European Science-Media Hub

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

Interview with Dan Larhammar: "Disinformation can have severe consequences for human health and our economies"

Articles, Disinformation

A group of European scientists (including Dan Larhammar) has made it their mission to raise awareness about disinformation, its mechanisms and its dangers. They belong to ALLEA, the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities. This organisation brings researchers from all over Europe...

on September 01, 2021
The New European Bauhaus rethinks the places and spaces we live in today

Articles, Environment

The mind behind the concept of #NewEuropeanBauhaus is not an architect or a designer, but, significantly, one of the most prominent climatologists of our time: Hans Joachim ‘John’ Schellnhuber, a German atmospheric physicist, climatologist and founding director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact...

on August 25, 2021
European responses to the corona crisis - Part 15

Other

During the Coronavirus crises, the European Science-Media Hub is collecting and publishing a regular update of the most relevant releases provided by EU institutions and other European and global actors. 🆕 Last Update : 24 September 2021

on August 19, 2021
Art-ificial or Art-istic Intelligence?

Articles, Artificial Intelligence

Computers are already learning how to compose music, write novels and draw like Picasso. But is AI capable of creating art on its own?

on August 11, 2021
ESMH Media Review – August 5, 2021

Media review

Mental health, mRNA vaccines and social media:: check out the ESMH selection of 24 science & tech news published in the last weeks on the web.

on August 05, 2021
Covid-19: Keeping a close eye on the models

Articles, Health

As many European countries start to relax Covid-19 restrictions and reopen to foreign visitors whilst still rolling out vaccination programmes, it is more important than ever to stay one step ahead of the virus by accurately monitoring cases and predicting outbreaks.

on July 28, 2021
EU project : EpiPose

EU projects

EpiPose aims to provide urgently needed answers about the epidemiological characteristics of 2019-nCoV, the social dynamics of the outbreak, and the related public health preparedness and response to the ongoing epidemic, as well as to assess its economic impact. The consortium consists of 6 partners...

on July 28, 2021
55% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030: 'It’s a Herculean effort'

Articles, Environment

Interview with Prof. Nebojsa Nakicenovic, energy economist and systems analyst from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis and Vienna University of Technology and Deputy Chair of the EU’s Scientific Advise Mechanism. The EU’s Scientific Advise Mechanism (SAM), comprised of the Group...

on July 20, 2021