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Engineers use AI and machine learning to predict the quality of bioscaffolds
A research team, led by Lydia Kavraki of Rice University's Brown School of Engineering, USA, have used Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies...
Astronomers find the first example of an intact planet orbiting a white dwarf
An international team of astronomers led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, has found the first example of an intact planet closely orbiting a...
Investment in renewables will help cut EU greenhouse gas emissions by 55%
The European Commission aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% over the next decade, with €750bn available through the NextGenerationEU recovery...
Climate change and biodiversity: The state of the world’s forests
Will Simonson, Senior Programme Officer for Climate Change and Biodiversity at the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), discusses some of the...
Planck-HFI – a window onto the history of the Universe
Dr François Bouchet, Research Director at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), was one of the pioneers of the European Space Agency’s...
Early Universe cosmology: theoretical models and observational data
Mairi Sakellariadou, Professor of Theoretical Physics at King’s College London, discusses her research into early Universe cosmology.
Professor Mairi Sakellariadou’s research into theoretical physics and...
NSF awards $17.5m in funding for the Giant Magellan Telescope
National Science Foundation (NSF) has granted the GMTO Corporation $17.5m to accelerate the prototyping and testing of powerful optical and infrared technologies for the...
COVID-19 waste: plastic pollution worsens in the wake of the pandemic
According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) the Earth has been hit by a ‘tidal wave of COVID-19 waste’, including...
Developing sustainable graphene technologies
Vincenzo Palermo, Vice Director of the Graphene Flagship, discusses how graphene technologies will contribute to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
The 17 sustainable development goals...
Understanding neutrino activity at SNOLAB
The Executive Director of SNOLAB, Dr Nigel Smith, spoke to The Innovation Platform about the facility’s science programme, most notably its neutrino activities.
A world-class...