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CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationCricket burgers – shaking up the protein supply chainMelted cheese over a burger – is your stomach rumbling? How about making that cheese from plant protein and the burger from insects? We need to develop ways to produce more existing sources of protein more efficiently. Animal-based protein has an important role as part of a sustainable diet and as a contributor to food security. But now is the timefor alternative sources of complementary protein for direct human consumption, and animal feed, to increase their market share. In this episode we are going to be looking at how to increase the production and mar...2025-05-2835 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationFires, asteroids and chemical agents – new tools to keep us saferWhat can surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy tell us about the presence of novichok? How can we improve our understanding of how asteroids respond to the tactics we may need to deploy for planetary defence? And as incidences of wildfires grow, how can Europe’s response be more effective? Listen on to hear the answers to these and many other key questions. Joining us for this episode are: Patrick Michel, a director of research at the French National Centre for Scientific Research in the Côte d’Azur Observatory in Nice. He is involved in space missions to aste...2025-05-0534 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationTurning back the tide of biodiversity lossWhat can we do to save species under threat from climate change and human encroachment? From the oceans to the forests, today we look at how vital evidence is to preserving biodiversity, a key barometer of the planet’s health. Biodiversity is under threat, but it is not all grim news: science-based conservation can step in and halt a decline, as shown in a paper published recently in the journal ‘Science’, which did a meta-analysis of 186 studies comparing changes in biodiversity over time. Today we’ll journey through rainforests, air and sea to hear about the latest...2025-04-0428 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationNew horizons in roboticsAssistive tech, preventing injury at work and biomimetics feeding into the design of future robotic systems – listen on to find out more about the robots of the future.Robotics is a swiftly changing field: Cheaper hardware is making research more accessible, and thanks to advances in AI, the focus is now shifting from feats of physical dexterity achieved by expensive robots, to building ‘general-purpose robot brains’ in the form of neural networks. Talking these ideas over are Mac MacLachlan, professor of Psychology and Social Inclusion, and co-director of the Assisting Living...2025-03-0530 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationSaving lives by tackling malariaWhy is it so hard to find a vaccine that works well against placental malaria? Ever thought about the challenges of irradiating 300 mosquitoes a second! And how do the dynamics of replication play out in our bodies?
Malaria is described by the World Health Organization as
‘perpetuating a vicious cycle of inequity’. Listen on to see how EU scientists are working to understand and mitigate the disease.
Catherine Merrick is professor of Parasitology in the Pathology Department at Cambridge University. She studies the human malaria parasite, aiming to improve our understanding of the fundamental biology of th...2025-02-0428 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationHidden interactionsLeafcutter ants assiduously farming fungus, bumblebees picking up tiny amounts of electricity given off by flowers – all part of an invisible tapestry of interaction that is unfolding all around us. This episode celebrates the intricacy of our natural world.
Did you know that when antelopes browse on an acacia’s leaves, the tree will emit ethylene which acts as an alarm signal to other acacias nearby? The gas can spread 45 metres. Within half an hour, the trees that pick up the signal flush their leaves with very bitter tannins, to make them less palatable to the a...2024-11-2833 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationMind-readingWhen you play paper rock scissors, do you try and second-guess your opponent’s next move? This episode looks at mind-reading, and we also have some baby baboons!
It’s a great time to be a neuroscientist: Computational modelling, multimodal neuroimaging and novel brain stimulation methods are producing fascinating new data. This episode looks at some of the latest research that has made the most of such techniques to reveal how our minds work, and how our brains are structured.
Christian Ruff is a professor of Neuroeconomics and Decision Neuroscience at the Universi...2024-11-0733 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationSpace: delving into our dynamic universeCould the swirling dust storms on Mars impact on space exploration? Could a theory on the origins of life on Earth reveal if there has ever been life on Mars, and how do you get a probe to a small, fast moving, far distant asteroid? If you think space exploration is over your head – you are in the right place!
Fuencisla Cañadas is a geochemist who works at the Centre for Astrobiology in Spain. Ann Carine Vandaele works at the Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy. She has been involved in the design and operation of inst...2024-10-0335 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationCulture: the past gives up its secretsWe see cultural artefacts, hear music composed centuries ago and, if we are lucky, get to handle pieces that were created by long-forgotten makers. But what about bringing to life the smell of a historic scene, or an object no longer made?
