Fermented food waste

Fermented food waste can boost healthy plant bacteria and increase crop growth

Scientists have discovered fermented food waste can boost bacteria that increase crop growth, making plants more resistant to pathogens.
ERC 2020 competition

ERC 2020: the challenge of remotely navigating mobile robots

Agnieszka Mrozowska discusses the highlights of the ERC 2020 competition, which involved Innovation News Network as a media partner, holding it up as an example of how the space sector can adapt to the new reality
blood disorders

Laser-printed graphene-electrode biosensor can detect blood disorders

Scientists have designed a high-performance laser-printed graphene-electrode biosensor, that can be used to detect blood disorders.
asteroid samples

NASA plan the return of asteroid samples from Bennu

On 10 May 2021, NASA’s spacecraft will terminate its experiments on the Bennu and begin its journey to deliver asteroid samples to Earth.
brain implant

New brain implant can control animal behaviour for longer with remote wireless charging

An international team of researchers has engineered a tiny brain implant that can be wirelessly recharged from outside the body.
battery value chain

European research project worth €2.9bn to revolutionise the entire battery value chain

The European Commission ratifies a second pan-European research and innovation project along the entire battery value chain, worth €2.9bn.
INTEGRAL gamma-ray

INTEGRAL: unravelling the mysteries of the X- and gamma-ray sky

Dr Erik Kuulkers discusses some of the current and future INTEGRAL mission's activities, including studying flashes of powerful radiation that suddenly appear in the gamma-ray sky
climate action

New Green Consumption Pledge encourages companies to participate in climate action

The European Commission has launched its new Green Consumption Pledge, to inspire organisations to participate in climate action.
cold dark matter

The CERN Antimatter Factory’s role in the search for cold dark matter

CERN has opened up new possibilities in the search for cold dark matter by setting new limits on the existence of axion-like particles.
vaccine for sea lice

New oral vaccine for sea lice to prevent parasites in Atlantic salmon

A team of experts is developing a vaccine for sea lice, helping the industry to tackle one of the biggest threats to Atlantic salmon.