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EPIC-X: Excelling deep tech through place-based innovation and connected ecosystems for women-led startups

EPIC-X envisions a European effort that unites diverse stakeholders to create an inclusive and equitable deep tech ecosystem, empowering women-led startups, fostering cross-border collaboration, and dismantling systemic barriers to innovation across Europe.
Advantages over conventional antimicrobial coatings

ProteCoat™: Non-toxic antimicrobial coating for safer hospitals and public spaces

ProteCoat™ is a non-toxic antimicrobial coating technology developed by Reactive Surfaces aimed at reducing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in hospitals and public spaces.
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Navigating the sea of uncertainty around Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (MCDR)

Prof. Christopher Pearce and Dr Willem van Dorp discuss the need for science-based governance approaches when evaluating the potential benefits, impacts and effectiveness of emerging marine carbon dioxide removal techniques.
Figure 1: The PCP process

How innovation procurement can boost European water resilience

As Europe faces rising water crises, PCP WISE brings innovation procurement to the forefront to develop smarter, scalable tools for real-time water management and climate resilience.
Figure 1. The hourly equatorial Dst values from the WDC for Geomagnetism, Kyoto, in June, July, and August of 2025; thick black lines mark dates of five strong earthquakes in July: M7.3 in Alaska; M7.4 in Kamchatka; M7.0 in Macquarie Island; M8.8 in Kamchatka; and in August: M7.5 in Drake Passage.

Could the summer 2025 earthquake awakening be provoked by magnetic storms?

Dimitar Ouzounov (1,2) and Galina Khachikyan (3) expertly walk us through the strong earthquakes awakening in July and August of 2025, which geomagnetic storms could have provoked in June 2025.

Why aren’t schools teaching data science?

Nancy Butler Songer highlights the importance of data literacy skills for pre-university students. The Life Right Here and Everywhere Project aims to equip youth with essential data science skills, fostering confidence and addressing challenges in integrating data into lessons.

The prepared code: A values-driven approach to pandemic preparedness

Corinna Pannofino, Research Communications Manager at Trilateral Research, introduces a new framework for ethical research that was launched to prepare for the next pandemic, restoring public trust and ensuring scientific integrity.
Continuous-cover forestry using gap cutting, combined with deadwood addition as artificial snags, 11 years post treatment. DISTDYN experiment, Eastern Finland.

Priodiversity LIFE: Protecting biodiversity through restoration

Matti Koivula from the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) discusses the advancement of forest restoration techniques in Northern European forests and explains how the Priodiversity LIFE project will enhance this knowledge base, address biodiversity loss, and contribute to EU restoration goals.
Figure 1. This figure shows two N-body simulation pathways of dust aggregate evolution. The red panels illustrate how rapid rotation can tear apart an aggregate through centrifugal disruption (Reissl+ 2024 A&A, Volume 692, A60, 17 pp.), while the blue panels show how collisions between rotating aggregates may lead to fragmentation (Reissl, Zürn & Klessen 2026 in prep).

Tiny dust particles in space are the seeds of life

Dr Stefan Reissl and Prof Dr Ralf S. Klessen introduce tiny dust particles in space, the seeds of life, in this intriguing field of astronomy research.
Figure 1. The manufacturing laser system installed at the Swedish Materials Science beamline, PETRA III synchrotron, located in Hamburg, Germany

Bridging big science and industry quality control for laser manufacturing processes

Discover how researchers are making the PETRA III Swedish Materials Science beamline’s X-rays accessible for tracking the evolution of material properties during laser processing.
Reconstructed skeleton of a 2.1-m-tall giant ground sloth, Megalonyx jeffersonii from Holmes County, Ohio, US, mounted in 1896 (A); a 25-cm-long claw core from the right rear foot (B); and detail of the upper part of the right femur showing slices presumably made using a flint knife by a North American Palaeo-Indian approximately 13,100 years ago (C).

A gentle giant: Thomas Jefferson’s ground sloth

Professor Loren E. Babcock and Dr H. Gregory McDonald discuss the historical significance of palaeontology, focusing on key figures’ contributions to the field and their studies of the ground sloth, Megalonyx.
Peatland restoration results in Cena Mire in Latvia.

Life PeatCarbon Project: The role of peatlands for climate change mitigation

Dr. biol. Māra Pakalne from the University of Latvia provides insights into the LIFE PeatCarbon project by exploring the significance of peatlands in mitigating climate change.
Tumor cells under microscope

Lighting the way to cancer surgery

By decoding the subtle timing of light, scientists could give surgeons sharper vision in the operating room – and patients a brighter outlook beyond it.
Plastic pollution at sea is a critical environmental issue with severe implications for marine ecosystems, wildlife, and human health

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in wastewaters

Despite progress in wastewater treatment, PPCPs like medications and personal care products continue to enter ecosystems, threatening aquatic life. Since 2020, the Bow River Ecosystem Health Assessment project in Alberta, Canada, has been evaluating the impact of treated wastewater on the Bow River.

LIFE4ZOO: Sustainable water circulation in zoos

LIFE4ZOO is a project dedicated to sustainable water circulation for the future of zoos, as explained by experts Tomáš Lederer, Petr Kvapil and Paola Sepúlveda-Ruiz.
Canada, Vancouver, Richmond farm region.farmer checking crop of cucumbers

Navigating the consumer-food interface: A regulatory perspective on plant protein in Canada

Christopher P.F. Marinangeli, PhD, RD, is the Director of the Centre for Regulatory Research and Innovation at Protein Industries Canada. He discusses the consumer-food interface from a regulatory perspective on plant protein in Canada.

Reducing methane emissions from natural gas reciprocating engines: The silent contributor to global climate...

While natural gas is a cleaner-burning alternative to coal and diesel, its use comes with a significant downside: methane emissions. Adam Dempsey from Marquette University highlights prechamber-enabled mixing-controlled combustion as a promising technology for reducing methane slip from natural gas engines.
Figure 1: Cable-integrated, inline power electronics conversion cells as a replacement for bulky distribution infrastructure.

Scaled: Substation in a cable for adaptable low-cost electrical distribution

Modern power electronics meets medium voltage cables to create a high-density inline power conversion system for the grid of tomorrow.
Seniors lifestyle. Copy space. Outdoors activities.

The next chapter in regenerative medicine for osteoarthritis: From real-world evidence to regulatory shifts

Osteoarthritis (OA) remains one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, yet the therapeutic landscape is evolving faster than ever.
Grape vine. Organic gardening.

Grape extracts to prevent the use of antibiotics in farmed animals

Learn about the NeoGiANT project, which focuses on the antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of grape extracts to prevent the need for antibiotics in farmed animals.

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