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There’s still a lot of work required to create the European Research Area. The R&D landscape remains fragmented and even the best institutions have much to do to meet the 2014 deadline, says a progress report this week

A total of 284 researchers are to receive up to €3.5 million each for basic research, while 33 top-up grants will test the commercial potential of leading ideas

Proposed indicator measures the progression of innovative ideas to the market, in a move to benchmark public policy and track Europe's performance internationally

In the past decade high performance computing has transformed the practice – and the productivity - of science. Now this analytical power must be opened up to industry, to improve decision-making, spur innovation and boost competitiveness

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed an internal combustion engine that emits less than half the CO2 compared to a regular engine without compromising performance. This corresponds to fuel consumption of less than 2.4l per 100km. This natural gas-diesel hybrid engine is based on a system of sophisticated control engineering.

Electric vehicles, hydrogen and other alternative technologies will be niche solutions until advances bring costs down – while existing engine efficiency can still be improved by 20 per cent.

Harmonising green technologies across the Atlantic to be a key step in realising the low-carbon economy

ACES Life Science Award winner and Cambridge spin-out wields biochips and water droplets that act as miniature test tubes to speed drug discovery

Following the 2011 establishment of a chair in cereal science at KU Leuven, the US cereals and snacks giant is putting down R&D roots at the Leuven Bio-Incubator.

In the five years since it was established, 60 start-ups have made the final of the Science|Business Academic Enterprise Awards. The progress of these alumni throws a spotlight on the effort and dedication needed to make a commercial success of a university spin-out