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The 7th Human Brain Project (HBP) Summit & Open Day was held in Athens, Greece in February 2020 with the participation of more than 500 HBP scientists and more than 750 external participants for the Open Day. This year, the focus was on the key steps taken to establish EBRAINS, the new European Research Infrastructure for Neuroscience.

The large-scale research initiative Battery 2030+ published its long-term research roadmap. The document contains the recommended actions, research themes and scientific approach to develop the sustainable batteries critical for future carbon-neutral societies.

A multidisciplinary team of Graphene Flagship researchers is developing high-performance graphene enabled silicon-based lithium-ion batteries for hearing aids, wearables and small electronic devices. In doing so, they identified how to use a pinch of graphene to increase the lifetime and the capacity of these batteries by 30%.

A Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) workshop on graphene and related materials (GRM) took place in Brussels on 20th January 2020. The goal of this workshop was to discuss the most important challenges of graphene and related materials in different areas of application.

On 3 March, the chair of the Flagship’s Strategic Advisory Board, Prof. J.Mlynek, presented the new Strategic Research Agenda for the Quantum Flagship to Roberto Viola, the Director General of the Communications Networks, Content and Technology (Connect) at the European Commission. The document aims at setting a clear direction for the future development of quantum research and innovation in Europe.

Emerging technology has the power to transform history and cultural heritage into a living resource. The Time Machine project will digitise archives from museums and libraries, using Artificial Intelligence and Big Data mining, to offer richer interpretations of our past.