Streaming video is everywhere these days: in your home, in your office and, increasingly, on your smart phone. But it is far from perfect. Whether being used for entertainment, telepresence or video calling, streaming video remains bandwidth-hungry and error-prone. EU-funded researchers are making the viewing experience smoother, crisper and easier on any device. read more

The success of Apple's App Store and the Android Market has inspired EU-funded developers of ‘Ambient assisted-living’ (AAL) solutions to develop their own open application marketplace and work together on interoperable platforms. In doing so, they are hoping to mainstream technology that will help older people live more active and comfortable lives. read more

Take maps of marine biodiversity and cross-reference them with records of fish catches and you should get a clear picture of where fish stocks are most at risk. Doing so could help save the world's oceans, but needs a huge amount of complex data to be processed and analysed. EU-funded researchers are solving the problem with an innovative, inspired-by-nature approach to e-infrastructures and looking at ways open data initiatives can be integrated. read more