This episode looks at the novel ways researchers are analysing the artefacts left to us by our ancestors, and the new light that shines on how they lived. Come and hear what our guests have been exploring.
Inger Leemans, is a professor of Cultural History at VU Amsterdam and researcher at the Royal...2024-07-2331 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationA new age of personalised treatment for prostate cancerComputational power, AI, genomics: the treatment and diagnosis of prostate cancer is advancing rapidly. This episode finds out how.
A leap forward in the diagnosis and treatment would be very welcome: prostate cancer is the second most frequent malignancy in men. In 2020 alone, around one and a half million new cases and almost half a million deaths were registered worldwide. To explore new diagnostics and treatment are:
Jan Tkac, founder and chief scientific officer at Glycanostics, in Slovakia. The company has developed an innovative diagnostic test for cancer, based on novel biomarkers. Jan is also keen...2024-07-0930 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovation21st century solutions for the construction sectorPrinted buildings, energy from atmospheric humidity, earthquake resilience – some of the novel ideas taking age-old construction techniques and making them fit for the future.
The way we build has not evolved much over millennia, but the context is radically different. So how can we build the homes we need in the least damaging way possible? To talk us through some of the latest ideas are:
Abdelghani Meslem is senior research engineer in Hazard and Risk Modelling at NORSAR in Norway. His work is focused on earthquake risk modelling, risk reduction and management.
Paweł Sikor...2024-06-0733 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationDemocracy, a right worth defendingDemocracy is a collective achievement and 2024 has been called its biggest year. Europeans go to the polls in June, to vote for their representatives at the European Parliament, and 8 of the 10 most populous countries in the world are also holding elections. But the process will face
challenges, perceived and unperceived.
Our three guests explore some of the latest ideas about those threats and how to counter them.
Jan Kubik is distinguished professor in the Department of Political Science at Rutgers University in America, and professor emeritus of Slavonic and East European Studies at University College L...2024-05-0634 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationPremature birthAbout 500 000 babies are born early in Europe every year, for some the condition is fatal. Complications relating to being born prematurely are the leading causes of death in the under-fives. Improving feeding, mitigating the impact on the brain and rethinking prevention – our three projects are doing what they can to push back these numbers.
Audrey van der Meer is co-director of the Developmental
Neuroscience Laboratory and professor of Neuropsychology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim. She is particularly interested in the infant brain, with its enormous plasticity and capacity to learn from day one...2024-04-1132 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationFood – a catalyst for changeDid the ability to feed babies porridge help to fuel the population explosion seen in the Neolithic period? Did people take to the seas far earlier than previously thought to chase whales and seals? What is the difference between a flourishing desert frontier fort and one that dwindles into dust? We take a look at three times when food was a catalyst for change.
Bettina Schulz Paulsson, an associate professor of Archaeology at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, specialises in research related to the Stone Age. Her interests encompass seafaring, megaliths, prehistoric whaling and scientific dating and...2024-03-0833 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationFisheries of the futurePollution, climate change and biodiversity loss are all threatening our sustainable use of marine resources – at the same time we need seafood. It’s a conundrum! Could lights help by deterring the wrong fish from getting into nets? Can AI help zap the virulent sea lice that plague fish farmers? And how do zebra fish bridge the gap between aquaculture and medicine? Listen on to get some answers!
Rachel Tiller is a chief scientist and director of Biodiversity and Area Use, at SINTEF Ocean, Norway. She is interested in putting smart tools in the hands of the fish...2024-02-1936 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationCelebrating women in scienceWhat do a mathematician, a palaeontologist and a researcher considering the rehabilitation of multiple sclerosis patients have in common? All three are women who have carved themselves successful careers as scientific researchers.
In a change to our usual format, this episode of CORDIScovery invites three female researchers from completely unrelated areas to talk about their work, discuss their own experiences and offer insights into what helped, and hindered them, in the development of their careers.
