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

EU Project : EFFORT

EU projects

EFFORT: The EU-funded research project EFFORT was launched in December 2013. It will held its Final Conference 26-28 November 2018 in Utrecht, The Netherlands. EFFORT aimed to find data on the main routes of transmission. It spreads of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) entering the food chain leading to...

on January 03, 2019
EU Project : CARTNET

EU projects

CARTNET : This project trains young researchers in Europe to address serious and global problems of antibiotic resistance. CARTNET, which started begin 2018, will focus on alternative approaches to handle antibiotic resistance and treating resistant infections in both humans and animals. It will provide...

on January 03, 2019
Antibiotics on farms: Europe starts to curb bad practices

Articles, Health

Resistant infections kill an estimated 33 000 people in the European Union annually.

on January 03, 2019
ESMH Press Review - December 12, 2018

Media review

Here is the ESMH selection of science and tech news published in the last two weeks all around the web. Pick your favourite from the most popular topics in the mainstream media.

on December 12, 2018
Technology and elections: first event for journalists from all 28 EU member states Nov. 6-7, 2018

Past Events

How technology could be used or misused in electoral campaign? This was the main topic debated during the two-day event in the European Parliament (EP), organised by the European Science-media Hub/ the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) together with the Communication Directorate of...

on November 30, 2018
The ESMH kick-off event : Communicating Science via Social Media June 27, 2018

Past Events

More than 50 representatives of the scientifics, researchers and journalists engaged into a stimulated debate. This was on the challenges of communicating science via social media.

on June 28, 2018