Often overlooked, metrology – the science of measurement – underpins countless aspects of daily life, from accurately telling the time to ensuring the security of digital communications.
EU-funded researchers have brought supersolid light to life in the lab and are now exploring how this strange…
EU-funded researchers have developed adaptable robots that could transform the way we recycle electronic…
Should we have special laws to govern robots? The question isn’t being debated in parliaments and newspaper columns yet, but robots currently under development are becoming so astute at learning to…
Researchers have copied bones, ligaments and muscles to make a robot torso that moves just like a human.
Professor Bruno Siciliano specialises in control and robotics at the University of Naples Federico II and is a past president of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers …
A pioneering interstellar space mission could continue to send data back to earth for 100 years, giving mankind crucial information about the conditions in deep space, thanks to a new, ultra-reliable…
Researchers are taking data from satellite observations and combining it with first-hand experience from health workers to make smart tools that can predict where outbreaks of diseases such as…
Sophisticated computer models are learning how to treat lung disorders, linking up the underlying problem with the right treatment.
Computer-generated digital characters could help treat autism by teaching scientists more about the act of mimicry.
A German computer scientist has hit on a new way of modelling objects for films and video games that could create much richer images than current methods achieve, and cost less.
The people of Alginet, a small town in eastern Spain, are paying less for their electricity. Households reduced their electricity bills by an average of 12 % over 2012, while large, commercial…
Electronic systems are at the heart of new technology, and a partnership between the EU and industry aims to secure Europe's supply.