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

Turning the tables on EU food waste

Articles, Food

Millions of tonnes of food are wasted in the EU each year. This means that food systems are causing damage to the climate and environment without even fulfilling their function of nourishing people. Adopting holistic approaches promoting greater circularity and behavioural shifts is essential to cut...

on December 18, 2024
Interview with computer scientist Mel Slater on the future of virtual and augmented reality

Articles, New Technologies

Professor Mel Slater is a Distinguished Investigator at the University of Barcelona and the coordinator of the European Metaverse Research Network. He is a key figure shaping the rapidly advancing field of virtual and augmented, or extended, reality (VR/AR/XR). These technologies are important for...

on December 11, 2024
Érika Roldán Roa: 'Knowledge, research, and enjoyment of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are fundamental rights'

Articles, Information Society, Society

Érika Roldán Roa talks to the European Science-Media Hub about open science, diversity and gender equality in science. Mathematician Érika Roldán Roa is a team leader at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, and is affiliated with the Center for Scalable Data Analytics and Artificial...

on December 04, 2024
Scientists say ‘artificial intelligence is here to stay’

Articles, Artificial Intelligence, Policy

Despite widespread distrust, a survey shows that the majority of researchers are currently using tools powered by artificial intelligence (AI). Earlier this year, the Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM), the advisory body to the Commission, released its independent policy recommendations on the uptake...

on November 27, 2024
Building a hopeful future for oncology: using people's own cells in the fight against cancer

Articles, Health

Insights of John Haanen, European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Lifetime Achievement Award winner. Professor Haanen and his team developed a promising new treatment for melanoma, a form of skin cancer. In 2022 alone more than 100 000 new cases of melanoma were reported in the EU. This treatment,...

on November 20, 2024
Alternatives to conventional proteins mapped out visually

Articles, Food

What alternatives are there to meat and dairy? What are their pros and cons? This interactive knowledge map, made out of information bubbles, visualises the outcomes of the recent European Parliament Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) study ‘Alternative protein sources for food and...

on November 13, 2024
ESMH Media Review – November 6, 2024

Media review

Floods in Spain, digital tech and climate action, more cancer under -50s, a name for 'fake meat' and more: check out the ESMH selection of 23 science and tech news items published recently on the web.

on November 06, 2024
European Parliament’s Science and Technology Panel (STOA) elects its leaders for the next term

Articles, Policy

The European Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) held its first meeting on 24 October 2024 and elected its leadership team, the STOA Bureau, reappointing MEP Christian Ehler (EPP, Germany) as Chair. The leadership team, elected for a two-and-a-half-year term, also includes...

on October 30, 2024