futuris Innovative use of robots and autonomous systems in construction European researchers are using robots to help with the construction of buildings. In this episode of Futuris, Euronews goes to see one of the prototypes in action.
futuris European researchers testing robots to help with building structures Will construction workers be replaced by robots? Euronews finds out in this week's Futuris.
futuris Preventing food fraud: Europe's battle against fake spices Food fraud is a serious issue, including in the spice industry; with ingredients like saffron worth their weight in gold - literally - counterfeit spices needed to be guarded against. Furutis visits the lab in the Netherlands doing just that as part of an EU project. 02/11/2020
futuris Nestore, the new personal coach to keep you fit in mind, body and soul The new Nestore system aims to monitor multiple aspects of the user’s lifestyle as well as medical data, and then make personalised suggestions based on the collected information. 26/10/2020
futuris "It's a myth that older people can't change or improve" says wellness researcher The new Nestore personalised coaching app aims to give you hints and tips on how to stay well as you get older. 26/10/2020
futuris Climate change affects our health: how can society adapt? We travel to Norway and Greece to see how they want to mitigate the worst effects of climate change: our health. 19/10/2020
futuris REFRESH - the EU project to drastically reduce food waste A fifth of all food produced in Europe ends up being wasted. We look into the major strides being taken towards creating a joined-up food production system that will help drastically reduce food waste. 12/10/2020
futuris The BARBARA Project - transforming food by-products into raw materials Can food waste by-products be re-used to produce car parts and other industrial items, purposes unimaginable just a few years ago? The EU-supported BARBARA Project has made some big steps forward in that direction. Futuris visits Spain to find out more. 05/10/2020
futuris Scientists in Greece explore new ways of teaching traditional crafts On this week's Futuris, Euronews meets the scientists in Greece helping to preserve and teach traditional craft practices using technology. 28/09/2020
futuris On a mission to save our soils - the EU's plan to rebuild the land Rebuilding the degraded soils of Europe is one of the EU's missions within the new Horizon Europe framework, about to be launched. Euronews' Claudio Rosmino for Futuris investigates how new practices are rolling back years of ecological damage. 21/09/2020
futuris Researchers tap into Iceland's hot springs to hunt down viruses In this week's episode of Futuris, Euronews' Julian Lopez travels to Iceland to meet the scientists hunting down viruses that can be used to help improve our health. 14/09/2020
futuris Cities across Europe transform to bring down carbon emissions In this special edition of Futuris, Euronews looks at how the EU is trying to make one hundred cities carbon neutral by 2030. 07/09/2020
futuris New technology innovations to expand European geothermal energy use Safer and more resilient technology for expanding the use of geothermal energy in Europe is being developed and tested in Iceland. A particular challenge is developing more flexible casing for the much deeper geothermal facilities typically needed on mainland Europe. 31/08/2020
futuris Virtual humans to map the future of major surgery An international team are building virtual twins on supercomputers to test reaction to major surgery before proceeding and also the treatment of serious illness. These digital doppelgängers will mirror everything from how your heart beats and your lungs work, right down to your personal DNA code. 24/08/2020
futuris Europe aims to be first climate-neutral continent Achieving the “Green Deal” will involve some radical and innovative projects. 27/07/2020
futuris How the UNalab Smart Cities project is regreening overheated Eindhoven Eindhoven is one of a growing number of European cities using what are being termed Nature Based Solutions to improve urban climate and water resilience issues. Along with Tampere in Finland and Genoa in Italy, this southern Dutch city is at the forefront of the European UNaLab project. 20/07/2020
futuris 'It is a matter of time before supercomputers design virus treatments' In this week's episode of Futuris, Euronews finds out how supercomputers are supporting researchers looking for coronavirus treatments. 13/07/2020
futuris The science behind reliable COVID-19 testing Futuris looks at what scientists are doing to make sure coronavirus diagnostic tests are efficient and don’t produce false negatives. 06/07/2020
futuris The European projects pooling data to defeat COVID-19 Futuris travels to Marseille and Cambridge to look at two European projects pooling and sharing data to help the scientific community beat COVID-19. 29/06/2020
