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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

ESMH Press Review – January 09, 2020

Media review

What bots can do, CSE 2020 & 1 year of ESMH in the first edition of the ESMH Press Review: check out the selection of 24 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 January 09, 2020
Positive narratives to beat disinformation

ESMH meets partners

A rich debate on the “disinformation phenomenon” took place 9 and Tuesday 10 Dec. It was in Varese, where the Joint Research Centre (JRC) organised a workshop on the topic.

on January 06, 2020
Participatory and direct democracy in the European Union

Videos

In recent years, the increasing citizens' distrust and disaffection towards representative institutions, coupled with the worrisome falling electoral turnout trend in many EU Member States, appear to signal a major crisis of the representation system as a whole.

on January 03, 2020
The challenges of Precision Agriculture in Europe

Videos

The STOA foresight study on 'Precision Agriculture and the future of farming in Europe’ provided input for the European Parliament's activities of in the area of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP).

on December 23, 2019
EU project : PROTEIN2FOOD

EU projects

The growing world population demands more high-quality, protein-rich food sources. But we must also take into account health, the environment, ecology, agriculture, increased biodiversity...etc. This project addresses these challenges by developing high-quality dietary protein from versatile seed crops...

on December 18, 2019
Is microbial protein the answer to the quest for ‘meatless meat’?

Articles, Environment, Food

Can you imagine producing agri-products without having to use land? Finnish scientists and researchers have produced protein, manufactured by microbes, using electricity, water, nutrients and air.

on December 18, 2019
ESMH Press Review – December 11, 2019

Media review

Climate change, energy policy & gene editing: check out the ESMH selection of 25 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 December 11, 2019
Does artificial intelligence threaten human rights ?

Videos

Asking "Is artificial intelligence a human rights issue?", the workshop co-organised by STOA with the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) on 20 March 2019, gathered academic experts, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), practitioners and representatives...

on December 10, 2019