January edition: Consultations on EU budget, Czech Republic signs EuroHPC, European Open Science Cloud, battery technologies blog, project news and events

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	ISSN : 2529-489X

European Commission 	Digital Excellence & Science Infrastructure
Future & Emerging Technologies, eInfrastructures, HPC & Quantum

In this issue - January 2018 	

  * Top News <#b763>
  * Funding Opportunities <#b764>
  * Blogs <#b2221>
  * Projects' news & stories <#b770>

  * FET event reports <#b2184>
  * Videos <#b766>
  * Forthcoming Events <#b771>

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Top News
Investing in the future of digital Europe: have your say on the EU 
budget after 2020
On 10 January, the Commission held a first orientation debate on the 
next Multiannual Financial Framework of the European Union (MFF) and 
launched a series of public consultations on the priorities of the EU 
that should be reflected in the next MFF. This follows the publication 
of the Commission reflection paper on the future of EU finances on 28 
June 2017 and of the Commission White Paper on the future of Europe on 1 
March 2017, which encouraged all citizens to join the discussion on the 
key decisions impacting our common future.
Read more... 
<http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection.cfm?item_id=612954&newsletter=129&lang=default> 

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The Czech Republic signs the European declaration on high-performance 
computing
The Czech Republic has signed the EuroHPC declaration, becoming the 14th 
country to participate in the joint national and European effort to 
build together world-class computing and data infrastructures in Europe.
Read more... 
<http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection.cfm?item_id=613069&newsletter=129&lang=default> 

	Map of Europe presenting the 14 signatories of the EuroHPC declaration
Two key projects launched to implement the European Open Science Cloud
Providing 1.7 million researchers in Europe with a wide variety of 
services and resources to fully exploit the potential of data and 
multidisciplinary research: this is the mission of the EOSC-hub and 
OpenAIRE-Advance projects that have just kicked off and that will be 
instrumental to make the European Open Science Cloud a reality.
Read more... 
<http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection.cfm?item_id=613083&newsletter=129&lang=default> 

	EOSC-hub and OpenAIRE-Advance logos

Funding Opportunities
Human Brain Project calls for expression of interest
The Human Brain Project (HBP) launched three calls to bring new 
expertise to its Medical Informatics Platform (MIP). Interested 
organisations can apply until 15 March.
Read more... 
<http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection.cfm?item_id=613292&newsletter=129&lang=default> 

	Human Brain Project logo with a sphere in several colours and the 
letters HBP

Blogs
Towards the next generation of batteries "made in the EU"
Battery technologies are essential for the future of the transport and 
energy sectors in Europe. EU academic and industrial experts met on 10 
January at a workshop to discuss about the long-term research challenges 
in battery technologies. Clara de la Torre and Thomas Skordas from the 
European Commission share some of the most important takings of the 
workshop.
Read more... 
<http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection.cfm?item_id=612381&newsletter=129&lang=default> 

	Four battery icons in different colours and with a growing number of 
lines in each, simulating that batteries are charging

Projects' news & stories
The Human Brain Project review (2016-2017)
In the second half of 2017, the European Commission held a review of the 
Human Brain Project Flagship to check on the progress of the past year. 
The overall conclusion of the experts is that the project is progressing 
well on both Science and Research Infrastructure development.
Read more... 
<http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection.cfm?item_id=613320&newsletter=129&lang=default> 

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Graphene Flagship's latest innovations at the Mobile World Congress 2018
For the third consecutive year the Graphene Flagship will exhibit a wide 
range of prototypes and demonstrators of innovative graphene 
applications at the world’s largest gathering for the mobile industry.
Read more... 
<http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection.cfm?item_id=613077&newsletter=129&lang=default> 

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on a laptop
One way track for microwaves
Researchers forming part of the Hybrid Optomechanical Technologies 
consortium (H2020 FET Proactive HOT project) demonstrated magnet‐less 
isolators and circulators for microwaves.
Read more... 
<http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection.cfm?item_id=613280&newsletter=129&lang=default> 

An autonomous robot that can teach and adapt to each of its learners
The EASEL project has built a robot that is capable to act in symbiosis 
with a person, understanding his emotional state, the social context 
that might affect his behaviour and remembering what happened in past 
encounters.
Read more... 
<http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection.cfm?item_id=608128&newsletter=129&lang=default> 

