collagen-based nanomaterial

New shapeshifting collagen-based nanomaterial can shift from flat sheets to tubes

Chemists have developed a shapeshifting collagen-based nanomaterial that can shift from flat sheets to tubes and back to sheets again.
ultracold atoms

Study using ultracold atoms sheds new light on an unknown quantum phenomenon

Researchers at the University of Bonn, Germany, have used ultracold atoms to study a previously unknown quantum phenomenon.
Regenerative medicine COVID-19

Regenerative medicine in the era of COVID-19

Mike Lehmicke, Director of Science and Industry Affairs at the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine, discusses the alliance’s key focus areas, as well as topics such as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
World Congress on Public Health

World Congress on Public Health 2020: striving for solidarity in health

The WFPHA’s Walter Ricciardi, and EUPHA’s Iveta Nagyova and Dineke Zeegers Paget discuss the major achievements of the recent virtual World Congress on Public Health 2020
performance of timber

Using technology to improve the performance of timber

Gordon Ewbank discusses the benefits of building with timber and how technology is being used to improve the material’s performance.
marine plastic pollution

Putting an end to marine plastic pollution

Joao Sousa spoke to International Editor Clifford Holt about the problem of marine plastic pollution and some of the potential solutions.
equity investment

Announcing the first equity investment through the European Innovation Council Fund

The European Commission has announced the first round of direct equity investment for science and development, worth €178m.
Astroparticle physics

The Big Science of astroparticle physics

Dr Giovanni Lamanna, the Director of the CNRS-IN2P3 Laboratory of Particle Physics in Annecy, LAPP, discusses the laboratory’s research programme, particle physics, astroparticle physics, and understanding the laws of the Universe
transparent solar cell

New transparent solar cell could increase the adoption of renewable energy

A team of researchers, based in Korea, have developed a transparent solar cell using titanium dioxide and nickel oxide.
Sudden stratospheric warming

Sudden stratospheric warming above the North Pole could lead to catastrophic weather events in...

A research project suggests that sudden stratospheric warming will occur this week, resulting in snowstorms and catastrophic weather events.