Departing CERN head Rolf-Dieter Heuer, Fields medal winner Cédric Villani and UK Met Office chief scientist Julia Slingo are among the new multi-disciplinary, seven-member advisory team
Public transport heads to the future with EU-funded trials in Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland and Greece. But the cost of computer-controlled buses could prove to be a speedbump
The flagship project has been reorganised following an open revolt by neuroscientists who were unhappy at the direction of travel. A new management structure will ensure no single institution has overall control
Online learning has the potential to reshape education, but a lack of standards and an overwhelming number of apps makes it difficult to identify effective tools, says cognitive science researcher Björn Sjödén. Software developers need to up their game
Researchers from UK and Chinese universities, including the University of Cambridge, are collaborating on four new projects to work towards achieving low carbon cities in the UK and China. The projects were announced as Chinese President, Xi Jinping visited the UK this week.
Next-gen 5G network is being built at Otaniemi in Finland. The network will be expanded to the city area, with companies in the sector being invited to participate in development.
Clunky and high-cost first generation devices are being superseded by sleeker goggles, opening up virtual reality to the consumer marketplace. European entrepreneurs are lining up to deliver new products
More grease is needed to oil the science to industry cogs and get the EU ‘smart specialisation’ policy performing smoothly, according to the Joint Research Centre
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