Every year in Europe, almost 90 million tons of food is thrown away. The ISA- PACK project, supported by European funds, is expected to reduce this phenomenon considerably thanks to the development of modern packaging polymer film. Both commercial entities and academic institutions are involved in this international project, including Intrex, a company from Poznań […]
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In recent years we’ve seen face, voice and fingerprint identification software move from Sci-Fi films into real life affordable devices, such as smartphones and tablets. The TABULA RASA consortium, which is supported by EU research and innovation investment, has set out to identify just how well this new software works, in particular against the growing […]
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Chill a drink in 45 seconds
Over the long hot summer many of us reached for a cold drink. But what is the financial and environmental cost of our demand for cool drinks? Rapidcool, an innovative project supported by European Union research funding, aims at reducing the energy requirements for cooling drinks at the point of sale, saving retailers’ money and ultimately […]