	Cartoon showing a human and a robot
CellViewer: super-resolution microscopy to visualise live cells
A FET-Open project works on new high-throughput microscopy technique, 
which will allow for visualisation of DNA, mRNA and proteins in living 
cells.
Read more... 
<http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection.cfm?item_id=611773&newsletter=129&lang=default> 

	protein expression
Scientists solve a 100-years-old problem revisiting the notion of 
resonances for applications
The concept of ‘resonance’ permeates an extremely wide range of systems 
in physics and engineering – from classical mechanics, electromagnetism 
and photonics to condensed matter, quantum physics and particle physics. 
Resonances play, in particular, an extremely important role in the 
fields of nano- and chiral- biosensing, constituting the fingerprints 
through which we may detect proteins, cells, DNA molecules and other 
biological substances.
Read more... 
<http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection.cfm?item_id=612236&newsletter=129&lang=default> 

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Supercomputer architectures lead to greener and more advanced combustion 
systems
The European funded project HPC4E presented its whitepaper giving clear 
insights for the energy sector.
Read more... 
<http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection.cfm?item_id=613308&newsletter=129&lang=default> 

FET event reports
Workshop on future battery technologies for energy storage
Academia and industry representatives explored the long term challenges 
and emerging next generations of battery technologies for energy storage 
that could be addressed by a large scale EU Research & Innovation 
initiative under the Future & Emerging Technologies (FET) part of 
Horizon2020.
Read more... 
<http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection.cfm?item_id=607976&newsletter=129&lang=default> 

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Videos
Bye-bye bricks and concrete: Welcome to the house built out of plants
Fancy living in a building constructed by plants and small robots? 
That's the futuristic vision of researchers working on the European 
Flora Robotica project.
Read more... 
<http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection.cfm?item_id=612836&newsletter=129> 

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Forthcoming Events
*1 March 2018 * — Gothenburg, Sweden
Large scale research initiatives: impact assessment workshop
What is the impact of large scale research initiatives? How can it be 
assessed? Speakers from the European Commission, the Graphene Flagship 
and the Human Brain Project will discuss on these topics with 
participants to the workshop.
Read more... 
<http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection.cfm?item_id=612946&newsletter=129&lang=default> 

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*2 March 2018 * — Amsterdam, The Netherlands
DutchBrain event
The Human Brain Project (HBP) organises this event to engage with the 
Dutch brain research community. Attendees will learn details of the 
project and how to collaborate with it.
Read more... 
<http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection.cfm?item_id=612733&newsletter=129&lang=default> 

	Computer-designed representation of the brain inside a human head
*8 March 2018 * — Mölndal, Sweden
Women in Graphene workshop
The Graphene Flagship organises a new edition of the "Women in Graphene" 
workshops which seek to give female researchers inside the project –and 
also outside the project - the chance to discuss their research and the 
situation for women in the field.
Read more... 
<http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection.cfm?item_id=612941&newsletter=129&lang=default> 

	Blue hexagon with text
*9 March 2018 * — Madrid, Spain
Human Brain Project conference on Gender and Diversity
"Promoting innovative leadership" is the theme for the first conference 
on Gender and Diversity organised by the Human Brain Project (HBP). The 
event is addressed mainly to senior scientists, young researchers, 
project managers and members of governing bodies of the HBP but it is 
also open to interested people outside the project.
Read more... 
<http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection.cfm?item_id=613093&newsletter=129&lang=default> 

	Image shows title, date and venue of the conference and the logos of 
the organisers
*10 - 14 September 2018 * — San Sebastian, Spain
Graphene Week 2018 - abstract submission open
The Graphene Week is the annual gathering for international leading 
experts on graphene and two-dimensional materials. The abstract 
submission for oral or poster presentations at the event is open until 
25 February. Don't miss your chance to present your graphene research 
results!
Read more... 
<http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection.cfm?item_id=612979&newsletter=129&lang=default> 

	Text on blue background: Graphene Week 2018, 10-14 September, San 
Sebastian, Spain

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