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Nokia has been awarded $14.1m to build a cellular network on the Moon
Nokia of America has been awarded $14.1m from NASA for the development of the first-ever cellular network on the Moon.
The LTE/4G cellular network on...
New self-watering soil pulls water from the air to distribute to plants
Engineers at the University of Texas at Austin, USA, have created a self-watering soil that can pull water from the air and distribute it...
Fostering innovation in the field of sustainable development
Professor Frédéric Pichelin, the Head of Institute for Materials and Wood Technology at Bern University of Applied Sciences, outlines how the recently-launched Timber Startup...
Addressing desertification in the Sahel
CNRS’s Deborah Goffner spoke to The Innovation Platform’s International Editor, Clifford Holt, about how desertification in the Sahel is being addressed.
The impacts of climate...
2°C rise in global temperatures could release billions of tonnes of carbon
A new study led by the University of Exeter, UK, suggests that a 2°C rise in global temperatures would release billions of tonnes of...
Analysing a new high-pressure mineral from a lunar meteorite
An international collaboration of researchers has discovered a new high-pressure mineral in a lunar meteorite, offering some insight into what happens to materials within...
New transparent solar cell to harness ultraviolet light
Scientists in South Korea have presented an innovative design for the development of a high-power transparent solar cell.
As published in Nano Energy, the researchers...
Minister announces that aquaculture in Peru could protect the economy
The Minister of Production in Peru, José Salardi, has announced that aquaculture in Peru could offer support to areas with fewer economic resources.
This statement...
New method of quickly generating T-cells for cancer therapy
Researchers have developed a new method of quickly generating T-cells, which are used in cancer immunotherapy to destroy tumour cells.
In the September issue of...
NASA has collected an asteroid sample to be studied on Earth
NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission has successfully collected a large asteroid sample.
The process of stowing the asteroid sample...











