Thunderstorms, lightnings, and cosmic rays
Is there a connection between thunderstorm activity, and climate? Two scientists (Yoav Yair, from the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, Israel, and Laure Lefèvre, from the Royal Observatory of Belgium) discuss this topic. This movie was produced by COST action TOSCA (Towards a more complete assessment of the impact of solar variability on climate), a multidisciplinary European network of scientists from 20 countries whose objective is to provide a better understanding of the hotly debated role of the Sun in climate change. For more information, and more movies, see http://www.tosca-cost.eu
Three COST Action Chairs talk transdisciplinary research and how COST helps them connect young researchers with policy makers and industry.
COST and Delft University of Technology organised a three-day conference looking at solutions to the growing consumption of raw materials at a global scale: sustainable mining, recycling and substitution of critical materials, material life-time extension and product design. Participants also analysed ways forward in terms of research, policy and practice.
Dr Sjur Baardsen, Chair of the FPS Domain, shares his views on Tourism in a Green Economy when interviewed by the GreenUp programme.
The GreenUp programme, powered by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), prepares for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (aka Rio+20) in June 2012 by collecting a critical mass of evidence showing that the green economy is a real possibility for intertwining the world’s economies with our environmental and societal aspirations. The first action relates to Forests!
Visit http://www.greenup-unep.org/ for more information.
The Future of Graphene?
Will graphene live up to its promise? Is graphene the new silicon?
The latest video from this COST Action NanoTP designed to bring together theorists and experimentalists in the field of nanotechnology. This video shows scientists working in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology discussing the future for the new monolayer material, graphene, at a meeting held in Trieste in 2011.
On 13 July 2012 COST organised a session within ESOF 2012, ‘S & T = Key 2 Knowledge’. This event aimed to explain the benefits of science and technology networking for European scientists.
Find more videos and interviews collected at ESOF on COST’s YouTube channel!
The conference ‘Personalised Medicine: Better Healthcare for the Future’ event was held in Cyprus from 17 to 22 June 2012. COST brought together researchers, scientists, policy-makers, patients’ associations and stakeholders to widen conceptions of personalised medicine and provide education about new developments in the field.
Watch this highlight video to catch a glimpse of the topics addressed! Or visit the COST YouTube Channel to view more videos.
The President of the COST Association, Dr Ángeles Rodríguez-Peña, and the Director of the COST Association, Monica Dietl,talk about the new COST – a more efficient framework featuring a reviewed scientific organisation and new Open Call procedures meant to better meet European researchers’ interest.