Ellen Watson, Author at Innovation News Network /author/ellenwatson/ Science, Research & Innovation News Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:15:53 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 KMX: Achieving sustainable lithium concentration /kmx-achieving-sustainable-lithium-concentration/24095/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kmx-achieving-sustainable-lithium-concentration /kmx-achieving-sustainable-lithium-concentration/24095/#respond Thu, 04 Aug 2022 14:25:45 +0000 /?p=24095 KMX Technologies is leading the market with its sustainable and economical lithium concentration technology. KMX Technologies is using its powerful, cross-cutting technology to enhance lithium production while protecting water resources. The company was founded in 2020 and built on over 15 years of deep technology research and leadership in vacuum membrane distillation. Today, KMX is […]

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]]> /kmx-achieving-sustainable-lithium-concentration/24095/feed/ 0 A circular battery supply chain is essential to meet today’s demands /circular-battery-supply-chain-essential-meet-todays-demands/24068/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=circular-battery-supply-chain-essential-meet-todays-demands /circular-battery-supply-chain-essential-meet-todays-demands/24068/#respond Thu, 04 Aug 2022 08:38:20 +0000 /?p=24068 Cirba Solutions is leading a legacy of a circular battery supply chain for end-of-life batteries in transportation, sorting, processing, and more. Cirba Solutions is the combined entity representing Heritage Battery Recycling, Retriev Technologies, and Battery Solutions, creating the most experienced and comprehensive battery management and materials platform, enabling a circular battery supply chain for the […]

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]]> /circular-battery-supply-chain-essential-meet-todays-demands/24068/feed/ 0 Graphene’s coming of commercial age /graphenes-coming-commercial-age/24038/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=graphenes-coming-commercial-age /graphenes-coming-commercial-age/24038/#respond Wed, 03 Aug 2022 10:59:36 +0000 /?p=24038 Terrance Barkan, Executive Director of The Graphene Council, discusses the evolution of graphene, from a scientific discovery to a ‘wonder material’. Ever since the 2004 discovery of graphene and the subsequent Nobel Prize in Physics that was awarded in 2010, there have been extremely high expectations for graphene, often touted as a ‘wonder material’. Today, […]

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]]> /graphenes-coming-commercial-age/24038/feed/ 0 BP invests £50m in new electric vehicle battery testing centre /bp-invests-50m-new-electric-vehicle-battery-testing-centre/24050/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bp-invests-50m-new-electric-vehicle-battery-testing-centre /bp-invests-50m-new-electric-vehicle-battery-testing-centre/24050/#respond Wed, 03 Aug 2022 10:25:37 +0000 /?p=24050 BP announce its £50m investment in new global battery research and development centre in UK, expected to open in 2024. BP has unveiled plans to invest up to £50m in a new, state-of-the-art electric vehicle (EV) battery testing centre and analytical laboratory in the UK. BP has previously announced its intention to invest up to […]

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]]> /bp-invests-50m-new-electric-vehicle-battery-testing-centre/24050/feed/ 0 Responsibly sourcing silica sand to meet global demand /responsibly-sourcing-silica-sand-meet-global-demand/23979/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=responsibly-sourcing-silica-sand-meet-global-demand /responsibly-sourcing-silica-sand-meet-global-demand/23979/#respond Wed, 03 Aug 2022 07:23:22 +0000 /?p=23979 VRX Silica explores the impending shortage of silica sand, the need for responsible sourcing, and why the company’s three multi-decade silica sand projects in Western Australia are a part of the global supply solution. Global stocks of silica sand are being exhausted much faster than they are being discovered, and if shoring up the supply […]

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]]> /responsibly-sourcing-silica-sand-meet-global-demand/23979/feed/ 0 The NSF announces investments to advance cybersecurity efforts /the-nsf-announces-investments-to-advance-cybersecurity-efforts/23955/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-nsf-announces-investments-to-advance-cybersecurity-efforts /the-nsf-announces-investments-to-advance-cybersecurity-efforts/23955/#respond Tue, 02 Aug 2022 11:27:10 +0000 /?p=23955 The National Science Foundation (NSF) has declared a $25.4m investment to improve innovative projects in cybersecurity. Cybersecurity is critical to safeguarding infrastructure, keeping supply chains moving, and ensuring privacy in cloud computing and healthcare. Adapting to ever-changing cybersecurity threats requires cutting-edge research and transformative solutions. To combat this, the U.S. NSF has announced an investment […]

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]]> /the-nsf-announces-investments-to-advance-cybersecurity-efforts/23955/feed/ 0 Researchers challenge Einstein’s theory using extreme stars /researchers-challenge-einsteins-relativity-theory-using-extreme-stars/16481/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=researchers-challenge-einsteins-relativity-theory-using-extreme-stars /researchers-challenge-einsteins-relativity-theory-using-extreme-stars/16481/#respond Tue, 02 Aug 2022 08:50:06 +0000 /?p=16481 An international research team have conducted a 16-year long experiment with the aim to challenge Einstein’s theory of general relativity. A research team from the University of East Anglia and the University of Manchester have collaboratively utilised seven radio telescopes across the globe to investigate a pair of extreme stars called pulsars. They used them […]

