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The race for rare earth elements: A Swedish perspective

The Norra Kärr region in Sweden is home to mainland Europe’s largest defined heavy rare earth mineral deposit. As the race to secure rare...

Iron and the possibility of life on other planets

New insights on iron from the University of Oxford could narrow down the search for life on other planets. The Innovation Platform spoke to...

Building a circular economy for critical materials

The urgent need to create a global framework to support a circular economy for critical materials is detailed by Ian M London, Executive Director...

Time to act: Tackling space debris

Tim Flohrer, Head of the Space Debris Office at ESA, discusses the increasing challenge of space debris and emphasises why we must take immediate...

In Wigner’s footsteps: High energy physics at the Wigner RCP

Péter Lévai, Director of the Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics and Director General of Wigner Research Centre for Physics, outlines recent research activities...

Korab Resources: Creating a secure and sustainable supply of ‘green’ magnesium

Winchester is the best undeveloped high-grade magnesium project in the world, and Korab Resources (ASX:KOR) aims to make it a sustainable, secure, low-cost source...

Connecting the global rare earth industry

The Global Rare Earth Industry Association (REIA) describes the aims and priorities of the organisation. The Global Rare Earth Industry Association (REIA) was founded in...

PIP-II: An international effort breaking new ground in particle physics

Lia Merminga, Project Director of PIP-II, explains the progress made in the major PIP-II enhancement to the Fermilab accelerator complex. The U.S. Department of Energy’s...

Graphene Flagship: The road to commercialising graphene innovation

Professor Andrea Ferrari, Science and Technology Officer and Chair of the Management Panel of the Graphene Flagship, discusses the current progress made in the...

Enabling Europe’s green energy transition with wind energy

Giles Dickson, CEO of WindEurope, explores the actions needed to deploy more wind energy capacity in Europe. As Europe transitions towards carbon neutrality, demand for...

Developing a resilient Canadian battery supply chain

Dr Venkataraman Thangadurai, Founder and Director of the Western Canada Battery Consortium, explains how a Canadian battery supply chain should be secured and discusses...

The drive for ocean energy in the context of the European Green Deal

Ditte Juul Jørgensen, Director-General for Energy at the European Commission, discusses the vast potential of ocean energy technologies. Within two weeks of taking office in...

A bright vision for the recycling of rare earth magnets

Professor Allan Walton, a Founding Director of HyProMag, details their pioneering short loop magnet recycling HPMS technology and how their partnerships and collaborations can...

The potential for raw materials exploration in Norway

The Innovation Platform examines the potential for raw materials exploration in Norway and the possibilities it holds for green energy applications. With varied geology, Norway...

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Special Reports

The Dutch Electrolyser: Using bubbles to produce green hydrogen

With its state-of-the-art Dutch Electrolyser, EIRES is producing green hydrogen to accelerate the energy transition. Bert Vreman, a research professional at Nobian and part-time professor...

Enhancing and strengthening the excellence in interdisciplinary biomedical research at TRANSCEND (ESEI-BioMed)

The ESEI-BioMed project advances tumour diagnostics and nanomedicine in the frame of the new translational research centre, TRANSCEND. TRANSCEND is a translational research centre in...

IceCube: Paving the way for next-generation neutrino discovery

The IceCube Observatory could unlock the mysteries of the Universe through its advanced neutrino discoveries. Neutrinos are tiny, nearly massless particles that rarely interact with...

The Standard Model: How can we identify its strengths and weaknesses?

Theoretical particle physicists are providing exact predictions to compare LHC measurements to reveal the strengths and shortcomings of the Standard Model. Discoveries behind the decimal...

Partner News

First Hydrogen’s light commercial vehicles test driven by Ballard Power

Ballard Power Systems has test-driven First Hydrogen's first-generation zero-emission light commercial vehicle

First Hydrogen reveals Generation II zero emissions vehicle design

First Hydrogen Corp. has unveiled the design of its Generation II zero emission vehicle concept that looks to decarbonise fleet transport.

Cirba Solutions partner with Jacobs to establish sustainable battery materials processing facilities

Cirba Solutions is partnering with Jacobs to advance sustainable battery materials processing facilities in North America.

The ‘Lego Set’ approach to preparing applications and financial presentations

American Diversified Enterprises outlines the ‘Lego-Set’ approach to preparing applications and financial presentations.

Special Reports Cont'd

Advanced nanoplatforms for diagnosis and treatment of osteosarcoma

Consortium Nano4Tarmed is developing 2D nanoplatforms for active drug delivery and diagnosis of osteosarcoma. Population growth is shrinking, mainly due to the overall fertility rate...

Predicting reactor pressure vessel behaviour for light-water reactors

Researchers at the Universities of Wisconsin and California are integrating physics and Machine Learning to predict materials degradation in nuclear reactors. The reactor pressure vessel (RPV) is...

NUCOBAM: Increasing nuclear industry profitability and improving safety

Dr Myriam Bourgeois, NUCOBAM Coordinator at Université Paris-Saclay CEA, explains how the European project aims for future AM Standard in the nuclear energy industry. The...

How Ionic Rare Earths is advancing the rare earth circular economy

Ionic Rare Earths are expediting the global transition to clean energy through magnet and heavy rare earth production via mining, refining and magnet recycling. Australian-listed...

Partner News Cont'd

TECH Project procures $900m debt financing commitments

Queensland Pacific Metals has announced it has received A$900m in total indicative debt financing commitments for the TECH Project.

40 mistakes that will kill an application

American Diversified Enterprises LLC explore the 40 most common mistakes that will cause the rejection of an otherwise good application.

Sokoman Minerals announces exciting lithium discovery from the Golden Hope drill programme

Sokoman Minerals Corp and Benton Resources Inc. have announced the final assays from the Phase 3 drill programme at the Golden Hope project.

Super Bowl commercials feature electric vehicles

Brent Wilson, CEO and President of Galvanic Energy, discusses how EVs are becoming increasingly prevalent in Super Bowl commercials.