# EF-Supported Teams: Research & Development Update

DevFeed: [EF-Supported Teams: Research & Development Update](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ef-supported-teams-research-development-update-16900.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2020/04/14/ef-supported-teams-research-and-development-update-2020-pt-1>)

Author: Ethereum Foundation

Published: 2020-04-14T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ethereum-foundation-blog.md>)

Topics: [Blockchain](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/blockchain.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/releases.md>), [C++](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/c-plus-plus.md>), [Remote Procedure Call (RPC)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/rpc.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>), [Zero-knowledge proof](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/zkp.md>), [Optimization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/optimization.md>), [pass](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/password-store.md>)

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## AI overview

The Ethereum Foundation's update reports progress from EF-supported research and development teams. It highlights Aleth 1.8.0, including improvements to its RPC interface, blockchain synchronization, network protocol, testing tools, and consensus-related features, while noting that Aleth will receive only basic maintenance going forward. The article also discusses zero-knowledge proof application development on Ethereum.

## Source excerpt

Friends, From our team to you and yours, we hope everyone and their families are well and keeping safe during these complicated weeks. To help pass some time while we're all stuck in doors, it's time again to update the community on progress made by some of the EF-supported...