Research*EU Magazine | Number 35 (September 2014)

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Series Details Number 35
Publication Date September 2014
ISSN 1977-4028
EC ZZ-AC-14-007-EN-N
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Bacteria: Small organisms, big impact

Summary:

This magazine puts the spotlight on nine projects related to bacteria. One of these is an interview with Dr Edurne Gaston of the Food Industry Association of Austria. She is also the coordinator of SAFEBAG, an EU project which set out to develop a new in-pack decontamination system for fresh produce. The system eliminates the need for chemicals, resulting in products that are safer for human health and the environment.

These ‘specials’ are followed by our usual seven sections on biology and medicine, social sciences and humanities, energy and transport, the environment, IT and telecommunications, industrial technologies and space. The magazine closes with a list of upcoming events.

Contents:

Health

  • Novel treatments for vision disorders
  • Cell factories 'a la carte'
  • A genetic test to screen healthy pigs
  • Language development in deaf children
  • Regenerate Beta cells — prevent diabetes
  • Novel treatment for schistosomiasis

Climate Change and Environment

  • Bioprospecting provides useful new molecules
  • Combating deforestation from space
  • Cattle conservation in the Mediterranean
  • Promoting prosperity in the Mediterranean
  • The automated fly trap
  • Greener and cheaper photovoltaics
  • Predicting ozone layer depletion
  • WinePen tests grape ripeness on the vine
  • Hundreds of new enzymes discovered
  • Modelling suite to probe stellar explosions

Industrial Technologies

  • Atomic clocks prepare for the field and for space
  • A data hub for space and planetary research
  • Quieter and safer doors
  • New motors to boost electric and hybrid cars
  • Glass micro-component manufacture for the masses
  • Manufacturing machinery adapts intelligently
  • A self-cleaning filter membrane
  • Multi-functional aircraft composites
  • EU’s revolutionary assembly platform
  • Developing reliable and user-friendly in-flight aircraft measurements
  • Curing plastics with microwaves
  • Parallel computing optimises desktops
  • Advancing childcare product development

Digital Economy

  • Guaranteed security of wireless signals

Energy

  • Modelling aeroplane power systems
  • Plants and bacteria generate electricity
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  • https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/400768-bacteria-small-organisms-big-impact
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