Elena Ghezzo is a fellow of Ca’Foscari University of Venice. She is particularly interested in screening fossils using spectral im...2023-12-1836 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationAdapting to climate change in EuropeClimate change is here: so what are we doing to meet the challenges in Europe? Ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 28, we will be hearing from four cutting-edge researchers who are working to get us ready to deal with the coming changes in our environment.
Using the internet of things (IoT) to track mosquitoes that carry diseases more often associated with the global South; protecting our woodlands and forests from the impact of destructive beetles and other factors; examining the impact of extreme storms on our architecture and working out how to keep people...2023-11-2032 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationPortable power: batteries of the futureIf you use a car, a phone or want to see more renewable energy sources in our electricity supply then listen on – this episode is for you.
We need storage devices that can balance out the intermittent power produced by renewable energy sources and our demand. We have to identify viable, novel materials to make a new generation of batteries in order to get around bottlenecks in lithium supply – set to get even worse as demand for electric vehicles takes off.
A whole new generation of cooling systems could speed up recharging time and prolong batt...2023-10-2035 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationThe wonderful world of the gut microbiomeThe diverse realm of microorganisms that plays a vital role in our digestion, interacts with our brain chemistry, and even influences our immune systems, is generating a lot of scientific interest. The question is, what else does it do, and how?
This episode explores the impact of the chemical signals sent out to our organs by our microbiome, in real time. We look at how they work on a ‘brain on a chip’.
And did you know our immune system interacts with the microbes we host , which seems to have an impact on a patient’s resp...2023-09-2535 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationPandemics: learning from the past – anticipating the futureWe hit the ground running in the COVID pandemic: EU support for scientific research helped projects develop responses rapidly and effectively. Which may be just as well. Avian influenza is having a devastating impact on bird populations and has been passed onto mammal populations.
Getting funding to where it can be most effectively used, understanding the mechanisms behind public perception and behaviour, and gathering a living archive of viruses used by the scientific community across the world – this episode we are looking at the innovations which are ready to support responses to what might be coming next....2023-07-2638 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationSafety at seaEnergy, world grain supplies, consumer goods – so much more: ships transport a remarkable 90 per cent of the world’s commodities. As the UN’s Secretary-General António Guterres said: “Without ships and the women and men who work on them, economies would stall, and people would starve.”
Founded by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) back in 2011, the Day of the Seafarer is on the 25th of June – so this episode we are looking at how EU funding is working to make life at sea, safer – for passengers and for crew.
Franz Evegren, is director of the Fire Safe Tr...2023-06-2234 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationBiofuels: from waste to energyThe United Nations report, published in March 2023, is very clear, it says: “ (…) keeping warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels requires deep, rapid and sustained greenhouse gas emissions reductions in all sectors.”
In this episode we look at how biofuels can help us meet these imperatives. Using biomass as a source of energy is particularly elegant: you take waste that is all too often part of the problem when it comes to disposal, and you break it down to get gas which is then used as fuel.
Our guests are: Yeray Asensio, based at the Spanish water m...2023-05-2332 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationSoil quality and food securityFrom satellites observing Earth, to roots and the microbes that surround them: Today we are looking at soil and how our food security depends on its health. Our ‘crop’ of guests, all of whom have been funded by the Horizon 2020 programme, are here to help us understand how waste, fertiliser, soil protection and remote monitoring all interconnect:
A researcher at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Tania Galindo-Castañeda’s focus is on how the root anatomy and architecture of maize affect the impact microbes in the soil have on the plant. Frank Rogalla is directo...2023-04-2629 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationWater: quality and supply22 March is United Nations World Water Day, so this episode of CORDIScovery is on water: its quality and security of supply. We will travel from the high Himalayas, and delve into the secret lives of freshwater snails to explore water cycles and the latest techniques for monitoring pollution.
Walter Immerzeel, professor of Mountain Hydrology at Utrecht University, led the CAT project, which looked at the interface between climate change, glaciology and hydrology.
Research scientist at the Institute for Sustainable Agriculture of the Spanish National Research Council, José A. Gómez combines a Background in agronomy an...2023-03-2127 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationAdvances in forensicsNew technologies, existing technologies applied to new challenges, understanding the role of cross-cultural influences in eyewitnesses’ examinations; all ways in which EU projects are helping to make evidence more accessible. This episode of CORDIScovery investigates.
