European science and technology

European science and technology

Ariane Rocket
Galileo Project
Aribus A380
Eurofighter Typhoon
Columbus laboratory/ATV/Node3
TGV/Transrapid
LHC/CERN

2007 Nobel Prize in Physics:
Albert Fert (EU)
Peter Grünberg (EU)

2007 Nobel Prize in Chemistry:
Gerhard Ertl (EU)

2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine:
Mario Capecchi (US citizen, born in Europe)
Oliver Smithies (US citizen, born in Europe)
Martin J. Evans (EU)

2007 Nobel Prize in Literature:
Doris Lessing (EU)

2007 Nobel Prize in Economics:
Leonid Hurwicz (USA)
Eric S. Maskin (USA)
Roger B. Myerson (USA)

Europe is gaining ground on the US in the field of innovation thanks mainly to Nordic countries leading the way.

The EU-US innovation gap has been decreasing year-on-year since 2003, according to a 2006 report . The latest version of the EU's "innovation scoreboard" reveals it was the Danes, Finns, Germans and Swedes who were ahead of the pack, establishing themselves as world leaders in the field. The report also highlighted outstanding performance in life-long learning, with participation levels highest among the Swedish population at 35%, compared to Europe's overall 11%.

Published by a Maastricht research institute, the scoreboard ranks the economies of 34 countries on the basis of 25 indicators, including education, investment in modern technologies, R&D expenditure and numbers of patents granted. The countries under the microscope are the US, Japan and the EU, as well as Croatia, Turkey, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland.

The report identifies four main groups:

Innovation leaders: Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, Denmark, Germany and Japan

Innovation followers: UK, Iceland, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Ireland, US

Countries catching-up: Slovenia, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Portugal, Poland, Latvia, Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Romania

Trailing countries: Estonia, Spain, Italy, Malta, Hungary, Croatia and Slovakia

The "trailing countries" have scored well below the innovation average for the EU as a whole and require substantial investment to catch up. Luxembourg, Norway and Turkey would not fit in any of these categories.

A survey by the EU's statistical office Eurostat reveals that over 40% of European companies are actively innovating, more frequently in collaboration with customers and suppliers than with universities and public research institutes

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[mattyreynolds1990]

Europe is for the win. I am so proud to call myself a Brit but deep down I would love Europeans to get on better and become an invincible hyper power

[physicistprime]

it is quite simple if f-22 is noy a stealth plane it would not be considered 5th generation aircraft but fourth. EFT is superior in everthing except it does not have stealth. If France had not left the EFT project EFT would noe have a spectra system and it would have a virtual stealth plus many other abilites using spectra system from dassault rafale which is after all considered 4.5th generation plus typhoon is older project

[StellandBlood]

More recently Grippen (jet developed just by Sweden) has completely smashed the F-15 and F-16 of the USAF,in the whole exercise it wasn´t catched a single time,for the irritation of USAF pilots,making USAF officials conclude in the end.

"Only F-22 can fight european jets"

[StellandBlood]

@GanzZulu

It did in Red Flag 2006.

[hydra8888]

@GanzZulu contrary to what physicistprime says, the f-22 is a stealth weapon with far greater manuverability than the eurofighter typhoon, which would be a 4th generation compared to the f-22 5th generation.

handling goes to the f-22- stealth technology goes to the f-22, as well as range...payload goes to the eurofighter . I'm curious to see the report.

[GanzZulu]

@sedmoagalnikful well, when you say "americas time" what you realls mean is china's time im afraid.

[GanzZulu]

@hydra8888 wait a minute, didnt the EFT beat the F-22 in military simulations between the USAF and RAF, there was a report on the BBC and all.

[GreenmeGo]

impressive

[P3rfecTii0n1]

@maureenOWW and we dont need a terrorist state . (USA) ;)) 9.11 was not from afghanistan ;) thats know the world .

[hydra8888]

f-22's are better than the typhoon. Not the World's best.