Correlation of electrolyte properties, gas formation and heat generation by electrochemical-calorimetric methods
Dr Carlos Ziebert, leader of the group Batteries – Calorimetry and Safety, KIT, explains how electrochemical-calorimetric methods help to establish relevant correlations for improved batteries.
ATTRACT as a funding experiment for innovation: the final part
Sergio Bertolucci, Chair of the ATTRACT R&D&I Committee, discusses his final remarks on the ATTRACT funding for innovation.
Engineering solutions for ecological problems
Christine M. Cunningham, Professor at The Pennsylvania State University, discusses engineering solutions for children to help solve ecological problems
Research & innovation for bio-based industries in Europe
Philippe Mengal, Executive Director at CBE JU ‐ Circular Bio‐based Europe Joint Undertaking, charts the priorities for a strategic research & innovation agenda for competitive bio-based industries in Europe.
Research priorities for sustainability science
Future Earth highlights pertinent research gaps and suggests forthcoming fields of research in the field of sustainability science.
Smart Adhesion: anomalous damping in liquid crystalline elastomers leads to reversible adhesion
Eugene M. Terentjev, a professor of Polymer Physics at the University of Cambridge looks at smart, reusable adhesion through liquid crystalline elastomers.
The potential of algae in treating chronic inflammation
Algae has become a hot topic: it could offer new solutions for the treatment of pain, inflammation, and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
The effects of nanoparticles and the disruption of neural development
Ken Tachibana explores how the effects of nanoparticles on the environment and human body and brain have been left largely unexamined.
Verification in Quantum Computing
Quantum computing promises to change the way we tackle certain problems in the future, however, developing applications for this new and upcoming technology has...
IRODDI: New strategies for a sustainable development
Olga Gómez de Miranda, Scientific researcher from TECNALIA illustrates the innovative technologies and strategies in place to improve sustainable development.
Using AI to deliver high quality, personalised breast cancer screening
Ralph Highnam, PhD, Chief Science & Innovation Officer at Volpara Health, looks at the future of breast cancer screening and the use of AI.
The first net zero operation conducted in the NHS
The first net zero operation has been conducted by surgeons in the NHS – with the patient safely recovering from a keyhole procedure to remove a bowel cancer.
Unlocking dark matter in our genome to fuel immune responses
Dr Helen M Rowe at the Centre for Immunobiology at the Queen Mary University of London looks towards unlocking dark matter for the potential to boost immune responses in humans.
Imaging & radiation oncology core: Improving radiotherapy quality & care
The Imaging and Radiation Oncology Core is part of the U.S. National Cancer Institute’s clinical trial program and provides quality assurance for trials with radiation oncology and/or imaging.
How can we bridge the industrial-academic gap?
According to Claus Ibsen and Karl Brian Nielsen at Vestas Aircoil, closing the industrial-academic gap is the future of innovation.
From basic research to private innovation
What’s the return on basic research spending? What can policymakers do to make basic research more valuable, beyond simply spending more taxpayer money? And what role will private innovation have?.
Hyperspectral camera imaging promotes research of the seas and space
Mikko Mäkelä, Research Professor at VTT, discusses the possibilities of a hyperspectral camera – a device that can see things which the human eye cannot.
Hubble Space Telescope expands the search of the universe’s rarest galaxies
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has released its largest near-infrared image ever taken enabling astronomers to map the origin of our universes rarest galaxies.
What caused the megalodon extinction?
New research using zinc stable isotope ratios suggests that great white sharks may have contributed to the extinction of megalodon sharks.
An underwater drone can measure ocean acidification
An underwater drone can measure carbon dioxide levels in the ocean, and combat ocean acidification, monitoring global warming.