Information technology

Cambridge computer scientists have established a new gold standard for open research, in order to make scientific results more robust and reliable.

The search engine giant will dramatically increase its investment in European start-ups and skills in 2015. Prospects are good, but there must be broader acceptance in Europe that some ventures will fail, says David Drummond, chair of Google Ventures

To stay competitive in the global race to develop advanced manufacturing technologies, German industry must define and develop the digital framework for the “Internet of Things,” enabling everything from driverless cars to smart cities and e-health, a top official tells Science|Business

As part of a major reorganisation, Japanese electronics company Hitachi plans to increase its number of R&D personnel in Europe.

Europe has started doing better in IT research but still has a lot more to do to capitalise on the results, says a report by former Finnish Prime Minister Esko Aho.

Computers have transformed our working lives. Now as they become pervasive elsewhere, leading experts call for an overhaul of research in human–computer interaction.

The EU is investing a further €12 million in a network that connects countries in Asia and Pacific to Europe to carry out research projects.

14 countries met earlier this week at the Jülich Research Centre in Germany to inaugurate a project for a pan-European supercomputing infrastructure.