Research*eu Results Magazine October 2017 [antikvár]

research euRESULTS MAGAZINEPublished byThe Community Research and Development Information Service (CORDIS) managed by the Publications Office of the European Union 2. me Mercier 298S Luxembourg LUXEMBOURGcordispublicatiQns.europa.eijEditorial coordinationMelinda KURZNE OPOCZKYEDITORIALby the editorial teamRD FOR THE VISUALLY-IMPAIRED LEAVES NO ONE BEHINDTHE RESEARCH-EURESULTS MAGAZINES ARE FREE OF CHARGE.For all issues of the research'eu Results Magazine you can:-download the PDF or e-book version-order single paper copies-subscribe to have every Issue posted to you at http://cordis.europa eu/research-euDisclaimerOnline project information and links published In the current issue of the research'eu Results Magazine are correct when the publication goes to press. The Publications Office cannot be held responsible for information which is out of date or websites that are no longer live.The technologies presented in this magazine may be covered by intellectual property rights.Printed by Imprimerie Bietlot in Belgium Printed on elemental chlorine-free bleached paper (ECF)ISSN 1831-9947 (printed version) ISSN 1977-4028 (PDF, EPUB) European Union. 2017Reproduction permitted, provided the source is acknowledged. Neither the Publications Office nor any person acting on its behalf is responsible for the use that may be made of the information contained in this publication or for any errors that may remain in the texts, despite the care taken in preparing them. For reproduction or use of photos and any other artistic material, permission must be sought directly from the copyright holder. Excluded from this constraint are the photos and artistic material owned by the European Union.Cover photo REOPIXEL.PL, ShutterstockWe might not realise this until we cross paths with one of them, but our societies are far from disabled friendly. A blatant example of their two-tier evolution can be found in visually-impaired or blind people. Sure, the invention of the Braille alphabet in 1809, or that of screen readers in the early 1980s, were huge steps forwards. But whilst technology keeps evolving, whilst our cities become more crowded, fast-paced and technology-dependent, living without seeing has become increasingly difficultOn 12 October 2017, we will be celebrating World Sight Day in the face of a thought-provoking statistic: of all the blind or visually-impaired people out there, 80% are avoidably so. For the international Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, the most effertive weapon to change this fact is awareness, hopefully leading to more eye examinations in both developed and developing economies.The question we asked ourselves when working on this issue of the research'eu Results Magazine was, how about the other 20%? Are they doomed to literally be left in the dark, or can RD provide innovative solutions for them to catch up with this fast-paced world we live in?Looking through the long list of research projects being funded by the EU, we found that there are indeed reasons for hope. On the one hand, those victims of currently incurable, blinding ,, . ., ,diseases are now the focus of projectsLlViny WlUlOUt aiming to find new treatments using ___!__u..therapy or new drugs. On theseeing ÍImS Decome other hand, engineers across Europe n^maeinnlutl^sisnins innovative devices,increasingly aiTTICtlll. either boosting the remaining sensesto compensate for the loss of sight or even creating tactile devices that will enable visually-impaired people to benefit from the increasingly graphical contents used in digital communications.Besides these projects, which are all introduced in this magazine, others are presented across nine themes of research: health, society, transport, environment agriculture and forestry, industry, information and communication technologies, space and fundamental research. The magazine closes with a list of upcoming events hosted by or involving EU-funded research projects.We look forward to receiving your feedback. You can send questions or suggestions to: editorial

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Cím: Research*eu Results Magazine October 2017 [antikvár]

Kiadó: Publications Office of the European Union

Megjelenés: 2017. január 01.

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