Σεπτέμβριος 2016

To address the evolving cybersecurity threat, the EU-funded SHARCS and PQCRYPTO projects are developing the security paradigms, architectures and software needed to ensure our ICT systems are secure and trustworthy.

In today’s connected world, more and more of our day-to-day activities are dependent on cybersecurity. From banking to online shopping, telemedicine, mobile communication, cloud computing and the Internet of Things - society continues to put an increasing amount of sensitive and private information online.

This week marks the completion of the SAVE project, which challenged a team of engineers and researchers to explore how complex hardware systems can more efficiently execute data intensive applications. SAVE has led to a number of innovations in hardware, software and operating system (OS) components. When integrated together, they can reduce application deployment costs and maximize usage of heterogeneous system computing units, resulting in energy efficiency being improved by up to 20%.

The Spanish technology centre Cener gives an overview of the first results coming from the testing phase on the software, the blade configurations and the control strategies developed during the European Windtrust project

Today wind is the second largest renewable energy source in Europe, after hydro.

Electricity production by offshore wind turbines, however, is more expensive than by fossil fuel alternatives, and power generation by onshore turbines is still more expensive than by nuclear power plants.

An EU-funded project has made significant advances in treating a common form of childhood leukaemia, potentially saving thousands of young lives.

Researchers have developed new tests that could improve the diagnosis and treatment of a common form of childhood leukaemia. By tracking special structures in the blood released by cancerous acute lymphoblastic leukaemia cells, scientists believe they will be able to more accurately monitor and treat the disease, saving lives and making more efficient use of medical resources.