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An expert panel urges the new European Commission to reap the economic benefits of science on-line

Interest in the beautiful game did not flow naturally for Pablo Rodriguez, Telefónica’s Director of Research and Innovation. Until he realised how it all looked a lot like computers

Disbursing cash for research is one thing, but making a real difference lies in preparing new technologies for market, says Cheryl Martin, Director of the US energy research agency ARPA-E

A move to renewable sources of power needs to be top of the agenda. The Commission’s new €315B Fund for Strategic Investment could help with this, says Martina Werner, MEP

Two giant economies are going to come to Europe’s door to buy green technologies, said Jeppe Kofod, MEP

You do not manage well what you do not measure well. Sticking to this basic principle is particularly important when it comes to dealing with the daunting challenges posed by climate change, says Daniel Zimmer, Director of Innovation, at the Climate-KIC

A new EU data protection law risks killing some types of medical research, researchers at the Karolinska Institutet say. Their prescription: A law that regulates Big Data, but allows for research

There’s no point in trying to scare people into action on climate change: rather it needs be framed as an opportunity, says Kathleen Van Brempt, MEP

Incremental innovation won’t do, experts say. At stake is leadership in life sciences, transportation, infrastructure and communications technologies

The interdisciplinary vision of the future that inspired the formation of Aalto University has arrived. This has profound implications for undergraduate education, says the university’s President, Tuula Teeri. Students must be equipped to re-invent themselves, she tells Science|Business