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Can you tell if an image is real?

Study explores our ability to distinguish between AI-generated images and real photos AI models such as DALL·E can produce detailed and realistic faces by learning from millions of images of real humans with their descriptions. But are these hyper-realistic images of people almost indistinguishable from real photographs? A research team led by the United Kingdom’s…

artificial intelligence, deepfake detection, face recognition, Misinformation, Swansea University, visual perception

Helping to bring hydrogen-fuelled buses to a street near you

Imagine cities in which exhaust fumes from buses were a thing of the past and the only emission was a bit of water – welcome to a hydrogen-fuelled future! Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) utilise a hydrogen fuel cell system for propulsion. The fuel cell combines outside oxygen with pure hydrogen fuel stored on…

clean energy, EU Projects, fuel cell, hydrogen vehicles, Sustainable Transport, urban mobility

Developments towards needle-free injections

An innovative team improved the control of fluid jets to streamline the development of needle-free injections Roughly 44 million needles are used each day. Needles are fundamental for vaccination, blood sampling and drug delivery. And they have inked millions of tattoos. Yet they must be used correctly, instil fear among many people and create a…

Biomedical Devices, engineering, European Research Council, Healthcare Innovation, medical technology, microjets

Democracy will be televised

More than entertainment, television programmes can promote democratic ideals and even change the world Whether life imitates art or art imitates life is an age-old question. It’s also a question that is alive and well during today’s ‘golden age of television’. “In France, the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States and many other countries, a…

cultural influence, democratic values, EU Research, political education, soft power, TV series

Indra Group, ready to lead the response to the challenge of military mobility in europe as the sole player with dual technology for critical infrastructures

Its capabilities in rail and port logistics, cyber-resilience, AI, infrastructure control and protection, on-track sensors, and space enable Indra to provide advanced solutions that position it as a key partner in the bolstering of European technological sovereignty Indra Group has presented the European Union with its technological capabilities for the modernization and improvement of military…

artificial intelligence, cyberresilience, logistics, military mobility, signalling, technological sovereignty

Leading Cities Launches Five Free Data-Driven Pilots Helping Communities Prepare Before Crisis Strikes

Five innovative pilot projects transform real-time data into proactive resilience for communities worldwide True resilience doesn’t begin in recovery—it begins in preparation. Across the world, communities are facing escalating pressures from aging infrastructure, rising costs, climate disruption, and social inequities. Yet the difference between those who weather crises and those who are overwhelmed by them…

Climate Change, housing, infrastructure, innovations, preparedness, smartcities

Smart City Expo closes a record-breaking edition urging cities to lead global transformation

Rome awarded “Smart City of 2025” for its urban model and the great success of The Smart City Journal Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC), the world’s leading summit on smart cities and urban innovation organized by Fira de Barcelona, closed this afternoon its 2025 edition with record-breaking figures. With more than 27,000 attendees from…

artificial intelligence, Smart Cities, Sustainability, Technological Innovation, urban mobility, urban transformation

OPENTUNITY Reaches Key Milestones: Advancing Smart Grid Innovation Across Europe

With little more than a year remaining, partners across Europe are finalizing developments and preparing pilot demonstrations that bring next-generation smart grid solutions closer to real implementation The Horizon Europe project OPENTUNITY, coordinated by ETRA I+D, has entered a decisive phase as it moves closer to its goal of creating a more reliable, flexible, and…

Data Analytics, energy, Interoperability, Smart Grid, Sustainability, transition

New blood test for early detection of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Researchers have identified proteins in the blood that can detect amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with great accuracy up to 10 years before symptoms appear. Research supported in part by the EU-funded BRAINTEASER and HEREDITARY projects has led to the identification of proteins in blood that can accurately detect amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) up to a decade…

ALS Research, biomarkers, diagnostics, healthtech, neurology, research

Egypt joins Horizon Europe programme, strengthening EU research and innovation ties

Has officially become the second African nation to join the Horizon Europe programme, marking a historic step forward in the country’s research and innovation ambitions The agreement, signed during the EU–Egypt Summit in Brussels, opens new opportunities for Egyptian researchers, universities, and innovators to collaborate with their European counterparts via Horizon Europe on equal footing with…