Fighting climate change by closing the carbon cycle using membrane technology
Patricia Luis from UCLouvain highlights fighting climate change by closing the carbon cycle using membrane technology.
Why COVID might actually save the NHS
The rise of the virtual ward is charted here by Max Mckiernan, L2S2’s Marketing Manager and Jane Aldridge, Co-Founder/CBDO/CFO, including analysis of why COVID may save the NHS.
Rapid and successful adaptation of a national teaching programme to COVID-19
Dr Andrew McIndoe MBE & Dr Ed Hammond MBE chart the rapid and successful adaptation of delivery of a national teaching programme to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Secure remote patient monitoring for improved health efficiency
Here, we discover that SymlConnect digitises the paper-processes, offering remote monitoring to improve efficiency in care monitoring and reducing the waiting list exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Progressive state leadership: A political vision of sustainable development
Here Professor Richard Beardsworth, University of Leeds, continues his series on progressive state leadership by suggesting how it can spearhead the political vision of sustainable development.
Removal of inflammatory ‘evil humors’ – the key to treating COVID-19 complications?
Phillip P. Chan, MD, PhD, Chief Executive Officer of CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO), discusses the use of CytoSorb, a broad-spectrum blood purification technology to treat cytokine storm and hyperinflammation in critically ill COVID-19 patients.
Unlocking the contribution of rural enterprise to ‘levelling up’
Professor Jeremy Phillipson, Director of the National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise and Paddy Bradley, CEO of Swindon and Wiltshire LEP explain their thoughts on unlocking the contribution of rural enterprise and “levelling up”.
How is extensive research informing EU policy-making?
Megan Warrender, Assistant Editor at Open Access Government, investigates the current and future policy priorities of the Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius, and what is influencing them.
Dentistry during the pandemic: Is oral health still a priority?
Marco Landi, President of Council of European Dentists, considers dentistry during the COVID-19 pandemic and the extent to which oral health is still a priority.
Can cloud seeding partially mitigate the environmental impact of climate change?
Darrel Baumgardner, Chief Scientist at Droplet Measurement Technologies LLC asks if cloud seeding can partially mitigate the environmental impact of climate change, in this the first part of a series of special articles, starting with some basic principles.
The Elephant in the Water: The mammalian dive response and sudden death
Frank F Vincenzi, Professor Emeritus, University of Washington, tells us about the mammalian dive response (MDR), drawing on the case of the woman who developed a fatal heart rhythm while SCUBA diving.
A millimetre-sized microrobot with an artificial brain
Ken Saito, Associate Professor from College of Science and Technology, Nihon University in Japan, tell us about a millimetre-sized microrobot with an artificial brain.
Generating renewable genetic diversity in purple rice
Purple rice, generating genetic diversity, breeding-by-design, large-scale stabilised mutant collection, forward and reverse screening are all discussed here by Prof Dr Apichart Vanavichit from the Rice Science Center, Kasetsart University, Thailand.
Gravitational wave science in Europe: Einstein Telescope
Professor Achim Stahl at RWTH Aachen University discusses technological challenges and innovation in gravitational wave science, with a detailed look at Einstein Telescope.
Independent FDA Committee says Pfizer vaccine is ready for the US
The independent experts of the FDA say the Pfizer vaccine is good to go, which means that the COVID vaccine should be formally approved in a matter of days.
FebriDx: Rapid patient triage test and COVID-19
Here, we discover that FebriDx® rapid point of care triage can help prevent the spread of infection and improve patient streaming.
New routes to a low carbon future: Production of clean hydrogen
Stephen Skinner, Professor of Materials Chemistry at Imperial College London, explores the possible routes available to produce clean hydrogen and ensure a low carbon future.
How COVID-19 has renewed momentum to improve inpatient diabetes care
Olivia Burr, Inpatient Care Lead at Diabetes UK, explains how COVID-19 has renewed momentum to improve inpatient diabetes care.
Prioritising equality and transparency in Swiss research
Here, Open Access Government examines the priorities of the Swiss National Science Foundation’s Matthias Egger, following his re-election as President of the National Research Council.
Can we live without pharmacology?
Aida Batista, Vice President of the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP), explores if we can live without pharmacology, including comment on the use of opioid and sedative drugs.