http://eubusiness.com Latest news about Science, Research and Technology in the European Union daily 1 2007-01-02T13:25:17Z http://eubusiness.com/Health/euHeart.01 The EU's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) has awarded EUR 14 million to a 4-year project, euHeart, for the improvement of the diagnosis, therapy and treatment of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The consortium comprises public and private partners from 16 research, academic, industrial and medical organisations from 6 European countries. No publisher eub2 Research & Technology Health 2008-08-26T22:26:33Z News Item http://eubusiness.com/SMEs/open-access.21 The European Commission has launched a pilot project which will see the results of EU-funded research in seven key subject areas made freely available online. According to the Commission, the initiative should raise the visibility of European research, and drive innovation by ensuring that businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises have access to the latest research results. No publisher eub2 SMEs Research & Technology 2008-08-21T19:28:26Z News Item http://eubusiness.com/Agri/bluetongue-virus.01 An international team of scientists including both European institutes and an institute in South Africa has identified the strain of bluetongue that threatened European livestock in 2006-2007. The strain is believed to have originated in sub-Saharan Africa. No publisher eub2 Research & Technology Health Agriculture 2008-08-18T21:43:00Z News Item http://eubusiness.com/Energy/address-energy.01 A revolution is set to occur in the world of European energy delivery. The ADDRESS European project, funded to the tune of EUR 9 million by the EU, aims to provide European citizens with the next evolution in energy delivery through the development of smart energy grids of the future. These grids will give consumers for the first time the ability to actively participate in energy delivery, choosing when they consume their energy as well as giving them the opportunity to supply energy into the energy grid. No publisher eub2 Energy Research & Technology 2008-08-14T21:33:09Z News Item http://eubusiness.com/Internet/gigawam.01 Everything is going online in today's high tech world. You can do your banking, fill in your tax and even purchase your groceries online. People are able to do this thanks to the vast increases in internet speed. But with increased traffic, comes increased traffic jams. The European project GigaWaM has received EUR 3 million from the EU to modernise people's broadband access and get rid of traffic jams once and for all. No publisher eub2 Research & Technology Internet 2008-08-08T19:38:03Z News Item http://eubusiness.com/Energy/pobicos.01 To aid in its fight against climate change, the EU has awarded EUR 2.3 million to the POBICOS ('Platform for opportunistic behaviour in incompletely specified, heterogeneous object communities') project, which aims to get energy-saving applications into people's homes. No publisher eub2 Energy Research & Technology 2008-08-08T19:37:50Z News Item http://eubusiness.com/Rd/erc-advanced-grants.01 The European Research Council (ERC) has released details of the first round of recipients of its Advanced Grants in the physical sciences and engineering fields. Some 105 of the almost 1,000 applicants from these disciplines have been allocated funding. No publisher eub2 Research & Technology 2008-08-07T22:14:44Z News Item http://eubusiness.com/Rd/esa.02 The European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft has taken the most detailed images ever of the Martian moon Phobos. The pictures, which ESA describes as 'the best images of Phobos ever', reveal previously unseen details of the moon's surface. No publisher eub2 Research & Technology Space 2008-08-06T21:31:25Z News Item http://eubusiness.com/Rd/eit-board.01 The European Commission has officially appointed the Governing Board of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), paving the way for the launch of the first Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) under the new initiative. The board will hold its first meeting on 15 September in Budapest, Hungary, the new home of the EIT. No publisher eub2 Research & Technology 2008-08-06T21:30:13Z News Item http://eubusiness.com/Africa/poptrcd.01 The European Union has announced that it will be offering a grant of over EUR 600,000 to a joint partnership between the School of Social Sciences at the University of Southampton and the Regional Institute for Population Studies at the University of Ghana. This grant will bolster research into urban poverty and health issues in the West African country of Ghana as well as strengthen partnership ties between the EU and Ghana. No publisher eub2 Research & Technology Africa 2008-08-05T21:46:45Z News Item http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1217938622.2 Cars stuck in traffic or on slippery roads will be able to communicate with other vehicles in a bid to cut down on traffic jams and road accidents, under European Commission plans unveiled Tuesday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline Cars Research & Technology Transport Living & Working in EU 2008-08-05T14:48:20Z News Item http://eubusiness.com/SMEs/eurostars.19 The European Union has given the green light allowing the flow of funds to support the Eurostars Joint Programme. Decision 743/2008/CE of the European Parliament and the Council, of 9 July, was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 30 July and will enter into force on 2 August. No publisher eub2 SMEs Research & Technology 2008-07-31T21:28:32Z News Item http://eubusiness.com/Energy/wind-power.11 The European Technology Platform for Wind Energy (TPWind) has unveiled in its latest Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) that wind power has the potential to meet 28% of the EU consumer's demand for electricity by 2030. Before this objective can be met, however, the TPWind Secretariat says that both policy-makers and sector players must establish and implement strategic action in technology and policy research. No publisher eub2 Environment Energy Research & Technology 2008-07-29T15:30:41Z News Item http://eubusiness.com/Health/green-tea.22 What is so special about green tea? Experts say this tea, which is rich in catechin polyphenols (i.e. compounds that have antioxidant activity), helps lower bad cholesterol levels, kills cancer cells and fights heart disease. New research by a team at the University of Athens Medical School in Greece adds more weight to the latter, highlighting that drinking green tea (Camellia sinesis) improves the function of endothelial cells lining the circulatory system. When endothelial cells dysfunction, atherosclerosis advances, thus increasing cardiovascular risk. The findings were recently published in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation. No publisher eub2 Food & Drink Research & Technology Health 2008-07-27T08:18:23Z News Item http://eubusiness.com/Rd/idea-call.01 The European Commission has published two calls for proposals for the Ideas programme under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). No publisher eub2 Research & Technology 2008-07-27T08:17:31Z News Item