:26:00 GMT

European cooperation ensures global leadership in microelectronics

Cooperation between semiconductor manufacturers, materials and equipment suppliers and researchers has ensured that the European microelectronics industry can continue to maintain its global position in consumer electronics product design and manufacture.

E! 417 EUROMAR MERMAID

Piotr Pogorzelski — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:43:00 GMT

MERMAID OPENS PROSPECT OF CLEANER SEAS WITH POLLUTION EARLY WARNING SYSTEM

The massive oil plume in the Gulf of Mexico emphasizes the problem of marine pollution. Another polluted maritime ecosystem, the North Sea, has been for 20 years a test-bed for a pollution early-warning system, now aiding marine authorities around the world to keep seas clean.

MEDEA+ Onom@Topic+

Piotr Pogorzelski — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:59:00 GMT

THE REALLY SMART CARD

Soon we will use our mobile phone to buy bus and train tickets and access health and other public services in other European states by just presenting an electronic card or passport, thanks to technology developed by a European partnership.

E! 3371 GENE TRANSFER AGENTS

Piotr Pogorzelski — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:14:00 GMT

GENE THERAPY A STEP CLOSER TO MASS PRODUCTION

Researchers in Latvia and Finland have synthesised and studied a range of organic compounds able to carry genetic material into individual cells where it can remedy the diseases caused by defective genes. Still under development, these compounds are much more readily produced than the viral carriers now in use and avoid their side-effects. Most importantly, they are much more effective than other organic carrier substances developed so far.

E! 4117 HTH PUMP

Piotr Pogorzelski — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:58:00 GMT

Pumping up the heat for a climate-friendly future

Making ground-source heat a cost-effective alternative to fossil fuels has long been a dream for countries that depend on energy imports and need to cut their CO2 emissions. A team of businesses and researchers in Slovenia and Serbia set out to develop the heat pump technology that would make this dream a reality.

CELTIC ENCOMPAS-2

Piotr Pogorzelski — Fri, 28 May 2010 13:41:00 GMT

INTEROPERABILITY: A REVOLUTION IN PERSONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Homes no longer need to be riddled with cables, nor do we need to battle with complicated technological devices anymore. EnComPas-2 now provides a pioneering solution to manage our communications needs and anticipate the future of telecom technologies

ITEA 2 CANTATA

Piotr Pogorzelski — Wed, 12 May 2010 15:01:00 GMT

ENABLING VIDEO SYSTEMS TO REACT INTELLIGENTLY TO CONTENT

Video-content analysis now makes possible fast diagnosis of pulmonary embolisms, automatically detects threatening situations in surveillance scenarios and can provide customised home entertainment. The systems achieve this by reacting to the contents and context of the data. Commercial applications are already being developed.