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New satellite links promise clear, real‑time connections for safer and smoother flights over the ocean. © supamotion.co, Shutterstock.com
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Researchers turn ocean dead zones into talking skies for pilots

Researchers are developing satellite links that bring clear, real time radio and data connections to flights over oceans, helping air traffic ...

In one project with UK partners, researchers test automated vehicles to improve safety. © Maikol Funk Drechsler, THI/CARISSMA, 2025
Environment  |  ICT  |  Industry  |  Science in society  |  Transport
From storms to sensors: how cross-border research with UK partners shapes safer and greener technologies

Since the UK rejoined Horizon Europe in 2024, EU-funded cross-border research with UK partners has been delivering safer, smarter, more sustainable ...

Researchers are designing remote and autonomous technologies to make European railways greener, safer and more efficient. © muratart, Shutterstock.com
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On the right track: driving innovation in European rail travel

Researchers across Europe are deploying advanced automation in rail transport and making it smarter, cleaner and more reliable for passengers and ...

One of the largest container ships in the world blocked the Suez Canal in 2021. ©Corona Borealis Studio, Shutterstock.com
Industry  |  Transport
Disasters at sea trigger ship-safety advances

Research projects in Europe developed water-surface scanners and better hull designs to tackle shipping accidents.

Access to digital transport services such as city bikes can be hard for some people. © Oscar M Sanchez, Shutterstock.com
Social Sciences  |  Transport
Mind the gap: travel apps need human help to bridge digital divide

Personal support and user opinions are crucial to ensuring local transport systems become more widely accessible.

Professor Silvia Bodoardo is advancing the EU goal of becoming a top battery market. © Silvia Bodoardo
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Europe’s battery charge to power a green economy

As it moves away from fossil fuels and towards climate-neutrality, the EU is placing strategic importance on the market for batteries and stepping up research in the field.

New sources for biofuel can help put air travel on a greener track. © Chalabala, iStock.com
Environment  |  Transport
The push to turn climate culprit CO2 into a green force

The major greenhouse gas contributing to global warming could become a prime resource for biofuels that can cut car, plane and ship emissions.

Making particular aircraft components lighter can help cut aviation’s CO2 emissions. Image credit: CC0 via Unsplash
Transport
In greening air travel, small parts can make a big difference

Aircraft flaps and emergency power units are part of efforts to reduce the aviation industry’s contribution to global warming.

The aviation industry is rekindling ambition for faster and cleaner flight. © Genja, Shutterstock.com
Transport
The quest for hypersonic and hydrogen-fuelled air travel

While flying is a major contributor to the climate crisis, behind the scenes scientists are designing cleaner and faster airliners.

Ukrainian scientists are working on net-zero transport systems that could be instrumental in rebuilding Ukraine’s own infrastructure. Image credit: CC0 via Unsplash
Social Sciences  |  Transport
Building bridges between Ukrainian and EU researchers

With its eye on the eventual reconstruction of Ukraine, Europe is helping academics from the country get their lives back on track.

Rendering of EEMS Traveller general cargo ship with two suction sails installed. © bound4blue, 2022
Energy  |  Transport
Ships harness wind for voyage to a cleaner future

New sails and boat designs are set to help shipowners slash fuel costs and emissions.

The battery in electric vehicles could serve multiple purposes in efforts to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. © 1933 Media Productions, Shutterstock
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Electric cars dangle the promise of earning money for their drivers

Needed to clean up road transport, battery-powered vehicles might also act as stored energy that the car owners could sell to electricity networks.

Soon it will be possible to work out what people are imagining by observing brain activity. © Gorodenkoff, Shutterstock
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Psychedelic drugs, monkey brains and rescue drones to feature in cutting-edge research

Five experts who appeared in Horizon Magazine in 2022 outline how their areas of activity will evolve in the coming year and more.

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