Alicia Asín, computer engineer and CEO of Spanish IT company Libelium, explains how the Internet of Things (IoT) can change our world, from solving parking problems in smart cities to helping farmers reduce their use of fertilisers and pesticides.

Astrophysicist Professor Dr. Jason Hessels, Chief Astronomer at the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON) at the University of Amsterdam, probes the expanse of deep space for extreme phenomena linked with neutron stars and black holes.

Learn how Dr Polona Itkin journeyed from a small village in Slovenia to the Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø, and an Arctic expedition on board an icebreaker to collect data for her work on snow and ice modelling to study climate change.

Dimos Dimarogonas, Professor of automatic control at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, is exploring ways to communicate with robots. This will help groups of robots to work together effectively without getting in each other’s way.

Mycelium – fine root-like threads produced by fungi – are amazing structures that we could one day use to ‘grow’ buildings, explains Phil Ayres, an architect, researcher and associate professor at the Royal Danish Academy’s School of Architecture.

Through research and innovation projects, the EU works with its international partners to solve global challenges in a spirit of openness and reciprocity, delivering innovative solutions that will help us all emerge stronger from the pandemic.
 

EU-funded research and innovation projects are helping create a strong and resilient economy that respects our planet, so we can all look forward to a future that’s greener, more digital and resilient to new challenges.

Research and innovation projects are providing the knowledge to set us on the right path to creating fairer, safer societies for all and promoting our European way of life.
 
 

The EU is committed to tackling inequality and supporting those in need, to help create a Europe of open values and diversity. EU-funded research and innovation projects are finding new ways to nurture, protect and strengthen our European democracy.