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Enabling the green transition with high-performing solar cells

In the global effort to combat climate change, solar power can help cut emissions and provide an alternative to fossil fuels. ERC grantee Michael Grätzel is pioneering a new generation of photovoltaic solar technologies that are highly reliable and…
In the global effort to combat climate change, solar power can help cut emissions and provide an alternative to fossil fuels. ERC grantee Michael Grätzel is pioneering a new generation…
In the global effort to combat climate change, solar power can help cut emissions and provide an alternative to fossil fuels. ERC grantee Michael…
In the global effort to combat climate change, solar power can help cut emissions and provide an alternative to fossil fuels. ERC grantee Michael Grätzel is pioneering a new…
In the global effort to combat climate change, solar power can help cut emissions and provide an alternative to fossil fuels…
15 ways ERC transformed science

Unearthing the secrets of human evolution through research into fossilised hands

The groundbreaking analysis of a 2-million-year-old fossilised hand has enabled ERC grantee Tracy Kivell to expand our understanding of how humans evolved. Novel techniques developed through her project now promise to shed even more light on the…
The groundbreaking analysis of a 2-million-year-old fossilised hand has enabled ERC grantee Tracy Kivell to expand our understanding of how humans evolved. Novel techniques developed…
The groundbreaking analysis of a 2-million-year-old fossilised hand has enabled ERC grantee Tracy Kivell to expand our understanding of how humans…
The groundbreaking analysis of a 2-million-year-old fossilised hand has enabled ERC grantee Tracy Kivell to expand our understanding of how humans evolved. Novel techniques…
The groundbreaking analysis of a 2-million-year-old fossilised hand has enabled ERC grantee Tracy Kivell to expand our…
15 ways ERC transformed science

Revealing our shared past through archaeological findings

Pioneering new methods for identifying ancient fragments of human bone have helped to prove that human species interbred. The techniques, developed by ERC grantee Katerina Douka, are currently being shared through a growing global network of…
Pioneering new methods for identifying ancient fragments of human bone have helped to prove that human species interbred. The techniques, developed by ERC grantee Katerina Douka, are…
Pioneering new methods for identifying ancient fragments of human bone have helped to prove that human species interbred. The techniques, developed…
Pioneering new methods for identifying ancient fragments of human bone have helped to prove that human species interbred. The techniques, developed by ERC grantee Katerina…
Pioneering new methods for identifying ancient fragments of human bone have helped to prove that human species interbred…
15 ways ERC transformed science

Unveiling the mysteries of basic cellular structures

ERC grantee Maya Schuldiner has harnessed 21st-century microscopy and employed an interdisciplinary approach to visualise basic cellular phenomena for the first time. Her work radically altered the established understanding of organelles – the…
ERC grantee Maya Schuldiner has harnessed 21st-century microscopy and employed an interdisciplinary approach to visualise basic cellular phenomena for the first time. Her work…
ERC grantee Maya Schuldiner has harnessed 21st-century microscopy and employed an interdisciplinary approach to visualise basic cellular phenomena…
ERC grantee Maya Schuldiner has harnessed 21st-century microscopy and employed an interdisciplinary approach to visualise basic cellular phenomena for the first time. Her…
ERC grantee Maya Schuldiner has harnessed 21st-century microscopy and employed an interdisciplinary approach to visualise…
15 ways ERC transformed science

Unlocking the therapeutic power of music through mathematics

Developing mathematical models to describe the role of musical performance could open the door to new applications, including treating cardiac arrhythmia. ERC grantee Elaine Chew has brought together radically different disciplines in order to drive…
Developing mathematical models to describe the role of musical performance could open the door to new applications, including treating cardiac arrhythmia. ERC grantee Elaine Chew has…
Developing mathematical models to describe the role of musical performance could open the door to new applications, including treating cardiac…
Developing mathematical models to describe the role of musical performance could open the door to new applications, including treating cardiac arrhythmia. ERC grantee Elaine…
Developing mathematical models to describe the role of musical performance could open the door to new applications,…
15 ways ERC transformed science

Charting the blueprints for future disease treatments through cell self-organisation

Prize-winning ERC grantees Anna Akhmanova and Marileen Dogterom combined cutting-edge research in the fields of biophysics and biology to achieve a better understanding of how cells self-organise. Their findings could have far-reaching implications…
Prize-winning ERC grantees Anna Akhmanova and Marileen Dogterom combined cutting-edge research in the fields of biophysics and biology to achieve a better understanding of how cells…
Prize-winning ERC grantees Anna Akhmanova and Marileen Dogterom combined cutting-edge research in the fields of biophysics and biology to achieve a…
Prize-winning ERC grantees Anna Akhmanova and Marileen Dogterom combined cutting-edge research in the fields of biophysics and biology to achieve a better understanding of…
Prize-winning ERC grantees Anna Akhmanova and Marileen Dogterom combined cutting-edge research in the fields of biophysics…
15 ways ERC transformed science

Bursting the social media bubble with open-source software

Now, more than ever, many of our interactions take place online. ERC grantee Stefania Milan has performed innovative, quantitative research on personalisation algorithms, addressing what they are and how they influence user behaviour and perceptions…
Now, more than ever, many of our interactions take place online. ERC grantee Stefania Milan has performed innovative, quantitative research on personalisation algorithms, addressing…
Now, more than ever, many of our interactions take place online. ERC grantee Stefania Milan has performed innovative, quantitative research on…
Now, more than ever, many of our interactions take place online. ERC grantee Stefania Milan has performed innovative, quantitative research on personalisation algorithms,…
Now, more than ever, many of our interactions take place online. ERC grantee Stefania Milan has performed innovative,…
15 ways ERC transformed science

Bringing the impact of nutrient imbalance to global attention

Through combining their expertise, four ERC grantees have awoken the scientific community to what nutrient imbalances could mean for our planet, and for our species. Their findings could lead the world towards more accurate climate modelling, more…
Through combining their expertise, four ERC grantees have awoken the scientific community to what nutrient imbalances could mean for our planet, and for our species. Their findings…
Through combining their expertise, four ERC grantees have awoken the scientific community to what nutrient imbalances could mean for our planet, and…
Through combining their expertise, four ERC grantees have awoken the scientific community to what nutrient imbalances could mean for our planet, and for our species. Their…
Through combining their expertise, four ERC grantees have awoken the scientific community to what nutrient imbalances could…
15 ways ERC transformed science