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- More environmentally friendly flame retardants for e-mobility and electronics
Organophosphorus flame retardants are a possible alternative to brominated flame retardants. However, comparative life cycle studies on this type of flame retardant are still lacking. The Fraun... - Next steps in the PFAS restriction process - timeline for next six months
During the public consultation on the PFAS restriction dossier submitted by the German authorities together with the authorities of four other European countries, which ran from March to September ...
- Environmentally friendly non-stick coating replaces PFAS on everyday products
Whether it is pans, cutlery or packaging, per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) have been used for coating in a wide variety of everyday products and processes for many years. Due to known risk... - PFAS reduce the activity of immune cells
Because they are persistant, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are also known as "chemicals for eternety". They can lead to liver damage, thyroid disorders, obesity, hormonal disorders, an... - Study leads to lowering of the EU environmental limit for the painkiller ibuprofen
A study by researchers from the Universities of Tübingen and Athens has found that the toxicity of chemicals in lakes and rivers may vary by several orders of magnitude depending on the water's aci... - Using less chemical pesticides: toolbox of good practices
Controlling pests that damage crops and plants is necessary both to safeguard food security and to ensure viable income to farmers for their production. This needs to be done while minimising the r... - Artificial nerve cells - almost like biological
Researchers at Linköping University (LiU) have created an artificial organic neuron that closely mimics the characteristics of biological nerve cells. This artificial neuron can stimulate natural n... - New universal detection method for SARS-CoV-2
A JRC study presents a new versatile method conceived to detect present and future SARS-CoV-2 variants. All new circulating variants will be picked up more accurately in both clinical and wastewate...
- European researchers achieve fusion energy record
Record results announced today are the clearest demonstration in a quarter of a century of the potential for fusion energy to deliver safe and sustainable low-carbon energy. Researchers from the EU...
- Understanding COVID-19 using next generation innovative, interdisciplinary methodologies
A new JRC study on SARS-CoV-2 examines the existing literature on how this coronavirus enters and infects the human body, exploring how scientists are currently using new innovative technologies ba... - Becquerel Prize from the European Commission for Ulrike Jahn
Ulrike Jahn, Senior Expert at VDE Renewables, receives this year's Becquerel Prize from the European Commission. It will be awarded during the digital event 'European PV Solar Energy Conference and...
- Novel microscope for cancer ciagnostics
Researchers from Jena, together with European partners from research, medicine and industry, are develop a novel microscopy technology. It should help to track down the cellular origins of cancer d... - New approach to sustainable lithium
The demand for lithium is rapidly growing, but Europe's conventional resources are limited. Connecting European circular economy to global networks, the EIT RawMaterials Innovation Community and le... - New material for the separation of CO2 from industrial waste gases
Chemists at the University of Bayreuth have developed a material that could well make an important contribution to climate protection and sustainable industrial production. With this material, the ... - European Atlas of Natural Radiation
The European Atlas of Natural Radiation provides harmonised data on levels of natural radiation across the EU and aims to raise awareness among Europeans of living with natural radioactivity. Th... - Science and knowledge in a time of crisis
From the preparation of guidelines and control materials for testing and better characterisation of the pandemic, to the detailed analysis of epidemiologic and economic impacts, the JRC is evaluati... - Coronavirus: Data sharing platform for researchers
the European Commission together with several partners launched a European COVID-19 Data Platform to enable the rapid collection and sharing of available research data. The platform, part of the ER... - Coronavirus: Commission issues guidelines on testing
As part of the European Roadmap towards lifting coronavirus containment measures, the Commission is presenting guidelines on coronavirus testing methodologies. The guidance aims to support Membe... - Finding the right methods for measuring microplastics in water
The JRC launched this week an inter-laboratory comparison study to identify and harmonise methods to measure microplastics in water. There is an emerging concern regarding the impact of microplasti...
- How to identify nanomaterials
The JRC releases today a report on how to decide through measurements whether a material is a nanomaterial or not. This will foster the correct implementation of the European Commission's nanomater... - New findings reveal a need to optimise the use of phosphorus in agriculture
The first continent-wide assessment of the chemical properties of EU soils reveals high levels of phosphorus in agricultural soils. Fertiliser use has an impact on agriculture and on the environmen... - Award for more efficient electrochemical energy storage
Empa young researcher Léo Duchêne received the prestigious Battery Division Student Research Award of the Electrochemical Society in Atlanta, USA. Since 1979, this research prize has been awarded t... - Limiting industrial trans fatty acids in food to protect consumers
A new European regulation setting a legal limit for industrially-produced trans fatty acids (iTFA) came into force on 14 May. JRC's scientific work has played an important role supporting the intro... - Global fossil CO2 emissions increased in 2017
Global anthropogenic fossil CO2 emissions increased by 1.2% in 2017 compared to the previous year, reaching 37.1 gigatonnes (Gt) CO2. The 0.43 GT increase corresponds to the total yearly CO2 emissi...
- Heat pump that uses propane instead of fluorinated greenhouse gases
"Heating and hot water account for around 40 percent of Germany's final energy consumption. Burning high-quality fossil fuels such as natural gas or crude oil not only makes little sense energetica...