Futuris Episode 6 (2010): "Social Robotics"
The 29 year old Erica, living near Budapest, has been in a wheelchair since a road accident at the...
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Futuris Episode 4 (2010): "The City and the Sky"
With a population of more than 10 million, Paris belongs to a group of 20 so-called “megacities”. The city is now at the centre of a European research project that is investigating the effect street pollution is having on the climate and atmosphere. However, the aim is not just to trace the pollution and its impacts on the urban scale, but rather to see how one city can have an impact on a continental or even global scale.
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Futuris Episode 5 (2010): "Alpine Water"
The Alps, known as “Europe’s water tower”, is home to glaciers that supply Europe with 40% of its...
Futuris Episode 3 (2010): "Switching to Energy Saving"
Trials are being conducted for a new system to monitor the real-time energy consumption in the ...
Futuris Episode 2 (2010): "Exercise vs. Chronic Disease"
It is known that regular exercise is beneficial for sufferers of type-2 diabetes, ischaemic heart...
Futuris Episode 1 (2010): "Energy Efficient Cities"
More the half of the world's population live in cities. This trend will continue to increase,...
Futuris Episode 1 (2007): "Learning without killing - Animal testing"
In the European Union 11 million animals are used each year as test subjects. Disturbing images...
Futuris Episode 2 (2007): "Rehab Robots"
Modern robotics provides many hopes in the field of medicine. Patients in rehabilitation can...
Futuris Episode 1 (2008): "Healthy Aims"
The Healthy Aims project helps to provide treatments for previously untreatable illnesses. The...
Futuris Episode 11 (2008): "Fishing for Tomorrow"
Many people all over the world depend on the fishing industry. But over-fishing is bringing...
Futuris Episode 9 (2008): "Telescopes"
Pictures of galaxies, regions around massive black holes, and regions of forming stars – a new era...