Rape is a global scourge. Millions of unsolved rape cases fail in the absence of evidence found. Current technical barriers to the identification and analysis of sperm traces are one key reason. The Themis project has developed a new technique that can find traces which would be missed by conventional methods and analyses them more quickly and effectively.
What happens wh...2023-02-2129 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationCitizen science - engagement and empowermentEnthusiasts, people with hobbies, with spare time or concerned about their environment – you and me: all of us are potential collectors of data and information that can add a dimension to research projects. How can participation empower volunteers? And what’s the benefit for scientists? Listen on to find out!
Xavier Basagaña is associate research professor at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health. Basagaña’s CitieS-Health project was interested in evaluating the health impacts of urban living. The project set out to encourage collaboration between researchers and volunteers, to generate solid, unbiased scientific evidence.
Profes...2022-12-1639 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationMagic tricks for crows: how animals experience the worldPerform a magic trick for a member of the crow family and it will show how startled it is by the unexpected. Crows are known for being the Einsteins of the avian world, but what about the animals that feed us, clothe us, entertain us – what is the nature of their intelligence? Will our growing realisation that animals may be experiencing the world around them in ways that would surprise us, reframe our understanding of animal welfare? Tune in for some ideas.
Jonathan Birch is an associate professor at the London School of Economics’ Centre for Philosophy of N...2022-11-2145 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationSmart textiles – engineering by designWearables have become ‘must have’ fashion – how can we make assistive technology as desirable? The most sophisticated device is useless if it is uncomfortable or unattractive. This episode, we are looking at the interface between design and engineering, and how the next generation of smart textiles could make assistive tech invisible.
Today’s episode brings together guests from EU-supported projects working on user-focused design, the metallisation and conductivity of fabric and graphene antennas embedded in textiles which could help people with Alzheimer’s.
Professor of Health Design and Human Factors at Coventry University, Louise Moody brought he...2022-10-2730 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationCutting WasteRecycling targets across the EU have been increased, the aim is now 55 % by weight from 2025, and 65 % for packaging waste. The target climbs every 5 years after that. Can we reach that goal? Repurposing, repairing, recycling – our three guests are doing their bit to get there.
Tim Gent is the managing director of Recresco, the British glass recycling company behind the OMR project. The company is using X-ray fluorescence, shape recognition and machine learning to make recycling more efficient. Tim’s interest is in how to make the circular economy more of a reality.
The commercial managing dire...2022-09-2738 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationBio-inspired innovation100 000 starlings move in unison against an autumn sky – not one collides; fireflies light up a wood in Borneo flashing in perfect synchronicity; bacteria communicate around a plant’s roots once the population reaches a certain number while, up in the air, the wings of an eastern amberwing dragonfly have 3 000 sensory neurons, including flow sensors to prevent a stall.
What can we learn from these marvels?
Currently at the Technical University of Darmstadt, Nico Bruns leads the Sustainable Functional Polymers Research Group. The team is using bio-inspired approaches to design, engineer and develop materials, and nano-systems, with...2022-07-1133 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationFighting the spread of TuberculosisTuberculosis (TB) is preventable and curable, and yet 9 900 000 people fell ill with the disease in 2020 and 1.5 million died. This episode is looking at what the EU is doing to curb the spread and improve our understanding of the nature of the illness.
This episode of CORDIScovery hears from three researchers who have all been at the forefront of controlling the spread of the disease. New, cheap and non-invasive tests; drilling down into the pathogen’s genome to get a clearer understanding of how it spreads; work done at a molecular level to establish how the bacteria switch fr...2022-06-1438 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationBees – from evolution to artificial intelligenceDoes a bee’s gut influence its sociability? Can a plant deter pests and attract pollinators at the same time? And with bee populations under threat, can artificial intelligence keep colonies safe? The EU estimates pollinators such as honeybees contribute at least EUR 22 billion each year to the European agricultural industry. They are so important that the United Nations has designated the 20th of May as World Bee Day, so this episode of CORDIScovery looks at bees!
