research grant

£1.2m research grant awarded to further understanding of the Sun

A team of scientists from Northumbria University have been awarded a research grant to advance human understanding of the Sun and its impact on...
supercomputer

Supercomputer identifies hepatitis drug for COVID-19 treatment

Using the MOGON II supercomputer, researchers from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz have identified potential drugs to be used to treat COVID-19. Whilst searching for a...
Immunotherapy research

Immunotherapy research: today’s science is tomorrow’s medicine

Joan Seoane, Secretary General for the European Association for Cancer Research, speaks to The Innovation Platform about the importance of immunotherapy research. The European Association...
Sustainable agriculture

Technology in sustainable agriculture

The Innovation Platform speaks to Innovation for Agriculture’s Dr Lisa Morgans about the latest technology in sustainable conservation agriculture. In today’s changing environment, farmers must...
deep sea fauna

Scientists develop a new model for protecting deep sea fauna

A team of researchers have developed an innovative method of outlining protected areas for deep sea fauna in the Clarion-Clipperton fracture zone. In Journal of...
metal powder

Innovating metal powder melting practices in 3D printers

Scientists from Graz University of Technology have created a new method of melting metal powder for 3D metal printers, using a high-power LED light...
MPS

Helping Canadians with MPS

The Canadian MPS Society aims to ensure that MPS and related lysosomal storage disorder patients are provided the best care possible at all times...
metasurfaces

Scientists enhance metasurfaces for nonlinear optics

Researchers from Kings College London, UK, have indicated that machine learning techniques can be used to enhance metasurfaces for nonlinear optics and optomechanics. In his...
NO2 concentrations

New innovative method of detecting NO2 concentrations

Whilst studying the changes in the optical properties of lanthanide metal-organic frameworks (Ln-MOFs) in the presence of various NO2 concentrations, researchers found that the...
skull polymer implants

Scientists create skull polymer implants from polyether ether ketone

Researchers have made a skull polymer implant from polyether ether ketone, which can increase skull implant survival by up to 600%. A team of researchers...