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• Has the EU’s Graphene Flagship hit its 10-year targets?

  23-12-2022 17:06 via thenextweb.com
  
  In the spring of 2010, physicist Jari Kinaret received an email from the European Commission. The EU’s executive arm was seeking pitches from scientists for ambitious new megaprojects. Known as flagships, the initiatives would focus on innovations that could transform Europe’s scientific and industrial landscape.  Kinaret, a professor at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, examined the initial proposals. “I was not very impressed,” the 60-year-old tells TNW
  
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• UK named Europe’s top tech sector with $1 trillion valuation

  23-12-2022 16:21 via thenextweb.com
  
  New research values the UK tech industry at a whopping $1 trillion (€942 billion)  — making it comfortably the leading ecosystem in Europe. This sector is now worth more than double Germany’s ($467.2 billion) and three times more than France’s ($307.5 billion), according to a report by data provider Dealroom. The UK also leads the continent in overall funding, unicorns, and startup numbers. “UK tech has remained resilient in the face of global challenges and we
  
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• Mainland Europe finally gets its first satellite launch facility

  23-12-2022 11:23 via thenextweb.com
  
  On January 13, 2023, Spaceport Esrange — mainland Europe’s first satellite launch facility — will be inaugurated in Sweden. This marks a critical milestone for the continent’s space industry. Spaceport Esrange will provide the European Space Agency (ESA) with an independent getaway to the stars, enhancing its current capabilities in French Guiana. At first, the spaceport will be used to launch satellites into orbit. “Satellites are decisive for many functions of th
  
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