Hallel Schreier focuses on the intersection between software, artificial intelligence, hardware and biology. His company BeeWise has created the world’s fi...2022-05-1636 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationDrones in industry: technical challenges, practical benefitsWhat do turbine blades high above the ocean and the bowels of a cargo ship have in common? The inspection vital to keeping both safe and functioning can often be hazardous, the sites frequently inaccessible, and the operation always complex. So how can drones help?
Technicians rappelling down vast blades on the open seas, checking the parts bit by bit; engineers crawling through cramped spaces where air is poor; ships losing time in dock while cranes are used to get engineers to the top of masts: these have been the traditional ways of checking for wear and...2022-04-2536 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationViolence – triggers and perspectivesFrom the domestic to the international, how can we anticipate, mitigate, and come to terms with violence? This episode of CORDIScovery looks at how victims of domestic violence can be better served. We ask what role violence plays in distracting communities from preparing for climate change. And we explore how the perception of historic violence plays into a culture’s notion of ‘self’.
Catharina Vogt’s project IMPRODOVA, set out to train responders to help the victims of domestic violence more effectively. The team developed tools that are now being used across the board by the police in Franc...2022-03-2334 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationVolcanoes – Nature’s architectsLet’s talk volcanoes! Are we close to being able to monitor and predict volcanic activity in real time? In this episode of CORDIScovery we take a look at what crystals in magma can tell us, hear what it takes to make lava flow in a lab, and find out about the well-named ‘extremophile’ bacteria that thrive in some of the world’s most challenging environments.
When not monitoring volcanic activity in the field, Stephan Kolzenburg, who took part in the DYNAVOLC project, is recreating lava flow in his lab to model and predict how lava and magma wi...2022-02-2236 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationICT: exploring the benefitsFinding missing children with real-time input and geofencing, helping a visually impaired person navigate a challenge that crops up in their daily lives, fake news: sorting the wheat from the chaff – this episode we are looking at the bright side of our use of technology.
Christian Erfurt launched his first healthcare start-up while still in high school. He is behind the BEMYEYES app that’s available in 150 countries and has almost 5 million volunteers supporting 313 000 users with visual impairment.
We have all seen missing children flyers. But how best to move from paper notices to digital tool...2022-01-1736 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationSupporting people with disabilityThe International Day of Persons with Disabilities is on the 3rd of December, so this episode we are considering disability from three perspectives: the perception of disability across the world and how awareness-raising helps, actions targeted at supporting disabled women, and the impact of the very first robotic exoskeleton developed for children.
Monika Baár is professor of Central European Studies at Leiden University. Her research focuses on disability, what is understood by the word in different cultural contexts and how to promote inclusion.
She is joined by Cinzia Leone, whose research topics are d...2021-12-0338 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationThe medical arms race: overcoming microbial resistanceThe antimicrobial resistance, or AMR, organisms are developing, and our bid to counter that with new ways of controlling them, is like an arms race – one we stand a better chance of winning if we use the antimicrobials that are still effective, more carefully. This special episode of CORDIScovery, timed to coincide with the WHO’s annual World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, invites three guests to share the work they are doing to win the race between the resistance microbes develop, and the ways we have to control them.
Fredrik Almqvist, co-founder of QureTech Bio AB, explains the work...2021-11-1848 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationCloth, glass and stone: Innovation and cultural connections in the middle agesThe past is shadowy but the objects that mattered to the societies that came before us illuminate those who produced and used them. So, in this episode we are considering cloth, glass and stone, and what they reveal about innovation and cultural connections in the Middle Ages.
Nadine Schibille’s GlassRoutes project looked at the geopolitical, sociocultural and artistic dimensions of glass in the first millennium CE. She is joined by Maria Mossakowska-Gaubert whose project, MONTEX, examined the culture surrounding textile use and production in Egypt, from the Ptolemaic to the early Arab period.
Saša Č...2021-10-2533 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationPhilosophy of science: the energy and excitement of curiosityFrom rabbits plucked out of hats to dark matter, how do we comprehend the inexplicable or the unobservable? What do particle physicists and a magician’s audience have in common? Do we enjoy being baffled? If so, why? What pushes us to seek to understand? Is objectivity so vital in scientific observation and is subjectivity really its negation – or is the relationship between the two more subtle?
