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Living materials that can heal themselves - and maybe the planet too

Materials that can grow, adapt, sense, and repair themselves, much like living tissue: however futuristic this might sound, ‘living materials’ are already a reality, and the EU is positioning itself at the forefront of this rapidly evolving field. ‘Engineered living materials’ (ELMs) are composed, either...

on September 09, 2026 - Articles, New Technologies

Science communication about climate change – what have we learned so far?

Articles, Environment

Interview on climate change with Dr Debbie Rosen, CONSTRAIN project. The EU-funded CONSTRAIN project is a consortium of 14 European partners tasked with developing a better understanding of the climate system and using this to improve global and regional climate projections for the next 20-50 years....

on March 02, 2022
ESMH Media Review – February 23, 2022

Media review

Energy policy, New European Bauhaus and more news: check out the ESMH selection of 32 science & tech news published in the last weeks on the web.

on February 23, 2022
Lara Clements interview: How has Covid-19 affected people’s trust in science?

Articles, Communication

Exclusive interview: Lara Clements on the latest Wellcome Global Monitor report, the world's largest study into how people think and feel about science.

on February 16, 2022
Prof. Karim Lekadir: Applications, risks, ethical and societal impacts of AI in healthcare

Articles, Artificial Intelligence

Interview with Prof. Karim Lekadir, Director of the 'Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Lab' at the Universitat de Barcelona (BCN-AIM). He co-authored a study for the European Parliament's Panel on the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) entitled 'Artificial Intelligence in healthcare: Applications,...

on February 09, 2022
Omicron, another chapter in the Covid-19 pandemic

Articles, Health

Before the winter holidays, a new, more transmissible variant was discovered. By now, Omicron is responsible for most new infections in Europe. What do we know so far? And what are the future possible scenarios?

on February 02, 2022
Supporting Europeans in coping with the psychological consequences of the pandemic

Videos

The Covid-19 pandemic has been having a large impact on Europeans’ mental health. On 25 January 2022, the European Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) held a workshop about this important topic, ways to help people cope and policy options. Featuring in this video are...

on January 25, 2022
Mental health in Covid times

Articles, Health

How has the Covid-19 pandemic affected our mental health? Moreover, are we able to bounce back from this?

on January 24, 2022
ESMH Media Review – January 19, 2022

Media review

Coronavirus, cities & 2022 innovations: check out the ESMH selection of 31 science & tech news published in the last weeks on the web.

on January 19, 2022