Additive manufacturing to create highly sensitive sensors

Researchers led by the University of Cambridge (UoC), UK, have used additive manufacturing techniques to create ultra-thin electronic fibres which can be used to develop highly sensitive sensors. The additive manufacturing technique for these electronic fibres, which are 100 times...

Scientists develop biophysical tools to test cell adhesion

Scientists at the Institute of Science and Technology, Austria, have developed several biophysical tools to test the strength of cell adhesion, furthering our understanding of cell patterns in developing organisms. The precursor to the central nervous system, named the neural...

European chemical industry: Increasing sustainability and digitisation

Cefic’s Executive Director for Innovation, Pierre Barthelemy, spoke to The Innovation Platform about the clear role of the chemical industry in enabling Europe to meet its climate goals, as well as other areas ranging from green chemistry to the...

New algorithm to improve the efficiency of synthetic biology experiments

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have created a new tool that adapts machine learning algorithms to the needs of synthetic biology, dramatically reducing the time spent engineering drugs. With this new technology, scientists will not...

CERN discusses its new 3D printed neutrino detector SuperFGD

Albert De Roeck, senior research scientist at CERN, spoke to Innovation News Network’s digital editor, Caitlin Magee, about the EP-Neutrino group and its 3D printed neutrino detector, SuperFGD. The CERN EP-Neutrino group aims to develop a new plastic scintillator production...

New composite material to increase efficiency of electric vehicle motors

Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA, have created a composite material that can increase the electrical current capacity of copper wires, potentially increasing the efficiency and energy density of electric vehicle motors. The composite material can be deployed...

Engineers use AI and machine learning to predict the quality of bioscaffolds

A research team, led by Lydia Kavraki of Rice University's Brown School of Engineering, USA, have used Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies to predict the quality of bioscaffolds, a material used to form tissue for missing or...

Planck-HFI – a window onto the history of the Universe

Dr François Bouchet, Research Director at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), was one of the pioneers of the European Space Agency’s Planck project and the scientific co-ordinator of the ‘Planck-HFI’ consortium. Here, he outlines the history...

Developing sustainable graphene technologies

Vincenzo Palermo, Vice Director of the Graphene Flagship, discusses how graphene technologies will contribute to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. The 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) form the core of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by...

Understanding neutrino activity at SNOLAB

The Executive Director of SNOLAB, Dr Nigel Smith, spoke to The Innovation Platform about the facility’s science programme, most notably its neutrino activities. A world-class science facility located deep underground, SNOLAB (the deepest clean room facility in the world) allows...

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