As one of our guests puts it: “The energy that drives inquiry is not the pleasure we take in final explanations, but the energy and excitement of curiosity itself.”
From t...2021-09-3038 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationAnother small step: A new age of Solar System explorationWhat can distant planets and their satellite moons tell us about the origins of life on Earth? Is there enough water on the moon to support longer, manned missions? Are there lunar sources of oxygen that could make the moon a gateway to our Solar system?
And beyond the moon: can we look to Titan to better understand our own origins? And how can we build on what we know about the Earth’s geology to better understand Mars, and other planets?
Jeremi Gancet is responsible for the Technologies, Applications and Research Division at Space Ap...2021-07-0736 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationReady Player... You? Welcome to the Virtual Reality revolutionVirtual reality – just another bone of contention between screen-addicted adolescents and their frazzled parents? Or can the inherent characteristics of VR, communicating at a distance but in a space that feels intimate, be harnessed to really revolutionise the way we interact?
Can avatars, digital representations of ourselves, foster empathy or are they yet another medium providing a cloak of anonymity that can be abused? And are deep fakes about to go 3D?
Dr Salvador Alvidrez, Marie Curie Research Fellow at Queen’s University Belfast is interested in the socio-psychological effects of communication technologies. He is looki...2021-06-1440 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationEU researchers tackle pollutionIn many areas the pandemic has reduced our impact on the natural environment, but what happens when we emerge from the restrictions and fire up our economies again? Will we also be firing up our production of pollution?
From oil spills that threaten our seas, to the stinks that ruin our day, pollution touches us at all levels.
How can citizen scientists help? What can we do to keep the air around us free of viruses and particulate pollution? Can we really make the polluter pay for oil and waste-water spills in our seas and...2021-05-2631 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationInnovations in European healthcare in the wake of COVID-19Healthcare professionals working flat out for a year, living through experiences nothing could really prepare them for; health systems stressed to breaking point; a population facing fear, insecurity and grief without the human contact to make these bearable – the pandemic will cast a long shadow. Dr Hans Kluge, the World Health Organisation’s Europe Director warns we are facing a growing mental health crisis the impact of which is likely to be long-term and far-reaching.
Lars Montelius is the Director–General of the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, and a professor in Nanotechnology at Lund University, Sweden. He is exp...2021-05-1947 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationThe new synergies of shoppingShopping: can robot assistants woo shoppers back to the post-pandemic high street? A cashless society – the term resonates more than ever as people grow more reliant on contactless payments and online transactions. But is that a green light for fraudsters and, if so, could a biometric credit card be around the corner? However we go about paying for it, buying more online means more returns. One EU funded project is doing great work to make the process greener and less expensive for retailers and consumers.
Frank Sandeloev, CEO of CardLab Innovation, has extensive experience in the development of...2021-04-1230 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationThe future of aviationThe pros and contrails of flight – The aviation sector is indispensable, but how can we reduce its environmental impact? This episode talks to three researchers whose work on making flying cleaner, more efficient and less invasive for those living under flightpaths, may offer some answers.
Dr Andrew Rolt, of Cranfield University is working to make hydrogen powered flight a reality – is that feasible? Dr Vittorio Cipolla, based at the University of Pisa, is hoping to bring a radically redesigned wing to market – will companies embrace disruptive tech? Laurent Leylekian at the French aerospace lab, ONERA, has an ear ou...2021-03-0530 min
CORDIScovery – unearthing the hottest topics in EU science, research and innovationBiodiversityWelcome to the very first episode of CORDIScovery, where we’re taking an in-depth look at the drive to maintain healthy ecosystems and biodiversity preservation, introducing you to three EU-funded scientists who are making valuable contributions to this cause.
In our first episode, Abigail introduces you to three EU-funded scientists working to protect the world’s biodiversity in the face of increasing levels of human intrusion and climate change. How does biodiversity depend on geography? What impact is the illegal trade in wildlife having on the communities that are involved, and on targeted species? What can be done...2021-02-0334 min