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Puff, the magic jacket: In this EU project, students design some surprising tech prototypes

Puff, the magic jacket: In this EU project, students design some surprising tech prototypes

When Anna Cain, a master’s student in Barcelona, was looking for inspiration for a school project, she was thinking about climate change and how technology might help.

There was a severe drought underway that “was really bad where we were living in Barcelona,” she recalls; “so I think it was just at the top of my mind.” What if, she and some friends wondered, you could get water directly from the air?



ATTRACT Academy: empowering Europe’s next generation of innovators

ATTRACT Academy: empowering Europe’s next generation of innovators

The ATTRACT Academy is revolutionising how students engage with deep-tech innovation and entrepreneurship. Born from the success of the ‘Young Innovators and Entrepreneurs’ pilot in ATTRACT phase 1, it scaled up its impact during phase 2, expanding its reach to multiple universities across Europe.



FTSF programme: linking design and technology for sustainable textile solutions

FTSF programme: linking design and technology for sustainable textile solutions

The Future Technologies for Sustainable Fashion (FTSF) programme is an initiative designed to explore the intersection of fashion and technology through a critical lens focused on sustainability, future scarcity, and space habitation.



Sparking curiosity: the role of research infrastructures within the ATTRACT Academy

Sparking Curiosity: the role of Research Infrastructures within the ATTRACT Academy

The ATTRACT Academy is an educational initiative designed to foster entrepreneurship among Europe’s young talent. Launched as part of the ATTRACT project, it brings together students from different disciplines, including physics, design, and finance to collaborate on real-world applications of emerging technologies.



Tech talent for tomorrow: key skills from Europe’s ATTRACT Academy

Tech talent for tomorrow: key skills from Europe’s ATTRACT Academy

How can Europe better prepare its next generation of tech entrepreneurs? What skills are essential in an increasingly competitive and rapidly changing global market?



ATTRACT Academy: a hands-on approach to training Europe’s future tech entrepreneurs

ATTRACT Academy: a hands-on approach to training Europe’s future Tech Entrepreneurs

The search for skilled tech talent and entrepreneurial leaders becomes critical as Europe aims to advance in global tech markets. An answer to this challenge comes from the ATTRACT project, which seeks to combine deep-tech innovation with hands-on entrepreneurship training through its educational arm, the ATTRACT Academy.



Celebrating Innovation: highlights from the ATTRACT Pre-Final Conference

ATTRACT Pre-Final Conference

The ATTRACT Pre-Final Conference concluded successfully, highlighting the remarkable progress of the 36 projects funded under ATTRACT phase 2. Held in Grenoble, France, the event brought together researchers, students, and professors providing a platform for sharing their potential and envisioning future developments.



ATTRACT Pre-Final Conference: explore the 10 Student Programmes

ATTRACT Pre-Final Conference: explore the 10 Student Programmes

ATTRACT is an initiative enabling the transition of the technology generated mainly for fundamental research purposes toward industrial and societal applications. It aims to streamline this process by creating an innovation ecosystem that reduces risk through funding and expertise. Furthermore, it also seeks to connect researchers with young innovators and potential investors to maximise the benefits of the new technologies to society.



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