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JRC scientists – in close collaboration with researchers from the University of Lyon and Diamond Light Source (Synchtron Radiation Faclity, UK) – have...
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JRC scientists reviewed the legislation of nanomaterials in the EU and identified key needs for better implementation thereof including safety...
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Extreme space weather has a global footprint and the potential to damage critical infrastructure on the ground and in space. A new JRC report calls...
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The European Commission has adopted the JRC’s Work Programme for 2017-2018, running under Horizon 2020, the current EU Framework Programme for funding...
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On the 23rd and 24th of March the JRC's EU Reference Laboratory for Alternatives to Animal Testing (EURL ECVAM) hosted a meeting with OECD experts to...
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Action is needed to monitor and control the emerging Internet of Toys, concludes a new JRC report. Privacy and security are highlighted as main areas...
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In close collaboration with JRC scientists, a network of German food safety authorities developed a novel method able to efficiently detect six...
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JRC scientists contributed to a proposal by a European expert group to reduce the number of animal testing for the safety assessment of nanomaterials...
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The JRC has recently released a high-resolution tree occurrence dataset for Europe. The EU-Forest dataset is the most comprehensive database ever of...
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Despite the rapidly growing volume and economic importance of data in the digital economy, the legal framework for data ownership, access and trade...