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The latest science news from areas such as physics, chemistry, biology and health, along with the ever expanding field of materials science and space exploration.

Chasing strangeness with a hybrid ring imaging Cherenkov detector

Professor Fatiha Benmokhtar is conducting experiments using hybrid Ring Imaging Cherenkov detectors to investigate the proton’s structure.

The Department of Animal Biosciences: A global leader in research and education on agricultural and companion animals

The Department of Animal Biosciences underpins the ethical and sustainable production of animal products and care of companion animals.

Positioning Europe as a key hub for life sciences

Explore the Strategy for European Life Sciences and its aims to accelerate Europe’s leadership in the life sciences sector.
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 global targets designed to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure peace and prosperity for all by 2030. Our latest science news includes updates from organisations looking to tackle Goal 4 and Goal 17.

Quality Education - UN SDG Goal 4 Partnerships for the Goals - UN SDG Goal 17

Why innovation in biomaterials is key to the success of bioprinting

Dr Markus Rimann, head of Tissue Engineering for Drug Development (TEDD) at the University of Zurich, speaks to The Innovation Platform about the symbiotic...

Female civil engineers – conquering the male dominated industry

We need to ensure that female civil engineers feel supported and confident in the industry from the start of their very first job after...

Understanding the origin of the universe with particle detector technologies

Dr Giovanni Lamanna, Director of Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules, speak to The Innovation Platform about particle detector technologies and the significance of...

An innovative approach for enhancing the lifetime and safety of batteries

Dr Carlos Ziebert, head of IAM-AWP’s Calorimeter Center, KIT, explains how battery calorimeters can help researchers enhance the lifetime and safety of batteries. Established in...

Increasing energy densities in high-capacity lithium batteries

A team of researchers from Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has developed a processing technology for amplifying energy densities of high-capacity lithium...

Tactile Score: the science of touch

The Innovation Platform speaks to Yasuhiro Suzuki of Nagoya University about their proposed method of converting the Tactile Score to measure vibrotactile sensations. Humans have...

An innovator’s guide to European funding programmes

Innovation News Network brings you an easy to use guide to help you understand the inner workings of Europe's most talked about funding programmes. The...

New catalyst can perform three reactions needed for hydrogen fuel

A team of researchers, based in Japan, have developed a new catalyst that can assist three chemical reactions used in the hydrogen fuel industry. Hydrogen...

Using innovative conservation methods to preserve historic mural paintings

Mural paintings have existed since the pre-historical age, but they are now vulnerable heritage that require conservation innovation. Mural paintings and their architectural heritage are...

Spider silk-based biomaterials: fostering innovation in countless industries

The development of the large-scale biotechnological production of spider silk proteins in the last two decades has enabled new applications biomaterials. Spiders have evolved silks...

Bringing graphene to the European market with Graphene Flagship

Kari Hjelt, Head of Innovation of the Graphene Flagship explains how graphene holds the potential to shift entire industries and spur on a new...

Scientists reprogramme ancient enzyme for sustainable biotechnology

A team of researchers led by Uppsala University, Sweden, have resurrected and reprogrammed an ancient enzyme that can be used to develop sustainable biotechnologies. The...

Particle detectors: the next generation of large particle physics experiments

AIDA-2020, a project co-funded by the European Commission, has made great progress in improving particle detectors’ performance. Particle detectors and accelerators are used in particle...

New solar-powered nanodevice can sustainably produce hydrogen

Researchers have successfully designed a new solar-powered nanodevice that can sustainably split water atoms to produce hydrogen. In their recent paper, published in Biomedical Spectroscopy...

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