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...
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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 age of 2. Erica and her guide dog, Borka, are helping scientists from a European Union research project, LIREC, understand how robotic assistants can best interact with humans.
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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”....
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...