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Mapping the development of babies while they are still in the womb is the premise of a European project which aims to design techniques designed to pinpoint problems earlier, and develop appropriate therapies.

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An innovative breast biopsy system guided by 3D real-time PEM (Positron Emission Mammography) imaging is being developed through an EU-funded project. The MAMMOCARE project, which kicked off in October 2013, promises to offer real-time needle guidance for higher accuracy and efficiency in tumour sampling.

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Understanding vaccine immunogenicity and mode of action at the single-cell level has important clinical implications for inducing immune protection. Based on this, European immunologists investigated the impact of different flu vaccination regimens on the activation status of immune cells.

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Finding new uses for wood has brought together 12 European countries keen to boost the innovative transformation of the European forest-based sector - which currently generates an annual turnover of more than EUR 400 billion.

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EU robotics week kicked off yesterday with an aim to draw attention to the various robotics research activities taking shape across Europe. During the course of the coming week the growing importance and influence of robotics systems in a variety of industrial sectors will take centre stage in a series of EU-wide events.

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The building sector has traditionally been fragmented. Many different actors are involved at different stages, from the design to the performance monitoring stage. They typically work separately at different times of the development of the building and rarely collaborate. The trouble is that it is not standard practice to perform overall simulations of the project before it starts.

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European software clusters are individuals: They have clearly distinguishable profiles regarding growth, R&D activities, specialization, and economic success. This is a result of the “EU Software Cluster Benchmark 2013” (www.softwareclusterbenchmark.eu) published today.

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Researchers from the University of Oviedo have developed a system that incorporates a new access channel to the traditional e-learning platforms: your voice. Accessing a virtual campus via a mobile phone without needing to use a keyboard or improving accessibility for visually-impaired people to this type of platforms are some of the direct applications of the system designed by the PULSO research team (Pervasive and Ubiquitous Learning and Semantics Oviedo), led by Juan Ramón Pérez Pérez y Puerto Paule Ruiz, professors from the Department of Computer Science.

There are approximately 8–10 million individuals infected with Chagas disease in Latin America. An EU study was established to understand the genetic diversity of the causative agent of this disease and its epidemiological impact.

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New research has advanced our ability to predict the quality of water fluxes (waves, currents and dispersion patterns) near the coast: urban littoral, tourist beaches and biologically productive zones (aquaculture or fishery areas).

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Researchers have developed a new concept for manufacturing units able to set and readjust themselves automatically for shaping thin metal sheets. The innovative system uses groups of mobile platforms with attached robots that are able to work together.

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The EU-funded VOCAL ATHLETES project conducted ground-breaking research to understand factors involved in phonetic aptitude. The approach involved studying non-native language production and perception differences in individuals.

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Coronary stents are one of the most effective treatments for coronary artery disease, but late stent thrombosis still presents a risk of death. A new project has been set up to find better ways to predict and prevent late stent thrombosis.

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Low energy buildings can benefit from sophisticated computer platforms capable of integrating the diversity of technical information required during the building stage and beyond.
EnginSoft, is an Italian consultancy specialised in computer-aided-engineering. It has experience of contributing to the development of low energy buildings, under the EU-funded DIRECTION research project. Silvia Demattè, R&D engineer at EnginSoft, based in Trento, Italy, talks about the importance of participating to such a European research project for a company like hers.

Laser intensities have increased dramatically in recent years, opening up a whole new world of applications. To boost scientific research and economic competitiveness the EU is backing a bold new project to create the world's most powerful lasers and build related research infrastructure in three European countries.

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Galileo, the multi-billion euro global navigation satellite system funded by the EU, will soon provide highly accurate and precise position measurements on Europe's roads. But the primary mode of international trade - the maritime industry, responsible for nearly 90 percent of world trade - still relies on outdated technology with limited precision capacity at a high cost and with low efficiency.

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When you think of renewable energy in the building sector, the image that usually comes to mind is that of domestic solar water heaters and photovoltaic (PV) systems used in the family home. However, these concepts must be applied to large buildings if renewable energy use is to significantly increase.

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The search for the world's smallest particles, the building blocks of nature has been enhanced, thanks to new computational tools in high-energy physics research facilities.

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Poor response rate and the development of resistance sometimes hinder the success of chemotherapy. European researchers are looking at protein interaction networks in the quest for new therapy targets.

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An EU-funded project is helping enhance public health, clinical science and personalised medicine, via pooling of data from multiple biobanks. BIOSHARE-EU develops and implements methods for standardisation and harmonisation of data on common complex diseases.

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