LEC research contributes to world climate goals
The LEC is developing large-bore internal combustion engines that emit close to zero emissions, run efficiently on a variety of fuels and are robust. Here, future large engine technology developed in Graz is discussed.
Viral diseases of food security and livelihood importance
Here, Professors Sharadhuli Kimera and Gerald Misinzo from Sokoine University of Agriculture, focus on viral diseases of food security that affect livelihood.
Europe is making district heating smart
Steen Schelle Jensen, Head of Product Management – Solutions, Kamstrup A/S, explains how Europe is making district heating smart.
Vitamin B12 and brain health of older people
Here, Professor Timothy Kwok discusses the impact of vitamin B12 on the brain health of older people.
BRoTHER: Regional cooperation for visionary work in next-generation biobanking
Prof Dr Christoph Brochhausen-Delius from Institute of Pathology at the University Regensburg, charts the BRoTHER project that concerns regional cooperation for visionary work taking place in new technologies for next-generation biobanking.
InRel-Npower: Towards more efficient use of green energy
Here, Gaudenzio Meneghesso, discusses how to innovate and move towards a more efficient use of green energy.
Male health: The serious challenges with which boys and young men contend
Boys' and young men's health is on the global research agenda with a partnership between Dr. Christine Wekerle, Associate Professor, Pediatrics at McMaster University and Dr. Mark Kavenagh, Head of Research and Policy, ECPAT International to foster youth resilience in challenging contexts.
To speed up: Resurgent sodium current in the nervous system
Jason Tait Sanchez, Ph.D., CCC-A, FAAA, Associate Professor at Northwestern University, discusses resurgent sodium current in the nervous system.
Repurposing FDA-approved medicines and gene therapy to combat diabetic retinopathy
Lalit Singh Pukhrambam, PhD, and Ahmed S Ibrahim, PhD from Wayne State University School of Medicine in the U.S. focus here on the importance of combating diabetic retinopathy.
Using magnetic resonance techniques to monitor lipid metabolism and homeostasis
Professor Ulrich Flögel, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, explains how magnetic resonance techniques can be exploited to unveil crucial alterations in lipid metabolism and homeostasis.
Harnessing blockchain technology to develop climate solutions
Laszlo Giricz, Founder and CEO of Poseidon, provides an insightful account into the launch of his climate focussed blockchain company, detailing his passion for sustainable technology.
English education reform-based on EBPM (Evidence-Based Policy Making)
Professor Hajime Nishitani, from the Office of Global Initiative at Hiroshima University in Japan, outlines English education reform-based on EBPM (Evidence-Based Policy Making), including comment on English and Japanese Students in general.
A mind monitoring system: Voice analysis technology
Shinichi Tokuno from Voice Analysis and Measurement of Pathophysiology, Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, at the University of Tokyo, provide an overview of “MIMOSYS”, a “mind monitoring” system that uses voice analysis technology.
The UK’s medical cannabis industry
Dr. Frank D'Ambrosio, CMO of Block Commodities Plc, provides an insight into the UK’s medical cannabis industry.
Are young people satisfied after forced neighbourhood relocation?
Dr. Kirsten Visser at Utrecht University explores the impact on young people and neighbourhood satisfaction after they are forced to relocate.
What happened in Madrid at COP25?
As UN climate negotiations came to an end last week, we round up what really happened at the 25th climate conference in Madrid (COP25) and who the key players were.
Regulating Chinese shadow banking: Throwing the baby out with the bathwater?
Kent Matthews and Zhiguo Xiao discuss regulating Chinese shadow banking and ask if this is throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
Document management in education: Crucial for education
Miss Robyn Boyd, PR & Social Media Executive at PFU (EMEA) Limited – a Fujitsu company, lifts the lid on document management (storing information digitally) and why this is crucial in the education sector.
Firn matters: Changing runoff from Arctic Ice caps and Greenland
Luisa da Cunda Fernandes and Martin Sharp Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, discuss changing runoff from Arctic Ice caps and Greenland.
The importance of cannabinoid CBDa (cannabidiolic acid)
Katharina Zedlacher, PR and communications at BioBloom GmbH, details the recent studies conducted to highlight how cannabinoid CBDa (cannabidiolic acid) increases bioavailability of CBD and its health-promoting properties.
