Research focus: Mediation for conflict management
Mediation is a resource for conflict management and may improve the relationships between gangs and the community, according to research from Carles Feixa & José Sánchez-García.
Seeking a sustainable way to control harmful algal bloom
Here, Researcher Nobuharu Inaba at the Civil Engineering Research Institute for Cold Region (CERI), explains why it is vital to control harmful algal bloom as sustainably as possible.
Scientists explain what happened in first microsecond of Big Bang
A team from the University of Copenhagen say that they have identified a substance that was present in the first microsecond after the Big Bang.
Does Europe have the tools it needs to quit importing batteries?
Bo Normark, Industrial Strategy Executive, EIT InnoEnergy ponders if Europe has the tools it needs to quit importing batteries.
What should the government’s new innovation strategy look like?
Njy Rios, Director: R&D Incentives, Ayming UK & Ireland, shares insights from the roundtable discussion with industry experts as part of BEIS’ innovation strategy consultation.
Moderna say COVID vaccine 100% effective in 12-17 year olds
The Moderna vaccine has been found to be 100% effective against COVID-19 in 12-17 year olds, according to new data from the TeenCOVE study.
Scientists successfully use gene therapy to restore eyesight
Scientists in France have partially restored the eyesight of a blind man, using gene therapy - he is now able to identify blurry shapes.
Scientists say severe COVID infections will disappear in 10 years
New mathematical modelling from the University of Utah suggests that all severe COVID infections will disappear over the next ten years - if the global population has access to vaccination.
Scientists think protein injection could be diabetes vaccine
The idea is still at an early stage, but initial clinical study results show that immunotherapy against type 1 diabetes could function as a 'diabetes vaccine.'
ALMA telescope finds oldest spiral morphology galaxy in existence
The ALMA telescope has located a galaxy with spiral morphology, which was created just 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang - this is the oldest ever recorded.
Researchers say lithium concentration in brain connected to depression
Researchers believe that they have a breakthrough - finding that lithium concentrations in the brain are connected to depression.
NASA reveal fast radio bursts coming from galaxies’ spiral arms
NASA reveal that the Hubble Space Telescope has located five, powerful fast radio bursts to the spiral arms of five galaxies.
Shaping the future of research into epilepsy
There are 21 epilepsy-related deaths every week in the UK - here, Maxine Smeaton, Chief Executive of Epilepsy Research UK discusses what the future holds for essential epilepsy treatment research.
Cognitive technology for forgetting unforgettable memory
Junya Morita, Associate Professor at Shizuoka, discusses the mechanisms of negative collective behaviours in online society, and technology behind combatting them.
Scientists explore new potential treatment for epilepsy
Scientists at the University of Nottingham are exploring the potential of new treatment for epilepsy, as they reveal that neuron connections in the brain can be a good indicator of disease progression.
Improving the safety of mechanical products
Masaru Ogawa, Associate Professor at Kogakuin University, underlines the importance of improving the safety of mechanical products, in particular, the stress states that occur within a structure.
SWINOSTICS: Field-diagnostics in pig farming
Here, R&D Director Alessandro Giusti details the work of the Horizon 2020 funded SWINOSTICS project to tackle viruses causing epidemics in pig farming.
Scientists find way to turn plastic waste into jet fuel
A team of researchers at Washington State University have found a way to turn 90% of plastic waste into jet fuel within the space of an hour.
Osteoarthritis: Innovation in biomechanics, biology and imaging
Nigel Shrive and David Hart from the McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, unravel the complexity of osteoarthritis and stress the need to integrate innovation in biomechanics, biology and imaging.
Atmospheric science: Air pollution at night
April Hiscox, Associate Professor at The University of South Carolina Department of Geography, details what we need to know about air pollution at night in this special atmospheric science focus.