Οκτώβριος 2013

New technologies can only make road transport systems more sustainable and efficient if the big picture and overall aims are clear. A research effort has helped to set the long-term strategy for European road transport research.

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Researchers are bridging the gap between academic optimisation theory and real-world applications, with early-stage academics working closely with industry. Focusing on transport and health care, the collaboration has already produced promising applications in aircraft routing and radiotherapy treatment of cancer.

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Humans and machines 'perceive' materials differently. An EU-funded project studied people's perceptions of materials in order to improve electronic descriptors.

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When academia teams up with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the results can be very beneficial to both sides of the equation. Two companies in the Estonia and the United Kingdom have reaped the rewards of teaming up with an Austrian university.

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