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]]> /researchers-challenge-einsteins-relativity-theory-using-extreme-stars/16481/feed/ 0 Super-Earth observed near the habitable zone of red dwarf /super-earth-observed-near-the-habitable-zone-of-red-dwarf/23942/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=super-earth-observed-near-the-habitable-zone-of-red-dwarf /super-earth-observed-near-the-habitable-zone-of-red-dwarf/23942/#respond Mon, 01 Aug 2022 14:43:30 +0000 /?p=23942 A super-Earth planet has been discovered near the habitable zone of a red dwarf star only 37 light-years from the Earth. The new discovery of a super-Earth is the first breakthrough by a new instrument on the Subaru Telescope. It offers a chance to investigate the possibility of life on planets located by nearby stars. […]

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]]> /super-earth-observed-near-the-habitable-zone-of-red-dwarf/23942/feed/ 0 Superior air classifier separation of graphite from ore /superior-air-classifier-separation-of-graphite-from-ore/23920/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=superior-air-classifier-separation-of-graphite-from-ore /superior-air-classifier-separation-of-graphite-from-ore/23920/#respond Mon, 01 Aug 2022 11:13:17 +0000 /?p=23920 Volt Carbon Technologies will utilise its superior classifier separation technique to purify large-flake graphite. Volt Carbon Technologies (VCT) is an industry-leading carbon sciences, battery engineering, and battery technology company. In addition to developing solid-state batteries, the company is focusing on developing sustainable graphene- and graphite-related products for a net zero future. In contrast to the […]

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]]> /superior-air-classifier-separation-of-graphite-from-ore/23920/feed/ 0 Scientists propose iron as a carbon-neutral energy carrier /scientists-propose-iron-carbon-neutral-energy-carrier/23735/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scientists-propose-iron-carbon-neutral-energy-carrier /scientists-propose-iron-carbon-neutral-energy-carrier/23735/#respond Fri, 29 Jul 2022 13:58:54 +0000 /?p=23735 A consortium of researchers collaborated on a Clean Circles project to seek iron as a potential carbon-neutral energy carrier to facilitate the large-scale storage and transport of carbon-free energy. Researchers believe that iron has great potential to contribute to the energy transition. The metal and its oxides could potentially be utilised in a circular system […]

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]]> /scientists-propose-iron-carbon-neutral-energy-carrier/23735/feed/ 0 Researchers design a ceramic membrane reactor for hydrogen production /researchers-design-ceramic-membrane-reactor-hydrogen-production/23719/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=researchers-design-ceramic-membrane-reactor-hydrogen-production /researchers-design-ceramic-membrane-reactor-hydrogen-production/23719/#respond Fri, 29 Jul 2022 10:14:43 +0000 /?p=23719 Norwegian researchers have successfully designed a ceramic membrane reactor (MRs) to increase the efficiency of hydrogen production. Researchers at CoorsTek Membrane Sciences, the University of Oslo, and Instituto de Tecnologica Quimica in Valencia, Spain have collaborated to develop ceramic membrane reactor technology to improve hydrogen production. With this technology, the researchers have successfully created a […]

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]]> /researchers-design-ceramic-membrane-reactor-hydrogen-production/23719/feed/ 0 Analysing large carbonaceous molecules in cosmic environments /analysing-large-carbonaceous-molecules-cosmic-environments/23687/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=analysing-large-carbonaceous-molecules-cosmic-environments /analysing-large-carbonaceous-molecules-cosmic-environments/23687/#respond Thu, 28 Jul 2022 13:38:40 +0000 /?p=23687 Dr Christine Joblin of the CNRS and her colleague Dr Hassan Sabbah of the University of Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier highlight the ability of the AROMA molecular analyser to understand the origin of large carbonaceous molecules in cosmic environments. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST, NASA/ESA/CSA) has just revealed its amazing capabilities to study […]

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]]> /analysing-large-carbonaceous-molecules-cosmic-environments/23687/feed/ 0 The rise of advanced small modular reactors /rise-of-advanced-small-modular-reactors/23652/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rise-of-advanced-small-modular-reactors /rise-of-advanced-small-modular-reactors/23652/#respond Thu, 28 Jul 2022 08:59:00 +0000 /?p=23652 Robert Taylor, Deputy Office Director for New Reactors at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, discusses the regulatory challenges brought about by the rise of small modular reactors and advanced designs. Our mission at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is licensing and regulating US civilian uses of radioactive materials. We do that so we are reasonably sure […]

