new exoplanets

Two teenagers have discovered four new exoplanets

Two teenagers from the US have discover four new exoplanets through the Harvard and Smithsonian mentorship programme.
diagnostics of human breath

New low-cost sensitive devices could be used in diagnostics of human breath

Researchers have designed an 'electronic nose' to demonstrate their new devices, which be used for noninvasive diagnostics of human breath.
rocket thruster

Scientists create a new rocket thruster based on the mechanism behind solar flares

A type of rocket thruster that exploits the mechanism behind solar flares has been proposed by a physicist at the US Department of Energy.
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