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Recent development in in situ electron microscopy is discussed by Thomas Willum Hansen, Senior Researcher at DTU CEN - Center For Electron Nanoscopy. Contemporary society requires the continued need for optimized materials with a performance always surpassing the previous generation with at least an order of magnitude. In order to...

The Center for Electron Nanoscopy’s Professor Jakob Birkedal Wagner highlights the strides being made in nanoscale imaging research

Agile Business Consortium’s Geof Ellingham outlines the benefits of Agile methods in digital service development and how it can help public services

Michelle Jutzi, M.A. & Prof. Dr. Katharina Maag Merki, University of Zurich discuss the role of after-school programmes in supporting student well-being and learning.

Martin Hoelzle and Kathrin Naegeli, Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg share how glaciers are altering in fast-changing landscapes

Maroš Šefčovič, European Commission VP in charge of the Energy Union, outlines the EU Space Strategy and how the sector makes lives better, safer and healthier Many people immediately associate the field of space with exploration of the unknown, a field which our colleagues at the European Space Agency (ESA)...

Earth’s climate is changing, but this has been happening since its creation; to deal with anthropogenic climate change we need to embrace technology

Low cost, low carbon electricity and heating is set to cut bills for locals as the council-funded Gateshead District Energy Centre opens today The pioneering Gateshead District Energy Centre is set to cut energy bills and carbon emissions for local homes and businesses. Minister for Industry and Energy Jesse Norman...

Popularism and bumper sticker science should not stop us tackling sustainability through technology, argues Ingenuity Lab Director Carlo Montemagno Ingenuity Lab is a unique organisation, designed and created to solve many of the grand challenges facing a modern world. Ingenuity Lab is a research organisation that focuses on the development...

Mark Gee, Fellow at the National Physical Laboratory, is exploring new ways to assess and reduce erosion in engineering materials from water impact It seems to be contrary to common sense that the water which we drink can cause failures in key technological applications, simply from the impact of droplets...

How is climate change in Polar Regions affecting sea ice? Professor Hideaki Motoyama and colleagues at the National Institute of Polar Research investigate The Polar Regions have the largest amount of fresh water on Earth in the form of snow and ice. These regions also play an important role in...

Pfalzklinikum offers more decentralised services for children and adolescents. Improving the mental health care on the spot, right where people live, work and spend their free time, without having to take on long and distressing drives to their therapists and doctors: this is the aim that mental health services provider...

A European plan to put a UK-assembled robotic rover on the surface of Mars in 2021 has had the green light to push ahead following ministerial meetings Research ministers from across Europe have reaffirmed their commitment to the Mars rover mission by stumping up the outstanding funding of €436 million needed to...

The firn and ice of glaciers can be at temperatures far below freezing point, writes Professor Martin Hoelzle of the University of Fribourg Glacial ice acts as a natural climate and environmental archive and is able to preserve important information about the past atmosphere. Measurements of firn and ice temperatures,...

Dr. Vibeke Lind, senior researcher at the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO) outlines the work of her research team to develop nutritional alternative feed sources for sheep I have my PhD from Norwegian University of Life Sciences, department of animal and aquacultural sciences, in animal nutrition. My field of...

Robert Grant, Professor at the University of Alberta looks at predicting the effects of climate change on terrestrial ecosystems with a mathematical model… Changes in climate are causing widespread impacts on hydrology and productivity of terrestrial ecosystems and will continue to do so in the future. Consequent changes in greenhouse...

Hans Bruyninckx, Executive Director at the European Environment Agency explains how cleaner and smarter transport can meet Europe’s need for mobility… Transport connects people, cultures, cities, countries and continents. It is one of the main pillars of the modern society and economy, allowing producers to sell their products across the...

Gunn Sissel Jaklin, Communications director at the Norwegian Polar Institute talks about the Arctic and global warming... The Arctic is a hotspot – literally, as it is more affected by global warming than the rest of the world, but also in the sense that several nations are directing their political...

Dr Michael A. Ellis, Science Director of Land, Soil, and Coast at the British Geological Survey outlines the impacts of global warming on the ocean, drawing from both its present state to lessons learned from the past… The oceans play a major role in climate change. That role goes both...

The European project APhoRISM is helping to create innovative solutions to crisis management, particularly with volcanic eruptions… The European project APhoRISM - Advanced PRocedures for volcanIc and Seismic Monitoring, is now going to reach its third, and last, year of life. APhoRISM consortium of 7 partners, led by the Istituto...