Cost-effective and sustainable low impact mining solutions
Here, Prof Dr Horst Hejny discusses the work of the SLIM project in creating low impact mining solutions and tackling exploitation.
Making nanocellulose filters for water purification with underutilised biomass
This chemistry focus delves into making nanocellulose filters for water purification with underutilised biomass, as described here by Benjamin Hsiao from Stony Brook University in the U.S.
How can biomaterials-based technologies treat vision disorders?
Professor Heather Sheardown, leader of Innovation Hub C20/20, discusses their research, innovation, and development of new biomaterials-based technologies to treat a variety of disorders in the eye.
Cytochromes P450: Chemistry for drugs, metabolism, and beyond
Joseph Najjar and Andrew K. Udit, PhD from the Department of Chemistry at Occidental College enlighten us on the importance of Cytochromes P450 in medicine and industry.
Gyrase and topoisomerase IV: Repurposing old targets for new antibacterials
Neil Osheroff from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine is working to overcome drug resistance and revitalise the use of established targets for antibacterial agents, as we discover here.
A vision on remote decentralised clinical trials
Prof Dr Freimut Schliess, Director of Science & Innovation at the Profil Institut für Stoffwechselforschung GmbH, shares a vision for remote decentralised clinical trials.
SEA-TITAN: Wave energy technology convergence
Aleix Maria Arenas from Wedge Global tells us what we need to know about the H2020-funded SEA-TITAN project that encourages a step-change towards wave energy technology convergence.
Enduring research: The constant threat of influenza virus outbreaks
Here, experts Stephan Pleschka, Oliver Planz and Stephan Ludwig walk us through the constant threat of influenza virus outbreaks and the benefit of enduring research in antiviral drug development.
Plant essential oils: Nature’s insecticides
Joel R. Coats, Distinguished Professor, Department of Entomology, Iowa State University provides an introduction and analysis of plant essential oils – nature’s insecticides.
High voltage agriculture creates sustainable food supply
Professor Koichi Takaki discusses how combining electricity and biology could create a sustainable food supply.
Tree crop productivity: The microbial terroir of vineyards
Philippe Rolshausen from University of California, Riverside shares with us his research and extension program that focuses on understanding specific biotic and abiotic factors that limit tree crop productivity.
Economic geography research: Manufacturing recovery in industrial regions?
Peter Sunley from the University of Southampton investigates the potential of advanced manufacturing for spatial rebalancing in this fascinating economic geography research focus.
Bioquell’s rapid bio-decontamination service (RBDS) is effective against COVID-19
Director of Product Management at Bioquell, Guy Turner, explains how RBDS uses Bioquell’s 35% hydrogen peroxide vapour solution to eliminate pathogens, thus providing a 6-log sporicidal kill and eliminating all traces of COVID-19.
Vitamin A joins endocrine disruption
Here, Alberto Mantovani discusses how Vitamin A joins endocrine disruption, an increasingly crucial issue.
Oligomers: The advanced material for the design of nanomachines
Professor Vladik Avetisov and his teams are searching for oligomeric compositions, which are only a few nanometres in size, that behaves like nonlinear mechanical systems, more of which are detailed here in this chemical physics analysis.
Pyroptotic cell death: Controlled self-destruct that causes inflammation and disease
Associate Professor Petr Broz discusses pyroptotic cell death, the controlled cellular explosion that can harm your health.
10% of COVID-19 patients with diabetes die within 7 days of hospitalisation
New research has found that one in ten COVID-19 patients with diabetes dies within seven days of hospital admission.
Finland: A framework for genetic research
Mark Daly, Director of the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), HiLIFE at the University of Helsinki, shares his expertise on medical genetic research on a population scale in Finland.
How battery calorimetry can enhance the lifetime and safety of Lithium-ion and post-Li cells
Dr Carlos Ziebert, head of IAM-AWP’s Calorimeter Center, KIT, explains how battery calorimetry can enhance the lifetime and safety of Lithium-ion and post-Li cells.
A gateway to transport and energy research: The Innovation and Networks Executive Agency
Dirk Beckers, Director of the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency, charts the important work of the organisation in supporting transport and energy research plus the ambitious Horizon Europe research and innovation framework programme (2021-2027).