Artificial Photosynthetic Chemical Process (ARPChem) project in Japan: achievements and future challenges
Here, Professor Kazunari Domen, Shinshu University and The University of Tokyo, summarizes the 10-year ARPChem project conducted from 2012 to 2022 under the support of New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO).
WHO licensing agreement can improve access to COVID health technologies
The WHO licensing agreement with the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) and US National Institutes of Health (NIH) should improve access to some COVID health technologies, like early-stage vaccines and diagnostic tools.
Safer and faster recovery to be expected from robot-assisted surgery
Robot-assisted surgery cut hospital recovery time down by 20%, according to a clinical trial used to perform bladder cancer removal.
How to predict the remaining lifecycle of mechanical products
Researchers are working on a non-destructive method to measure strains, that can estimate the remaining lifecycle of mechanical products.
Horizon Europe budget expanded by nearly €562 million
The Horizon Europe budget is now at nearly €16 billion for 2021 and 2022, with the EU pushing for innovation in climate, health and digital.
An up-to-date review of digital forensic methods
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have released their comprehensive review of current US digital forensic methods.
The Tonga volcanic eruption caused electric currents in space
Electric currents in space were seen after the deadly volcanic eruption in Tonga, following the atmospheric shock waves and sonic booms witnessed on Earth.
Citizens propose future biotechnology solutions come from EU
After the Conference on the Future of Europe, 300 recommendations were made by citizens - including that future biotechnology solutions, like vaccines, are created using EU resources.
James Webb Space Telescope takes photo of satellite galaxy
The James Webb Space Telescope, now fully calibrated, has taken an image of a neighbouring satellite galaxy.
Sustainability, critical raw materials and batteries
Dumitru Fornea, Member of the European Economic and Social Committee, takes a look at sustainability, critical raw materials and batteries
Scientists create hydrogen-based way to recycle plastic bottles
Plastic bottles take up to 450 years to biodegrade naturally, so recycling them quickly is crucial for the environment - Northwestern University chemists may have a new strategy.
Study finds moon could create fuel for future space missions
Soil on the moon could soon create oxygen and fuel for future space missions - making those exploratory trips potentially longer.
Wearable sensors could monitor plant health from a phone
Researchers create wearable sensors to signal plant health from your phone, to indicate a plant’s leaf water content or when they are stressed.
What is Astrophysics?
Daniele Malafarina, Associate Professor from Nazarbayev University, School of Sciences and Humanities, unpacks astrophysics for us.
The Mindtooth system: Measuring human mental and emotional states
The Mindtooth system is a brand new wearable device for non-invasive real-time brain measurement in everyday life.
A portable desalination unit could be the future of freshwater
Turning seawater into freshwater, a portable desalination unit can affordably generate clean drinking water without filters or pumps.
Gravitational lensing: Warping space-time to view exoplanets
Conceptual imaging techniques, like gravitational lensing, can show exoplanets in 1,000 times more detail than the strongest technology available.
€2.5 million grant for research on antibiotic resistance
Research on antibiotic resistance, specifically looking at gene-swapping systems in bacteria, has been awarded €2.5 million from the European Research Council.
Method to detect cystic fibrosis infection within minutes
Researchers have created a way to detect cystic fibrosis infection in minutes - beating the current wait time of days.
Field of bioethics “largely silent” on health equity issues
A report calls on the field of bioethics to look at racial injustice in the US, especially the impact of neoliberalism on contemporary health equity issues.
