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The future of medical imaging: seeing the invisible with 4D-PET
Imagine peering into the human brain and observing its activity. Or guiding a surgeon’s hand in real time as they target cancerous tissue in the body. The EU-funded 4D-PET project offers enhanced medical imaging to transform how we diagnose and treat illness.
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A groovy development to increase plastic recycling
Extrusion is the process of shaping a raw material by squeezing it through a gap, and is essential for the production of plastic pipes, wire insulation and window frames. But most modern extrusion machines cannot use recycled plastics as a source material. By adapting one single component, the EU-funded NEWEX project allows manufacturers to make high-quality recycled plastic products, keeping waste out of landfill.
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From waste to wardrobe: the future of fashion
What if your old jeans could be reborn as catwalk fashion? Thanks to the EU-funded New Cotton project, this could soon be a reality. Led by Finnish start-up Infinited Fiber Company, the New Cotton project has shown that collaboration, innovation and determination can turn one of the fashion industry’s biggest problems into a circular solution.
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Co-creating digital public services
Increased digitalisation could be key to improving the delivery of essential public services. The EU-funded inGOV project developed tools to help digitalise fragmented services, and ran a variety of successful trials in real-life settings across Europe.
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Protecting your breakfast bowl from fungus
The EU-funded MycoTWIN project took on one of agriculture’s toughest challenges: fungal compounds that contaminate food supplies, especially cereals, nuts and dried fruits. The project brought together researchers from Italy’s National Research Council (CNR-ISPA) and Spain’s University of Valencia (UV) to enhance research capabilities in Türkiye. The result is improved food safety in Europe and beyond.
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Redefining honour as a universal concept
What does it mean to seek recognition, respect or esteem? For millennia, the concept of honour has defined human relationships, influencing how societies and individuals interact. The EU-funded project HCG aimed to uncover the complexities of honour in ancient Greece and examine its continued relevance today.
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The power of telling a different story about migration
It is a universal phenomenon that is as old as humanity. But migration is often framed in simplistic, crisis-driven terms. The EU-funded BRIDGES project challenged these reductive views, presenting a more nuanced picture of migration’s role in society.
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Investigating the mysteries of sleep
Sleep is one of biology’s most universal – and perplexing – phenomena. Why do animals need sleep, a state that seemingly leaves them vulnerable and unproductive? The EU-funded SleepSynapses project offered new insights to better understand sleep’s fundamental purpose.
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Putting Romanian neuroscience on the map
For many years, psychology and brain research were left underdeveloped in Romania. Now the EU-funded NEUROTWIN project has helped set up a top brain research institute in Cluj-Napoca through improved collaboration with EU neuroscience institutes. The benefits range from new medical treatments to technologies used in electrical grid maintenance and video games.

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