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

From COVID-19 to climate change: seeing the issues beyond the news cycle

Articles, Environment

COVID-19 and climate change may seem to belong to different worlds. However, direct causal links can be discovered by looking through a systems thinking lens. How should journalists and science communicators report on complex issues like climate change?

on June 12, 2020
EU project : CICERONE

EU projects

Building a European strategy and platform for circular economy Research & Innovation. The current fragmentation of circular economy priorities and initiatives is hindering the impact we could achieve. By tackling the challenge in a collaborative and systemic way, we will increase the sustainability of...

on June 12, 2020
ESMH Press Review – June 10, 2020

Media review

Oceans & environment, food processing to fight Covid-19 & cybersecurity: check out the ESMH selection of 19 science & tech news published in the last 2 weeks on the web. Pick your favourite from the most popular topics in the mainstream media !

on June 10, 2020
European responses to the corona crisis - Part 11

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 : 19 June

on June 08, 2020
Interview with Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, Director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism on Covid-19 misinformation

Articles, Disinformation

Rasmus Kleis Nielsen is Director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. He is also Professor of Political Communication at the University of Oxford. He was previously Director of Research at the Reuters Institute and Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Press/Politics. His...

on June 08, 2020
Covid-19: Harnessing the power of digital technologies and data sharing

Articles, New Technologies

Digital technologies and data-driven science offer solutions to control and mitigate the effects of Covid-19 on health and the economy. What is at stake for Europe?

on June 05, 2020
Balancing the risks: Dr Nathalie MacDermott on lockdown easing and the UK perspective

Articles, Health

Dr Nathalie MacDermott is a clinical lecturer at King’s College London, sub-specialising in paediatric infectious diseases in the NHS. She also has significant experience in medical response to disaster and epidemic situations in Africa and Asia Some countries in Europe, including the UK, have begun...

on June 04, 2020
Prof Emmanuel André, the voice behind the fight against Covid-19 in Belgium

Articles, Health

Prof Emmanuel André, former spokesman of the federal crisis centre, has supported Belgian citizens since the beginning of the lockdown by informing them daily on the evolution of the pandemic. He is now responsible for organising the tracing to help eradicate the propagation of the pandemic and devotes...

on June 02, 2020