Category: Europe

Skin 'phantoms' are an inexpensive alternative to testing on people. Diana Bachu/iStock via Getty Images Plus Wearable devices have become a big part of modern health care, helping track a patient’s heart rate, stress levels and brain activity. These devices rely on electrodes, sensors that touch the skin to pick up electrical signals from the body. Creating these electrodes isn’t as easy as it might seem. Human skin is complex. Its properties, such as how well it conducts electricity, can … Continue reading “Skin phantoms help researchers improve wearable devices without people wearing them”

The Museum of the Future which, alongside the Emirates Towers, hosted the Dubai Future Solutions – Prototypes for Humanity 2024 Exhibition. Stephen Khan, CC BY Flash cars, flashier skyscrapers, strict public behaviour laws and soaring temperatures. Social media, reality television shows and news reports on expat extravagances and holidays gone wrong ensure that Dubai has many images. Being a hub for international research probably isn’t one that springs to most people’s minds. That may be about to change though. A … Continue reading “Prototypes for Humanity showcases solutions-based projects from universities around the world – in Dubai”

The headquarters of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Virginia. ajay_suresh/Flickr, CC BY The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is often held as a model for driving technology advances. For decades, it has contributed to military and economic dominance by bridging the gap between military and civilian applications. European policymakers frequently reference DARPA in discussions, as outlined in the 2024 Draghi Report, but an EU equivalent has yet to materialise. To create such an agency, … Continue reading “Do we need a European DARPA to cope with technological challenges in Europe?”