Using modern technology to dramatically reduce maritime dangers

Kenneth Ruyts, CEO & Co-founder of Westray, explains how the Galene, a ‘Virtual Watchkeeper’, can dramatically reduce maritime dangers.

Advanced biomedical materials research

Biomedical materials have advanced dramatically over the last 50 years and continue to evolve today. The goal at the Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Advanced Biomedical Materials is to train an interdisciplinary cohort of students to compete in this global field.

The evolution of the spine and intervertebral disk

Dr Tanja Wintrich and Professor Dr P Martin Sander from the University of Bonn’s Paleontology Department discuss dinosaurs, sea monsters, the evolution of the spine and intervertebral disk and the lessons learned for biomedical research

Cornish Lithium uses innovation to extract vital battery metals

Cornish Lithium is using modern technology to evaluate the potential to responsibly extract vital battery metals in Cornwall, UK, from both geothermal waters and the rocks which underlie the county.

The Academy of Finland awards €10m funding under its ‘Special funding for RDI partnership networks’ call

The Academy of Finland has granted €10m to higher education institutions and government research institutes.

Scientists use twistronics to create a nanomaterial called van der Waals heterostructures

Researchers have developed a novel method of manufacturing a manmade nanomaterial called van der Waals heterostructures.

Scientists develop an evolutionary theory of stress

Scientists have created an evolutionary model of stress to predict how animals react to stressful situations.

New study outlines the mechanism that helps bacteria regulate their metabolism, allowing researchers to devise a new method of converting plants into biofuels

A new US-based study uses computer modelling to reveal how bacteria control their chemical production when consuming vegetation.

Exploring matter 10 microseconds after the Big Bang

Professor John W Harris, from Yale University’s Department of Physics, discusses how a better understanding of what happened immediately after the Big Bang could enable breakthroughs in our understanding of quantum chromodynamics. Within just 10 microseconds after the Big Bang,...

Innovative enzyme engineering method unlocks new chemical reactions

Scientists have unlocked a new method for creating chemical reactions that breaks from the previously understood rules of enzyme engineering. This could open up a wide range of new applications, from creating drugs to methods of food production.

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