In the age of genomics and big data, our systems could hold the key to fighting disease.

Europe’s only deep sea glider is being upgraded so that it can dive 5 kilometres down to scour the pitch-black depths of some of the world’s deepest oceans, enabling it to check on the environmental impact of oil and gas drilling and explore the biodiversity of seabed organisms.

Graphene production could become a very attractive market for small- and medium-sized enterprises, according to Dr Amaia Zurutuza, scientific director of the graphene production company Graphenea, but it might take a while. 

Pure graphene is impenetrable to even the smallest atoms but with a few adjustments it is giving rise to a new generation of permeable membranes, with possible applications from water filtration to reducing power station emissions.

Pure graphene is impenetrable to even the smallest atoms but with a few adjustments it is giving rise to a new generation of permeable membranes, with possible applications from water filtration to reducing power station emissions.

Scientists have been able to engineer human cells to emit a unique laser 'barcode', a breakthrough that could help to track the spread of cancer cells throughout the body.

A personal scanner that reveals the nutritional value of your food could soon be helping you to eat healthily, thanks to a EUR 1 million prize that is being offered to the inventors who come up with the best working prototype. 

Flesh-eating maggots and soil from a crime scene are revealing new clues for detectives thanks to 3D imaging and gene sequencing techniques - and it could soon help forensic investigators pinpoint more accurately where and when suspects have broken the law. 

Pure graphene is impenetrable to even the smallest atoms but with a few adjustments it is giving rise to a new generation of permeable membranes, with possible applications from water filtration to reducing power station emissions.

To buy or not to buy? That is the clothes shoppers’ eternal question - and it’s one that’s even trickier when shopping online. Now, help is at hand in the form of 3D avatars that are tailored to your own body shape and allow you to virtually try on clothes before deciding whether or not to buy. 

Self-driving cars have been stealing all the media attention. But another revolution in car technology is underway and largely going under-reported.

Criteria such as the number of layers and the level of conductivity will help purchasers to know what they are buying, according to researchers who are investigating how to scale up production.

Removing carbon dioxide from natural gas to reduce emissions, creating biosensors to detect molecules and enhancing night vision goggles – the potential applications of graphene seem endless.

Computers are being taught to understand the meaning behind words and images on the internet, and it’s bringing online a new generation of intelligent software that can perform tasks that only humans were able to do up to now.

Industry, researchers and citizens will gain influence in the way regional research funding is allocated as a result of the EU's Smart Specialisation strategy, according to Dr Günter Clar, Chairman of a group of experts who analysed how it is contributing to Europe’s goals for growth.

Researchers are trialling smartwatch-style wearable technology that could diagnose mental health conditions as accurately and objectively as tests for physical diseases, and they hope that real-time monitoring of the data could help prevent suicide.

Splitting a restaurant bill, budgeting for a weekly shopping trip, or telling the time: all simple, everyday tasks, except for sufferers of dyscalculia.

Researchers may have figured out how to reduce the risk of becoming ill from eating chicken, and the answer is surprisingly simple. After trying without success to eliminate risky bacteria by vaccinating poultry or using viruses to kill bacteria, they have now launched an e-learning programme to prevent bacteria being carried into the slaughterhouse.

Young researchers should pick a question they are really interested in, and then go after it with gusto, says materials scientist Professor Nicola Spaldin, who has been named winner of the 2015 Körber European Science Prize which honours outstanding scientists working in Europe.

Repetition, finger counting and a period in kindergarten could be on the curriculum for tomorrow’s robots, thanks to European researchers who are teaching robots to speak and count using the same methods they would use to teach children.