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Biotech & Health

Ready to look at your brain’s wiring?

Scientists at Cardiff University share the most detailed scan of a human brain. This may open the way to new medical therapies

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Culture & Society

How do these FET experts see the future?

Seven world-class experts share their thoughts about the exciting horizons which the EU-funded FET programme can open up. The key? Visionary thinking and innovative technologies for the benefit of society

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Nanotech & Materials

The recipe for graphene revolution? Sticky tape and playful scientists

Biotech & Health

Smart fashion: what can clothes tell us about our health?

Artificial intelligence & IT

Journey to the limits of nature: the rise of quantum computers

Energy & Environment

Intelligence in the abyss: robots colonise Venice lagoon

Would you dive into a body of water populated by about 150 robots? That’s what could happen if you were to fall off a “gondola” in the Venice lagoon, where scientists are giving birth to the world’s largest population of autonomous robots

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