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International space agencies perform hypothetical asteroid impact scenario that reveals interesting results.

Scientists believe lab-grown algae and insects can save the planet from starvation.

Scientists used 20 years’ worth of satellite data to estimate the rate at which glaciers across the globe are shrinking. The result is the most accurate and comprehensive assessment of the world’s glaciers to date.

Experiments might have found a new force of nature, potentially helping to solve some of the universe’s mysteries.

The electrochemical conversion of CO2 can generate a variety of valuable products, such as liquid fuels used to power transportation. However, as CO2 is a very stable molecule, efficient catalysts to break its bonds are needed. The ERC-supported HY-CAT project aims to identify and develop better catalytic systems to convert CO2 into value-added chemicals whilst storing renewable energies.

Scientists create world’s most realistic simulation of stars being born.

Amines are crucially important classes of chemicals, widely present in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and surfactants. However, a systemic approach to obtaining this essential class of compounds from renewable sources has not been achieved. The CatASus project set out to change this by enabling the production of amines from alcohols, in turn derived from renewable resources, specifically lignocellulose waste.

A recent EU-funded study investigates the genetic factors common amongst people with both attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and disruptive behaviour disorders (DBDs).

Three EU-backed physicists have used a new mathematical approach to make calculating particle collisions much easier.

EU-backed researchers have found that when acting in isolation, each of a plant’s immune systems are ineffective against bacteria. However, when they join forces, the two defence mechanisms provide strong resistance against pathogen attacks.

Two interdependent parameters – electrical conductivity and the Seebeck coefficient – have prevented improvements in the thermoelectric performance of nanostructured materials. Now EU-backed researchers have developed a theory on how to overcome this obstacle.

Researchers have received the go-ahead for the first-in-human phase I/II clinical trial for a radical new inhibitor of Myc, a protein implicated in the formation of most human cancers.

An EU-funded study explores the environmental impact of desalination on the island of Cyprus and proposes a more sustainable solution.

EU-backed scientists have synthesised a rare metal complex of ozone-depleting compound nitrous oxide (N2O). The implications are that N2O could be used in synthetic chemistry and degraded into substances that won’t harm the atmosphere.

EU-backed scientists have created a unifying framework that can predict the behaviour of neurons in critical, highly fluctuating systems.

EU-backed researchers have calculated the seven TRAPPIST-1 planets’ densities more precisely than ever before, providing better insight into their composition.

New estimates of European sedimentary deposits suggest that Europe may have been the dustiest region on Earth about 21 500 years ago.

Using transistors as qubits, EU-backed researchers have achieved an important milestone in the quest to make the industrial manufacture of quantum processors possible.

EU-backed researchers have identified genetic differences in some Pacific oyster families with better survival rates against a highly contagious herpesvirus disease. This brings the industry a step closer to breeding Pacific oysters that are resistant to the disease.

EU-backed researchers have used diamond-based magnetic imaging to detect both the magnetisation of a material and its resulting stray magnetic fields.