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]]> /rise-of-advanced-small-modular-reactors/23652/feed/ 0 Help to Grow: Digital scheme could benefit 1.2 million UK businesses /help-to-grow-digital-scheme-could-benefit-1-2-million-uk-businesses/23587/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=help-to-grow-digital-scheme-could-benefit-1-2-million-uk-businesses /help-to-grow-digital-scheme-could-benefit-1-2-million-uk-businesses/23587/#respond Tue, 26 Jul 2022 13:47:53 +0000 /?p=23587 The Help to Grow: Digital software scheme eligibility has been expanded to businesses with at least one employee, meaning 1.2 million businesses could benefit. A flagship government scheme, named ‘Help to Grow: Digital,’ has the potential to slash the price of leading software, boost productivity and help to grow UK’s small businesses and encourage digital […]

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]]> /help-to-grow-digital-scheme-could-benefit-1-2-million-uk-businesses/23587/feed/ 0 Discovering innovative safety solutions for the mining and metals industry /discovering-innovative-safety-solutions-mining-metals-industry/23557/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=discovering-innovative-safety-solutions-mining-metals-industry /discovering-innovative-safety-solutions-mining-metals-industry/23557/#respond Tue, 26 Jul 2022 08:37:55 +0000 /?p=23557 EIT RawMaterials and Eramet collaborate to promote occupational safety in the mining and metals industry with new ‘Safety First Innovation Challenge 2022’, offering an opportunity to win a €50k collaboration contract with Eramet. Eramet has undertaken a new innovation journey in partnership with EIT RawMaterials to launch the ‘Eramet Safety First Innovation Challenge 2022.’ The […]

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]]> /discovering-innovative-safety-solutions-mining-metals-industry/23557/feed/ 0 Analysing the breakup of deuterons through photon-deuteron collisions /analysing-breakup-deuterons-through-photon-deuteron-collisions/23538/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=analysing-breakup-deuterons-through-photon-deuteron-collisions /analysing-breakup-deuterons-through-photon-deuteron-collisions/23538/#respond Mon, 25 Jul 2022 13:46:25 +0000 /?p=23538 Scientists observe photon-deuteron collisions to gain insight into the gluons that bind the building blocks of matter and what it takes to break protons and neutrons apart. Scientists have discovered a way to ‘see’ inside deuterons – which are understood as the simplest atomic nuclei – to better understand the ‘glue’ that holds the building blocks […]

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]]> /analysing-breakup-deuterons-through-photon-deuteron-collisions/23538/feed/ 0 Improving energy output by understanding power loss in organic solar cells /improving-energy-output-understanding-power-loss-organic-solar-cells/23485/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=improving-energy-output-understanding-power-loss-organic-solar-cells /improving-energy-output-understanding-power-loss-organic-solar-cells/23485/#respond Fri, 22 Jul 2022 14:02:24 +0000 /?p=23485 Researchers from the Chemnitz University of Technology analyse performance-limiting mechanisms to reduce power loss in organic solar cells. Photovoltaics will play a key role in the future energy supply. Conventional solar cells based, for instance, on silicon, which is a well-known semiconductor material, are already highly developed and in widespread use. However, their production is […]

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]]> /improving-energy-output-understanding-power-loss-organic-solar-cells/23485/feed/ 0 Researchers improve understanding of the electronic structure of graphite /researchers-improve-understanding-electronic-structure-graphite/23457/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=researchers-improve-understanding-electronic-structure-graphite /researchers-improve-understanding-electronic-structure-graphite/23457/#respond Fri, 22 Jul 2022 09:52:13 +0000 /?p=23457 Researchers from the Institute for Molecular Science in Okazaki, strive to understand the electronic structure of graphite by analysing its surface state using a newly developed photoelectron spectroscopy machine combined with an electron microscope. Graphite is an incredibly important, versatile mineral, with uses spanning across many different industries. Because graphite can easily conduct electricity and […]

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]]> /researchers-improve-understanding-electronic-structure-graphite/23457/feed/ 0 New state of matter designed to prevent errors in quantum computers /new-state-matter-designed-prevent-errors-quantum-computers/23447/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-state-matter-designed-prevent-errors-quantum-computers /new-state-matter-designed-prevent-errors-quantum-computers/23447/#respond Fri, 22 Jul 2022 07:19:17 +0000 /?p=23447 A consortium of researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC), Quantinuum, and New York’s Flatiron Institute has demonstrated a phase of matter that could potentially resolve errors occurring in quantum computers. A new phase of matter that could be protective against a range of errors in quantum computers has been demonstrated by researchers at […]

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]]> /new-state-matter-designed-prevent-errors-quantum-computers/23447/feed/ 0 Analysing the role of NMR spectroscopy in integrated structural biology /analysing-role-nmr-spectroscopy-integrated-structural-biology/23407/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=analysing-role-nmr-spectroscopy-integrated-structural-biology /analysing-role-nmr-spectroscopy-integrated-structural-biology/23407/#respond Thu, 21 Jul 2022 08:26:08 +0000 /?p=23407 Dr Björn M Burmann from the University of Gothenburg outlines the central role of NMR spectroscopy in modern structural biology. The central dogma that structure and dynamics guide function of the macromolecular world for machines and instruments also applies to the micromolecular world, as the protein structure and its inherent dynamical properties are directly linked […]

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