The next-generation knowledge-sharing and experience platform for the concrete and cement industry, CUSCIT’25 Cement Olympics, was held in Antalya Belek between 4–7 November 2025. Aiming to bring together academia’s knowledge base and research capacity with the current needs of industry, while also shaping academic work through practical industry experience, CUSCIT’25…
On Monday, 9 February 2026, students from IESO Tomás Bretón (Villamayor, Salamanca) participated in an educational visit to the Salamanca Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), gaining first-hand insight into wastewater treatment and the role this infrastructure plays in environmental sustainability. Guided by the Aqualia team, students toured the facilities and learned…
Last Friday, as part of the Women and Girls in Science activities, we visited CEIP Ángel León in Colmenar Viejo (Madrid) to speak with three groups of Year 6 students about PFAS and the work carried out within the SCENARIOS project. Senior researcher Dr. @Eva Junqué introduced the main concepts…
The INAM Group is a multidisciplinary research team working at the Institute of Advanced Materials (https://www.inam.uji.es/) of the Universitat Jaume I. The Institute is an internationally recognized research center dedicated to interdisciplinary science and technology in advanced materials. Its activities are driven by a strong commitment to scientific excellence and…
The EIC Cooling Portfolio Strategic Plan, unveiled in December 2025, outlines a coordinated approach to advancing clean and efficient cooling technologies across Europe. The portfolio brings together deep-tech projects focused on the entire cooling value chain—from generation and storage to transport and intelligent management—targeting applications in buildings, industry, food processing, data centers, quantum computing,…
Africa’s experiencing the world’s highest rates of urbanization and population growth, along with rising material consumption and waste production[1] [2]. By the year 2050, Africa’s projected urban waste generation is expected to triple[3], creating both a significant environmental challenge and a considerable opportunity for circular innovation. Hence, Africa is key…
Hycool_IT delegates participated in the 4th Smart Energy Cluster Collaboration Workshop, the session was held on the third of February. The session was full of inspiring new projects and ideas, and we already identified several projects with strong similarities and clear potential for synergies. Hycool_IT is part of the Smart…
SCENARIOS is part of the European Green Deal, and last week we have a meeting as part of the group activities where we held a strategic discussion, strengthen connection with peers, and position SCENARIOS at the forefront of the EU’s next phase in the green transition. The Green Deal Projects…
Behind every European research project lies a diverse network of people, expertise and shared ambition. While scientific results and technological advances are at the core of PeCATHS, the project is ultimately driven by the researchers, engineers and innovators who collaborate across disciplines and borders to make progress possible. To highlight…
The chemical dimension of water resilience, managed primarily by the Directorate-General for Environment, focuses on drastically reducing persistent pollutants that threaten the quality of Europe’s waters. PFAS pose the most significant and costly threat in this area. Professor Francesco Dondero, Associate Professor of Ecology at the Department of Science and…
Stakeholder participation is essential to the project’s success and to achieving long-term impact. In this regard, the DYMAN project recently contributed to the work of the BRIDGE initiative by presenting its approach, strategy, and experience during a dedicated project presentation session within the working group on consumer and citizen participation….
Trinity College Dublin (TCD) plays a key role in the PeCATHs project, applying advanced computational approaches and high-performance computing resources to the project. TCD participates in PeCATHs as part of Work Package 3 (WP3) which is focussed on the theoretical modelling of electrodes and reaction mechanisms. Recognized globally as…
