Innovation News Network brings you the latest research and innovation news from the fields of science, environment, energy, critical raw materials, technology, and electric vehicles.
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: 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
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.
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.
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.
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: 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
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.
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.
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.











