Μάιος 2013

The integration of nanostructures and enzymes into three-dimensional (3D) catalytically active and electrically conducting nanobiostructures could find biomedical and diagnostic applications.

Bioelectronic devices have huge scientific and practical importance for basic science as well as for possible applications in medicine, the high-tech industry, the military, etc. The integration of biomaterials with electronic elements, such as electrodes, chips and transistors, yields hybrid systems that may function as biofuel cells, biosensors, and biocomputing devices.

Balancing the number of men and women in different engineering fields is set to benefit the knowledge economy and encourage innovation. A recent study has revealed how this could be achieved.

A deeper look at EU coral population research

The EU has funded research into how post-settlement events influence adult coral populations. This knowledge will be used to promote the efficient management of coral populations.

he EU-funded HERMIONE project ('Hotspot Ecosystem Research and Man's Impact on European Seas') has contributed much needed data on the complexity of deep-sea ecosystems. This in turn has created a community of scientists who continue to work together to better understand the remarkable world of the deep sea and its vast diversity of habitat and life.