The University of Malaga has been selected for the first time ever to coordinate an innovation project under the Horizon Europe - European Innovation Council (EIC), `Pathfinder Challenges’ programme, which promotes initiatives that "open new scientific frontiers and revolutionise technology." In total, 31 of the 415 proposals submitted from 48 countries, will be funded. Eight have been granted in Spain.The University of Malaga has been selected for the first time ever to coordinate an innovation project under the Horizon Europe - European Innovation Council (EIC), `Pathfinder Challenges’ programme, which promotes initiatives that "open new scientific frontiers and revolutionise technology." In total, 31 of the 415 proposals submitted from 48 countries, will be funded. Eight have been granted in Spain.The University of Malaga has been selected for the first time ever to coordinate an innovation project under the Horizon Europe - European Innovation Council (EIC), `Pathfinder Challenges’ programme, which promotes initiatives that "open new scientific frontiers and revolutionise technology." In total, 31 of the 415 proposals submitted from 48 countries, will be funded. Eight have been granted in Spain.

Scientists developed a high-entropy hydrogel that stiffens 760-fold when heated and softens in 28 seconds upon cooling. This innovation overcomes slow recovery in thermal-stiffening materials, unlocking applications in adaptive armor and soft robotics.

A novel lensless imaging technique, utilizing a programmable Fresnel zone aperture, offers high-resolution, artifact-free imaging with compact, cost-effective hardware. This method enhances resolution by 2.5 times and improves the signal-to-noise ratio by 3 dB compared to traditional approaches. The system's adaptability between static and dynamic modes enables diverse applications, from biomedical imaging to virtual reality and human-computer interaction, paving the way for miniaturized and multifunctional imaging platforms.

How gravity causes a perfectly spherical ball to roll down an inclined plane is part of elementary school physics canon. But the world is messier than a textbook.   

Scientists in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have sought to quantitatively describe the much more complex rolling physics of real-world objects. Led by Professor L. Mahadevan, they combined theory, simulations, and experiments to understand what happens when an imperfect, spherical object is placed on an inclined plane.