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.
Engineers build new space test chamber in the UK
A 16m long space test chamber has been installed at the National Satellite Test Facility, UK. This equipment will allow the UK to prepare...
Innovation in aquaculture: Nova Q’s solutions to sustainable fish farming
The Innovation Platform spoke to Nova Q’s Managing Director, Julian Beatty, about Nova Q’s work promoting sustainable fish farming, and what benefits its products...
How PilotEdge is changing the way pilots interact with flight simulations
The multiplatform distributed virtual training environment (MDVTE) is the only flight simulation experience comparable to operating an actual aircraft.
Flying an aircraft is a highly...
Innovation in energy storage could end our dependency on fossil fuels
For sustainable energy to become widely adopted, researchers need to confirm the safety, sustainability, and availability of energy storage methods.
Since the discovery of electricity,...
New catalyst can perform three reactions needed for hydrogen fuel
A team of researchers, based in Japan, have developed a new catalyst that can assist three chemical reactions used in the hydrogen fuel industry.
Hydrogen...
Using innovative conservation methods to preserve historic mural paintings
Mural paintings have existed since the pre-historical age, but they are now vulnerable heritage that require conservation innovation.
Mural paintings and their architectural heritage are...
Modifying calcium phosphate-based materials for bone repair
Dr Christophe Drouet and Dr David Grossin explain the relevance of calcium phosphate-based materials for bone repair and nanomedicine.
For decades, nature has inspired civilisations...
Detecting the heartbeat of a supermassive black hole
Evidence from the first confirmed heartbeat of a supermassive black hole is still detectable, over ten years since its first discovery.
After years of its...
Could 2021 be the beginning of a new era of sustainable shipping?
Shipping can have a devastating impact on the environment, however new innovative technologies could spur on a new era of sustainable shipping.
Throughout the last...
Spider silk-based biomaterials: fostering innovation in countless industries
The development of the large-scale biotechnological production of spider silk proteins in the last two decades has enabled new applications biomaterials.
Spiders have evolved silks...